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Pittsburg County approves MOU with Chickasaw Nation to house tribal inmates at $65 per day
Summary
The Pittsburg County commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with the Chickasaw Nation that sets a $65 daily housing rate for tribal inmates and additional provisions including medical coordination, transportation, and guaranteed beds at $85 per day.
The Pittsburg County Board of County Commissioners on March 30 approved a memorandum of understanding with the Chickasaw Nation that establishes terms for housing tribal inmates in the county jail.
The agreement sets a housing rate of $65.00 per inmate per day, county officials said during the meeting. "The memorandum will increase the inmate housing to $65.00 a day per inmate," Pittsburg County Sheriff Frankie McClendon told the board before commissioners voted to approve the MOU.
The MOU, included in the meeting packet and signed by county and Chickasaw Nation…
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