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Sheriff asks commissioners to fund housing 50 inmates offsite as jail population climbs
Summary
Sheriff Chris Clark told commissioners the jail census has risen and proposed moving 50 long-term inmates to the Logan County jail at roughly $65–$75 per inmate per day (about $1.3M–$1.6M annually); commissioners expressed support but raised budget concerns and asked for a lower-cost proposal.
Sheriff Chris Clark told the Board of Clark County Commissioners that the county jail has been operating over capacity and proposed transferring 50 long-term or non-appearance inmates to the Logan County jail to ease pressure on local facilities. Clark reported recent counts, saying, “Yesterday the jail count was 219…
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