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Board attorney recommends standardized inmate‑housing policy after mixed AG guidance
Summary
County attorney told the board conflicting Attorney General opinions and stalled legislation have complicated contracts for housing inmates; she recommended removing 'indictment' language from contracts and adopting a single county policy and template agreement for all municipalities and agencies seeking to house inmates in the county jail.
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors heard an update from the board attorney on a year‑long issue involving interlocal contracts for housing inmates and conflicting guidance from the Attorney General’s office.
Attorney Robinson said the legislature did not settle a definition or model for contracts that specify when the county would assume certain expenses, so the AG’s office issued differing opinions during the process. That has left…
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