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Jackson County jail nears capacity in August; Scott County housing brought $50,710
Summary
At the Sept. 2 Jackson County Board of Supervisors meeting, Andrew Long and Sheriff Kilberg reported the jail reached near‑capacity in August and that housing Scott County inmates generated $50,710 for the facility that month.
At the Sept. 2 meeting of the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, Andrew Long, introduced by the board as a representative of the sheriff’s office, reported that the county jail had 38 inmates on a recent count — 30 males and 8 females — and reached a one‑day high of 47 inmates in August. "Currently, we're sitting at 38 inmates in jail, 30 males, 8 females," Long said.
Long told the board the facility recorded an average of 40.77 inmates per day in August and briefly reached 94% of its designed capacity. He also reported intergovernmental revenue from housing out‑of‑county inmates: "Very large revenue month from Scott County this month, we brought in $50,710," Long said. He added the fiscal‑year incoming balance was $98,045 so far and the facility running total since opening was $258,755.
Sheriff Kilberg framed the housing program as part of a revenue strategy to reduce the burden on Jackson County taxpayers. "The sheriff's office goal is to bring as much revenue in off of this to take the burden off of the Jackson County taxpayers," Kilberg said. Board members discussed how that revenue interacts with county accounting and budgeting; auditors and supervisors flagged the need to track income and expense lines carefully so state auditors can reconcile receipts.
