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Sheriff asks Harvey County to revisit detention-center housing rates after KDOC memo
Summary
Sheriff Chad Gay told commissioners he received a Kansas Department of Corrections memo noting local inmate housing fees can be as high as $112.82 per day and suggested the county review its current $85 daily rate; he said he will bring a future agenda item on detention-center rates.
Sheriff Chad Gay presented January activity statistics and told the board he had received a memo from the Kansas Department of Corrections indicating local fees charged by facilities for housing state inmates can be up to $112.82 per day. Gay recommended the county revisit its current $85 per-day rate for housing state inmates and consider whether the federal inmate rate also needs review.
Gay said he plans to place an agenda item on a future meeting to discuss detention-center rates and the board did not take immediate action on the suggestion. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about process and requested the sheriff follow up with a formal agenda item that includes recommended language for any proposed change.
