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Sheriff reports 621 in county jail; commissioners approve out-of-county housing at roughly $85/day
Summary
The jail population was reported at 621 (92 female); commissioners approved an agreement to house inmates at an out-of-county facility to reduce travel, with staff citing roughly $85 per inmate per day for the contract.
Sheriff's staff reported the Potter County jail population at 621 people, including 92 females; staff said about 84% were felons and roughly 11% were misdemeanor cases, with 21 inmates housed in other counties at the time of the report.
The sheriff presented a new housing agreement with an out-of-county facility described in the transcript with inconsistent spellings (Parma/Plower/Palmer). Staff said the facility is closer than some current placements, reducing travel, and quoted a per-inmate housing cost of about $85 per day. The court approved the agreement and authorized the county judge to execute it. County finance staff later summarized cumulative housing costs over four months at about $309,594 and gave a breakdown across several counties; commissioners requested further details on bed capacity at the contractor sites.
