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County budget director reports federal inmate counts rose to 161, boosting jail revenue
Summary
Woodbury County budget director Ryan Erickson reported federal inmate averages of 99 (April), 92.5 (May), 141 (June) and 158 (July), with corresponding monthly revenues: $307,000; $303,000; $459,000; July revenue reported and current federal inmate population 161 as of yesterday.
Budget director Ryan Erickson told the board that the county's federal inmate population has varied over recent months and that the number drives revenue used to service the jail bond.
Erickson reported that April's average federal inmate population was 99 with $307,000 in revenue, May averaged about 92.5 with $303,000, June rose to an average of 141 with $459,000, and July averaged 158 with a reported federal inmate population of 161 as of the day before the meeting. The board noted its earlier financing assumptions required roughly 100–110 federal inmates month-to-month to cover bond payments without requiring tax dollars.
"In April, we averaged 99... May, 92.5, June, 141, July, 158, and we're currently at 161," Erickson reported. Supervisors thanked Erickson and acknowledged questions remain about long-term trends and inmate-source mix (county vs. federal populations).
