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County raises prisoner per-diem and doubles inmate medication co-pay
Summary
Commissioners approved statutory increases raising prisoner reimbursement to $42 per day and raised inmate medication co-pays from $15 to $30 while extending the period to cure commissary accounts from 60 to 180 days.
The board approved two ordinances adjusting corrections-related fees. The first followed a statutory per-diem increase for prisoner reimbursement, raising the county's per-day rate to $42. The second ordinance increased inmate medical co-pays from $15 to $30 and extended the time allowed for inmates to bring commissary accounts current from 60 to 180 days.
A county official explained the co-pay is applied to dental, optometry, nonemergency hospital visits and prescriptions and that revenue will be recorded to the county general fund. Commissioners approved both ordinances by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
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