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Court approves standard agreement to house Howard County inmates at $65 per day
Summary
The court reviewed a standard interlocal agreement to house Howard County inmates at Scurry County facilities at $65 per day; commissioners indicated the sheriff's office had handled similar arrangements previously and expressed support to continue the contract.
Court members discussed a proposed agreement to house Howard County inmates at a rate of $65 per day under a standard contract. Voice 2 said the county had housed inmates under similar arrangements in the past and asked the sheriff's office whether the arrangement remained acceptable; court members expressed support and raised no objections.
Committee members asked whether food or related costs had risen and were told the rate had not increased. The court did not indicate changes to the agreement and agreed to proceed with the standard contract process.
