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Court approves one-year inmate housing agreement with Shelby County at $32 per inmate
Summary
Spencer County Fiscal Court approved a one-year contract to house inmates at Shelby County Detention Center at $32 per inmate; the judge and administrator will sign the agreement.
Spencer County Fiscal Court approved a one-year agreement with Shelby County Detention Center to house county inmates at a maintained rate of $32 per inmate.
The judge thanked local partners and noted the negotiated rate remains at $32, which the court said is favorable compared with higher rates elsewhere. "They maintained the rate of $32. This is what we've been paying," the presiding official said. The court approved the agreement and authorized signatures to finalize the contract.
Why it matters: the contract secures housing capacity for county detainees for the coming year and locks in a per-inmate rate for the county budget. The court instructed county leadership to execute the agreement and transmit it to Shelby County.
