|
|
| State is paying $5 million to house inmates in county jails |
| By journalstar.com- Lori Pilger |
| Published: 10/22/2014 |
|
The first prison inmates headed to the Hall County jail in mid-June. "It slowly kind of got rolling after that," Nebraska Department of Correctional Services spokesman James Foster said of the program that allows the state to send inmates to do their time in county jails. The initiative, intended by Corrections Director Mike Kenney as a short-term solution to crowding issues, comes with a yearly pricetag of nearly $5.2 million for 150 inmates. Add another $1.7 million in per diem costs and operating expenses next year if state lawmakers approve the department's funding request seeking to expand the program by 50 prisoners. Read More. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think