|
|
| Room and board charges at jail? |
| By The Times |
| Published: 08/31/2006 |
|
LA SALLE, IL - Future La Salle County inmates may not just be collecting their personal belongings upon discharge. They may also be handed a bill for their stay at the jail. While no agreement is in place, La Salle County board members are considering starting a program that would charge those who are incarcerated and convicted for room and board at the jail. If such a program comes to fruition, it would be up to the board and sheriff to determine what they want to charge. The idea surfaced more than a year ago amongst board members, and Wednesday, they took the next step by inviting a representative from an Ohio-based company that specializes in "pay-for-stay" programs at jails to discuss program details. "This is not about generating revenue; this is about offsetting expenses," Intellitech Corp. CEO John Jacobs told members of the Sheriff and Radio Committee Wednesday...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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