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| Ruling may cost county jail $70K |
| By The Seattle Times |
| Published: 09/06/2006 |
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA - A U.S. District Court decision in Spokane regarding booking fees paid by inmates could cost the Snohomish County Jail about $70,000 a year in revenue. The Aug. 29 order said the Spokane County Jail should have held hearings before taking money that inmates had in their possession when they were booked. The Snohomish County Jail, like the Spokane jail, is one of several jails that have taken advantage of a state law allowing them to seize money from inmates to help cover the cost of booking them. The law allows jails to take up to $100 from inmates as they come through the door, though the Snohomish County Jail takes only $10, according to a jail spokesman. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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