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| County reinstates fees for jail inmates |
| By Barbara LaBoe |
| Published: 04/09/2009 |
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Cowlitz County commissioners Tuesday reinstated inmate booking fees, replacing one scrapped three years ago due to constitutional concerns. The county had a booking fee for inmates for years. It was charged when the inmate was first booked into the jail. The money could be refunded if the person was not convicted of a crime, but few former inmates returned to get the money. A Spokane County court challenge about fees before conviction caused the county to do away with the fee — then $49.51 — in 2006. To meet constitutional muster, the new fee only will be charged of inmates who have been convicted. It also can be refunded if the conviction is later overturned. The fee is $56.46 and will be added to an inmate’s account with the jail. The fee will be charged starting May 1. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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