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| County Decision Not Saving Money |
| By kjonline.com |
| Published: 02/07/2011 |
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FARMINGTON -- Taxpayers in Franklin County are missing out on thousands of dollars in savings because the county jail lost pre-release work programs for inmates, according to Franklin County Sheriff Dennis Pike. In Somerset County, taxpayers are footing the $30 million bill for building a jail some thought would pay for itself by charging to bring in inmates from other counties, said Larry Post, Somerset County administrator. Some county officials say these and other problems are the result of the 2008 unified county jail system, and with new leadership in Augusta, they have made attempts to reform or repeal laws tied to the system. The unified system created the state Board of Corrections to control the budgets and missions for all county jail facilities, with some being reduced to holding facilities during the reorganization in 2008. Read More. |
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