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| Commissioners OK DOC agreement with jail and talk TV |
| By echopress.com - Crystal Dey |
| Published: 05/16/2012 |
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MN -- A renewal of the joint powers agreement between the Douglas County Jail and Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) was approved for 2013 at the May 8 county commissioners meeting. The agreement with DOC allows the county to house inmates at the jail who are participating in the work release program – and make a profit while providing the service. Sheriff Troy Wolbersen explained that the offenders participating in the program have secured employment while incarcerated and are serving the end of their sentences. “This is a way to work [inmates] back into the community,” Wolbersen said. The state pays the county $55 per day for each person in the work release program. Although the inmates can come from neighboring counties, or another community in the state, the money stays in Douglas County. “It offsets budgeted expenditures for the jail,” Wolbersen said. Commissioner Jerry Johnson pointed out that the cost of operations has increased for the jail and the amount the state compensates has remained the same. “I just can’t understand that,” Johnson said. He advised “talk to your senators” if the public wants the state standard changed. Some counties accept less than the $55 standard daily rate. Read More. |
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