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| Proper medical care available to county inmates but it s up to them to accept it |
| By annistonstar.com - Brian Anderson |
| Published: 11/08/2012 |
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Anniston, Alabama Spending less money on medical costs for jail inmates isn’t the same thing as giving them less care, according to county officials. Despite an increased jail population, health care costs for inmates at the Calhoun County Jail have decreased by more than 50 percent in the last five years, said Faye Robertson, Calhoun County’s assistant administrator. “This is one of the best things the County Commission has ever done,” Robertson said. “The way we’ve cut down the medical costs at the county jail has saved us a lot of money.” In the fiscal year 2009, the commission allocated $545,710 for jail medical costs and spent $481,074. Last year, the budget was $371,973 while the total costs were just $218,990. Read More. |
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