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| County seeks state funds for jail |
| By journalgazette.net- Dave Gong |
| Published: 12/15/2014 |
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Changes to criminal sentencing in Indiana are scheduled to take full effect in July, but county officials want the state to help pay for the additional costs. Addressing those changes is one of four main issues county officials want state lawmakers to address when they return to Indianapolis for the 2015 legislative session that starts in January. The other three primary issues are opposing the elimination of personal property taxes, increasing or maintaining transportation funding and protections for governmental entities that wish to withdraw contributions from the Indiana Public Employee Retirement System. The county’s focus on criminal sentencing refers to House Bill 1006, which passed the state legislature earlier this year. The law aims to reduce inmate population in state prisons, but county law enforcement officials across the state have said those changes will require more offenders be housed locally, placing strains on jail capacities and local programming – ultimately costing the county more money. Read More. |
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