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| Merced County seeks jail funds for housing undocumented inmates |
| By mercedsunstar.com- Ramona Giwargis |
| Published: 04/08/2015 |
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The Merced County supervisors on Tuesday gave approval for the Sheriff’s Department to apply for a federal grant that reimburses some costs of housing undocumented criminals in county jails. The 2015 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Grant allows the county to recoup only a small portion of the jail’s costs, but county administrators say every bit of funding helps. “It’s a way for us to try to get some reimbursement for housing them under the federal requirements,” County Executive Officer Jim Brown said Tuesday. “We need to find every opportunity we can to bring in additional resources toward running and operating the jails.” It’s unknown how much money the county will receive, but federal funding through the program has decreased dramatically. The county received $162,087 from the grant in 2002 to house undocumented criminals. It got $44,341 last year. Read More. |
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