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| DOC will start charging Anchorage nearly $1M more to house inmates |
| By adn.com- Jerzy Shedlock |
| Published: 09/16/2016 |
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The Alaska Department of Corrections announced Thursday it is raising the rate the Municipality of Anchorage pays to house inmates here by nearly $1 million due to legislative inaction on a fiscal plan. The municipality currently pays a fee of $2 million annually to house offenders in state corrections facilities, a flat rate left unchanged since 1999, according to DOC. The change increases the fee to $2.9 million and goes into effect on Oct. 1. "Because the legislature did not pass a fiscal plan, the department had to implement a fee increase in order to minimize staffing cuts and maintain safety," the Department of Corrections said in a release. Read More. |
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