Counties Support Funding for Law Enforcement
Counties are not asking to profit. They are asking for fair reimbursement based on actual costs and local conditions.
Counties lose money every day housing municipal inmates on a cost they did not create. The current $25 per day rate does not break even — it breaks county budgets.
Counties are not seeking profit. They are simply asking for a fair reimbursement structure based on actual documented costs and local conditions. That kind of reimbursement supports law enforcement and public safety without shifting the burden onto county taxpayers.
Senate Bill 2432 helps restore a more workable, transparent approach by supporting rates that reflect the real cost of housing municipal inmates.
Fair reimbursement supports law enforcement and public safety without forcing county taxpayers to absorb a municipal cost they did not create.
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