STAY AT WOOD CO. JAIL COULD COST YOU
Monday, August 15th, 2011 -- 10:16 AM
An area county is considering charging jail inmates for room and board.On Tuesday, the Wood County Board will take up a resolution that would force inmates to pay up to $33 per day to offset the increasing cost of incarceration.
According to the the [i]Marshfield NewsHerald[/i], the charge would be phased in. Inmates would pay $2 per day the first year, but could eventually face charges of over $30 per day.
The jail accounts for around $2.5 million of the Sheriff?s Department?s $9 million annual budget.
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