OH Jail Looks To Feds For Revenue
The Delaware County OH jail soon will house federal prisoners under a new contract arranged by the sheriff and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Under the agreement approved Monday by county commissioners, the federal law-enforcement agency will rent beds at the jail and pay the county $65 a day per bed, starting in April … Sheriff Walter L. Davis III said, through the partnership, the jail is accepting nonviolent men and women suspected of white-collar crimes such as theft and embezzlement. The money generated from rental fees will go toward completing the unfinished second story of the jail, Davis said. The sheriff’s office is pursuing a similar arrangement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.