WV Counties May Get Payback From RJA
A big break could be in the works for some West Virginia Counties when it comes to regional jail costs. On Wednesday the Senate fast tracked a bill that would force the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority to pay back millions of dollars to counties. Report from the State Journal.
The reason is because counties say the cost to house inmates is too high. In March the Regional Jail authority announced a surplus of more than $11 million.Cabell County Commissioner Scott Bias has been a supporter of the bill. He says the Regional Jail may have to pay as much as $17 million in jail costs back to the state Department of Corrections and many counties across West Virginia. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate. It now goes to the House for a vote.
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