KC Approves Regional Jail
April 26th, 2009
The Kansas City Council on Thursday approved a deal to send city inmates to a Jackson County detention facility downtown. Report from KansasCity.com.
The ordinance authorizes city staff to proceed with a regional jail concept, committing $3.1 million annually to house 150 prisoners a day in the county facility. The city will also provide money for construction costs estimated at $2.1 million. The city hopes to save $1 million in annual city jail operations, and the aging Municipal Correctional Institution will close.
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