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Bill to help West Virginia counties pay prison costs ‘did not have intended effect,’ lawmakers say • West Virginia Watch


Bill to help West Virginia counties pay prison costs ‘did not have intended effect,’ lawmakers say • West Virginia Watch

More than a year after a law aimed at reducing county jail costs took effect, some county officials on Monday urged state lawmakers to do more to help reduce those costs. West Virginia counties pay the state per inmate per day to house inmates in regional jails. The state budget office calculates the daily rate […]