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IL: County to charge inmates for jail time Sheriff also plans to put prisoners to work on area roads

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

County to charge inmates for jail time Sheriff also plans to put prisoners to work on area roads By ERIC TIMMONS The Register-Mail Posted Jul 30, 2009 GALESBURG,IL Prisoners at the Knox County jail soon will have to pay for their stay in the county lockup. Sheriff David Clague told the Knox County Board Wednesday he hopes to raise over $100,000 a year by charging inmates $5 for each night they spend in jail. He also plans to put prisoners to work picking up trash and fixing area roads. The Knox County Board voted in favor of Clague?s proposal Wednesday. Clague said all county department heads had been asked to try and find new revenue streams to offset reductions in state funding and the pressures of a weak economy. The sole County Board member to vote against the plan to charge inmates for their stay in jail was Lyle Johnson, D-District 1...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 01, 2009 (boomark / email).