Counties Seek Equitable Compensation for State Inmate Costs
On March 4th, 2021 MACo Executive Director Michael Sanderson testified before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to support SB 866 Correctional Services - Payment by State - Inmate Housing Costs with amendments. This bill creates a revised framework for the State to reimburse counties for the cost of inmates sentenced by state courts serving sentences in local detention facilities. Senator Paul Corderman, the bill's sponsor, offered amendments to the bill at the hearing, suggesting that…