The battle over who pays what is an eternal one in government, and when it comes to housing inmates serving sentences the payor is often a matter of where the inmate is staying. Is it in a state correctional facility or a county one? And shifting policy as well as a lot of new beds in county facilities have sheriffs around the state on alert to cost burdens that may be added to their operations.
Criminal justice reforms have sheriffs worried about shifting costs
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