Sheriff requests funding as Jefferson County jail reaches capacity for female inmates.
The Jefferson County jail in New York is unable to house any more female inmates, with 37 currently under its watch. Sheriff Pete Barnett is seeking approval to move $225,000 from his department’s Contingent and Personal Services accounts to fund outboarding female inmates to other facilities. With overtime and transportation costs, outboarding can cost $100 per day, per inmate, and can be more depending on where the inmate is housed and if they have additional court appearances. Barnett says Jefferson County is not alone in facing these issues and has also housed inmates for other counties when the numbers are lower at the Jefferson County Jail.