GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Convicted inmates at the Josephine County Jail in Grants Pass can expect to hear from a bill collector soon.
The Daily Courier reports that Josephine County has signed a contract with a company to collect day use fees from inmates.
The company, Connex, would get a 12 percent cut of any money collected.
Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson said inmates will be charged $50 daily, plus medical expenses.
Gilbertson said the sheriff’s office has used its own employees to try to collect fees from inmates in the past, but the expense didn’t justify what little was collected.
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Information from: Daily Courier, http://www.thedailycourier.com
