McConnell's plan to increase jail revenue

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I have stressed during my campaign that our Crittenden County Detention Center is a business within our county government. The first priority of our next Crittenden County Jailer is to make our jail safe and secure. The next is to ensure that the Detention Center is managed as a business to reduce or eliminate the need for the county to subsidize its operation. I have a Two-Point Plan to achieve this goal.

• Expand contracts with the State Road Department

  We currently have two road crews working with the state road department , bringing $80,000 per crew to the jail. I will negotiate with the state to increase the number of crews to five which would increase the jail's income by $240,000 per year.

• Increase the number of inmates that we currently house

  The county owns property and buildings adjacent to the Detention Center that can be converted to house up to 35 Class-One Inmates, freeing up 35 beds in the current jail. At the current state reimbursement rate, this would generate $434,000 in additional income. The cost of managing the increased inmate population and funding the initial investment in the facility would be approximately $199,000, providing a return of $235,000 per year on the expansion.

 Achieving both these goals would increase the income to the Detention Center by $475,000 per year, thus eliminating the need for the county to subsidize the Detention Center from its general fund.

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