One of the foremost issues on the minds of county commissions is dealing with the cost of incarceration of inmates. As substance abuse grows, the number of arrests keeps rising and county budgets suffer.
CCAWV has explored numerous ideas and methods for easing the county burden and to this end we are partnering with the WV Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority on a new effort.
RJA will host meetings at each of the regional jails, inviting all local government officials who utilize the host jail’s services. The purpose will be to discuss ways to control costs and improve jail services, and CCAWV encourages all county commissioners and administrators to attend the meeting held at your jail facility.
The first meeting has been set for May 15th, 11:00am, at the South Western Regional Jail (serving Logan, Mingo, Boone, and McDowell counties.)
Commissioners in those counties should have already received letters of invitation. We’ll keep you posted as additional locations and dates are set! Please take the opportunity to roundtable with RJA staff, other county officials, legislators, court participants and others in attendance. Communication is the best tool we have in controlling this budget-busting dilemma.
