FCSO explains how CDOC backlog impacts taxpayers

FCSO explains how CDOC backlog impacts taxpayers

(FREMONT COUNTY, Colo.) — The Fremont County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) is addressing the Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate transfer backlog, days after various sheriffs across Colorado called on Governor Jared Polis to take action. On July 10, 17 sheriffs sent Governor Polis a joint letter over the ongoing transfer backlog and inadequate per diem reimbursement rate for DOC-sentenced inmates. The letter was signed by sheriffs in El Paso, Telle…