Indiana Department of Correction readies to pay $12 million in jail back payments

Indiana Department of Correction readies to pay $12 million in jail back payments

The Indiana Department of Correction owes Indiana jails about $12.7 million in payments for housing state offenders – but there is a plan in place to pay it back starting July 1 and avoid the problem in the future.

Counties Foot the Bill for State's $12.7M Unpaid Jail Debt

Source: PHOTO: Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock INDIANAPOLIS – Local taxpayers across Indiana are covering a nearly $13 million shortfall from the state, as county jails are forced to foot the bill for housing state-sentenced offenders without reimbursement. The Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) has confirmed it owes a total of $12.7 million to counties after exhausting its appropriation earlier this year, but says a plan is in place to begin r…

Indiana Department of Correction readies to pay $12 million in jail back payments • Indiana Capital Chronicle

More funding and payment changes are coming to county jails. (Getty Images)The Indiana Department of Correction owes Indiana jails about $12.7 million in payments for housing state offenders — but there is a plan in place to pay it back starting July 1 and avoid the problem in the future. The state prison system exhausted its appropriation for jail payments earlier this year. At the time, it wasn’t clear how much money counties were losing. But …

State prepares to pay $12M in jail back payments

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Correction owes Indiana jails about $12.7 million in payments for housing state offenders – but there is a plan in place to pay it back starting July 1 and avoid the problem in the…

County Taxpayers Covering for State Shortfall in Inmate Housing Payments

Local taxpayers across Indiana are covering a nearly $13 million shortfall from the state, as county jails are forced to foot the bill for housing state-sentenced offenders without reimbursement. The Indiana Department of Correction has confirmed it owes a total of $12.7 million to counties after exhausting its appropriation earlier this year, but says a plan is in place to begin repayments in the coming weeks. The issue has strained budgets sta…

Counties Foot the Bill for State’s $12.7M Unpaid Jail Debt

Source: PHOTO: Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock INDIANAPOLIS – Local taxpayers across Indiana are covering a nearly $13 million shortfall from the state, as county jails are forced to foot the bill for housing state-sentenced offenders without reimbursement. The Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) has confirmed it owes a total of $12.7 million to counties after exhausting its appropriation earlier this year, but says a plan is in place to begin r…