WV lawmakers have been moving legislation that would make hefty jail bills tremendously worse

WV lawmakers have been moving legislation that would make hefty jail bills tremendously worse

A sign for Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, W.Va. (Chris Jackson | West Virginia Watch)While facing the huge uncertainty around proposed federal cuts to food banks, SNAP and school feeding programs, county officials have been sounding the alarm that if their county jail bills keep increasing, they do not know how their counties can afford funding popular, non-mandated services like senior centers and food banks.  Instead of taking seriously the…