AN ACT relating to jails.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require payment to the county of a fee and, if applicable, the fees set forth in KRS 532.100(7), for each day a prisoner is charged with a felony and lodged in the county with payment ceasing the day the prisoner is acquitted of the felony charges or has judgment rendered otherwise involving no felony; amend KRS 431.215 to provide that the state pays a fee to…

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would require the state to pay fees to county governments for housing certain prisoners in local jails. It covers two situations: defendants awaiting trial on felony charges, and people convicted of crimes that result in a death sentence or a prison term. The goal is to help counties recover the costs of holding state-level prisoners in their facilities. Who it may affect: county governments and taxpayers who fund local jail operations.

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