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Regular Agenda Item 2. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	03/01/2022
Submitted For:	Adam Shepherd	Submitted By:	Sarah White, Chief Administrative Officer
Department:	Sheriff's Office
Fiscal Year:	FY2021	Budgeted?:	No
Contract Dates Begin & End:	January 1, 2022 through January 1, 2025	Grant?:	No
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Inmate Housing Agreement between Graham County and Gila County

Background Information

The Gila County Sheriff's Office, like a majority of law enforcement agencies, is experiencing short staffing. This agreement will be utilized to assist if staffing levels fall below minimum levels and Gila County is forced to cut back on the inmate population in certain units throughout the facility.

Evaluation

Graham County will assist the Gila County Adult Detention Facility by providing housing within its detention facility for adult defendants who are in any of the following: Awaiting on “pre-trial status, ” are awaiting to serve the jail sentence(s), or serving a sentence(s) as determined by the court. Graham County will provide programs and services to those inmates that are classified to receive programming, care, and academic education as outlined by the Graham County Adult Detention Facility (GCADF) policies and procedures. Graham County will also ensure inmates have access to standard medical care.

Conclusion

The cost for detention services shall be $75 per inmate per day. For the purposes of this contract, a day means any portion of a day, to include the day of admission and day of departure.

Recommendation

Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the Inmate Housing Agreement with Graham County for Graham County to provide inmate housing at a rate of $75 per day for a performance period of January 1, 2022, through January 1, 2025.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to approve an Inmate Housing Agreement with Graham County whereby Graham County will assist the Gila County Adult Detention Facility by providing housing within its detention facility for adult defendants for a performance period of January 1, 2022, through January 1, 2025. (Matthew Binney)

Attachments
Inmate Housing Agreement with Graham County