Multnomah County (Oregon) Jail Costs

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From: Paul J. Berg
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:03

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This past week, The Oregonian reported, matter-of-factly, that the
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office was facing a financial crisis for
housing criminals. The report went on to note that Multnomah County pays
more per jail bed than comparable cities (Seattle) and surrounding
counties (Washington/Beaverton and Clark/Vancouver). And the
differential was not small. Multnomah County exceeded the jail bed costs
in Seattle by thirty-five percent. It exceeded the costs of neighboring
Washington County by seventy-five percent and Clark County across the
Columbia by ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE PERCENT. All of this was based
upon a report prepared by District Attorney Michael Schrunk that
concluded that Multnomah County's costs were the highest in Washington,
Oregon, and Idaho. Trust me, if those costs exceeded Washington, you can
be sure that Multnomah's costs are the highest in the West, with the
probable exception of California.

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