Clark Oks Funding for Inmate Housing ; the County Will Spend Almost $150,000 to Staff Pods for 60 Prisoners, but the Vote Wasn't Unanimous.

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SPRINGFIELD -- The overcrowded jail soon will have a temporary fix, using money authorized by the Clark County commissioners to pay for six new deputies to staff pods for 60 inmates.

In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, Commissioners John Detrick and Roger Tackett voted to approve $149,574 to pay for six deputies for the remainder of the year, and $46,000 to cover costs of inmates housed in other county jails until the pods are available.

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Clark Oks Funding for Inmate Housing ; the County Will Spend Almost $150,000 to Staff Pods for 60 Prisoners, but the Vote Wasn't Unanimous.

A portion of the money used to pay for about four of the deputies ...

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