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Kentucky Counties Bear Jail Costs | Bowling Green News
County jails across Kentucky are drowning in rising costs as state funding vanishes and local taxpayers shoulder the burden—Barren County alone lost $600,000 in state support, forcing them to cover medical bills and food mandates with property tax dollars. A stalled bill offered slim hope, but even if passed, it wouldn’t fix the core problem: counties must foot the bill for local inmates while state law demands costly care. Officials like Barren’s Judge-Executive Jamie Byrd remain undeterred, pushing for direct state aid as they fight to keep essential services alive without crushing local…
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