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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION 840 W. Morgan StreeJ Raleigh, N.C. 27603 (919) 733-4926 AMOS E. REED Secretary /~ugust 11, !977 To : Local Goveroments and District Jail Cofl'~ittees From: Amos E. Reed, Secretary Re : Contract for Reimbursement for Incarceration of Hale Hisdemeanants with Sentences of 31 to 180 days, Enclosed herm-:ith please find ;or your consideration duplicate originals of the contract providing for re~,mbursemen~ to local governments for confine- meet OT' misdemeanants serving sentences of 31 Lo 180 days. You will no:e that I have executed these contracts for tile Department of Cor- rection, and that Secretary Grimsley has noted his approval of the financial provisions as provided by law. Tile contract bas neen reviewed as to substance and form by the Attorney General and ~hat office has approved the same. This contract, which r£quires a reimbursemen~ of SG.O0 to each local govern- merit: is being sent to all counties. Tbis dollar figure was arrived at by us~,ng tile following factors: Based op replies from various cou.nties_ they estir, Jate that their costs run between S8 and S2q per inmate per 'day. The fed.'_~rat reimbui"sei~,ent rates are between: S2 and $!2 per inmate poi' day. 14est fall betweeJ~ $8 and ~9 ano are based on a cost statement. G.S. 7A-313 provide, s that any person lawfully confined to a jail may be charged $5 per day as part of court costs. This $5 per day cannot be considered as a source of funds to pay the per diem rate oecause it cai-mot be charged and assessed after com. init~aen~, Through June of 1975. the counties were paying a f~e of $2.25 per inmate per day for keeping Lheir prisoners. The Department's budget for 1977-79 provides S2.20 per prisoner for food, clothing and supplies after applyln.q $3.fi5 per worl; day collected from inmates on work release. lc>