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BRIGHTON, Colo.—Adams County communities are protesting a decision by Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr to impose a cap on prisoners beginning next year.
The cap calls for cities to get a limited number of beds at the county jail and pay a $55 fee for each prisoner if the cap is exceeded. The cities will see their jail beds cut from 130 to 30.
According to the Denver Post ( ), the sheriff wants to stop city residents from being sent to the jail for petty offenses and cover a budget gap.
The cities say the cap is unnecessary. They say the county could send municipal prisoners to less-crowded jails in rural areas and cut spending.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
