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For Rent: Beds at the Yakima County Jail

Lance Tormey — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:29:06 +0000

Yakima County is renting beds at the county jail again. It is been years since the bed rental business fell off and left the county without needed funding. But Tuesday the county approved a 7 hundred thousand dollar contract with the city of Fife to house its inmates beginning next month

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Yakima City Council Seeking Options to Save Money on Housing Prisoners

News Talk KIT — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:33:52 +0000

The Yakima City Council will consider options on how to jail their prisoners. Their contract with Yakima County expires at the end of the year and the council needs to offer direction on which option they would like to pursue

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Yakima County Looking to Fill Budget Shortfall

Lance Tormey — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:56:19 +0000

Yakima County is looking for ways to fill a big deficit caused by a loss of bed rentals at the county jail. In 2010, the county was pulling in $23 million when cities from around the state were renting space for their inmates in Yakima County

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Yakima Officals Seeking Money Saving Options for Jails

Lance Tormey — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:28:27 +0000

Both city and county officials in Yakima are looking for cheaper ways to house local prisoners. The Yakima City Council today will hold a study session with county officials to talk about housing more city prisoners in the county jail or expand the current city jail

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