The Russell County Detention Center averaged 86 inmates a day during September, according to a report presented by Jailer Bobby Dunbar at Monday morning’s Fiscal Court meeting.
Dunbar reported revenue of approximately $40,712 dollars for housing state inmates and nearly $3,500 dollars for housing inmates from Clinton County.
Other receipts included more than $2,700 in booking fees, approximately $1,241 in inmate telephone commissions, and nearly $3,600 dollars from the inmate commissary. Per diem collections totaled just over $2,800 dollars.
Dunbar said the difference between receipts and expenses for September was $46,603.82
As of Monday morning, the detention center housed 79 inmates. That total included 34 state inmates, three Clinton County inmates and 42 Russell County inmates.
The Fiscal Court approved transferring $400,000 from the general to jail fund for operating expenses and annual bond payment.
