Boone County commissioners are expected to vote Thursday afternoon on a proposed budget amendment to increase funding to cover the cost of housing inmates out-of-county for the rest of 2026.
Commissioners meet at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at Sturgeon city hall.
Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey notes the jail is full with about 200 inmates, while about 230 are housed out-of-county. The cost to house inmates in other jails was about $499,000 in 2022 and commissioners say the cost during the first nine months of 2026 is about more than $3.3 million and will be $4.5 million by year’s end.
Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey says we’re in a crisis situation now with the current jail due to overcrowding.