KINGSTON – The Ulster County Jail, like other large facilities including Orange County, often accepts inmates from other counties where their jail capacity is lower.
Ulster County Legislator Joe Maloney is opposed to the concept of profiting from the concept that he believes morally wrong.
“Right now the few incarcerated individuals that we do have, we get $70 a day. This leads to overtime, transportation costs, food, and right now we are grossly understaffed. Corrections officers would appreciate something like this being done because the amount of doubles – they go to work and they are in there for 16 hours,” he said.
County lawmakers have yet to discuss the proposal in committee.
