TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB875 by Wentworth (Relating to the reimbursement by certain defendants for the cost of confinement in county jail.), As Introduced |
According to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, statewide the average cost per person per day confined in a county jail is $36. The cost varies by county and therefore the savings experienced as a result of implementation of the provisions of the bill would vary by county.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, DLBa
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