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RESOLUTION NO. 129776
3 A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
4 ADDITIONAL FUNDING BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
s THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE PRISONERS
6 HOUSED WITHIN COUNTY OR REGIONAL DETENTION FA-
7 CILITIES; TO ENCOURAGE CONTACT OF THE PULASKI
s COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO THE GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY IN SUPPORT OF SUCH LEGISLATION; AND FOR
io OTHER PURPOSES.
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12 WHEREAS, after a review of the jail situation at the Pulaski County Regional Detention
13 Facility ( "Jail ") it was determined that one factor is a need for more funding of the detention fa-
14 cilities; and
is WHEREAS, one particular fact that impacted both Jail funding, and the ability of the Jail to
16 accept prisoners from surrounding communities and the District Courts is that on even given day
17 the jail may hold more than 100 state prisoners who have been sentenced to terms in the Arkan-
18 sas Department of Correction ( "Department "), but have not been accepted by the Department for
19 incarceration; and,
20 WHEREAS, although the Department provides partial reimbursement for its prisoners, the
21 differential in the monies paid, and the cost of care and maintenance, is approximately twenty -
22 nine dollars ($29.00) per day per prisoner; and,
23 WHEREAS, such a differential is a significant reason that the Jail cannot meet the needs of
24 the local communities and the local courts, or that it can finance improvements and operations to
25 the Jail; and,
26 WHEREAS, the amount of funds can be raised by new legislation, it is incumbent that the
27 County and the cities contact the local legislative delegation, and seek relief during the 2009 ses-
2s sion of the Arkansas General Assembly;
29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
3o THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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Resolution to seek increased funding from the State of Arkansas for
the maintenance of state prisoners at the Pulaski County Jail
I Section 1. The City of Little Rock hereby requests the Pulaski County delegation to the
2 General Assembly to sponsor legislation which would increase the reimbursement for the cost of
3 maintaining and housing state prisoners sentenced to the Arkansas Department of Correction, but
4 not yet accepted for incarceration, from the current twenty eight dollars ($28.00) per prisoner per
5 day, to the sum of fifty -seven dollars ($57.00) per prisoner per day, which is the actual cost of
6 such maintenance.
7 Section 2. The City of Little Rock encourages the Pulaski County Quorum Court, and the
8 Mayors and City Councils of other communities within the County, to adopt a similar resolution
9 and send it to the Pulaski County delegation to the Governor and the Arkansas General Assem-
10 bly.
11 Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to immediately prepare a certified copy of this resolu-
12 tion and forward it to the Pulaski County Judge, and the Mayors of the communities within Pu-
13 laski County, with an appropriate cover letter from the Mayor, to seek their support of this re-
14 quest.
15 ADOPTED: October 21, 2008
16 ATTEST: APPROVE
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19 Nancy ood, City lerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
20 APPROVED AS O LEGAL FORM:
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23 Thomas M. Carpenter, City AtbkAey
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Resolution to seek increased funding from the State of Arkansas for
the maintenance of state prisoners at the Pulaski County Jail