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Sheriff’s Office sets
record for housing income in November.
Vernon County Sheriff
Jason Mosher announced Thursday afternoon that the Vernon County Jail
has reached a new record for housing. The Sheriff said his office has
billed other agencies more than $65,000 (not including Vernon County
inmates) for the month of November. “We have worked over this last
year to sign new contracts with other agencies and we are starting to
see the income from those new contracts” said the Sheriff. The
Sheriff’s Office has re-negotiated and resigned contracts with
several agencies along with new agencies that have never used the
services of the Vernon County Jail in the past. Greene County signed
a housing contract with Vernon County in November that could bring in
as much as $500,000 alone. The average daily population at the Vernon
County Jail since November 1st
has been in excess of 100 inmates. The Sheriff said the extra income
from the jail will result in adding a few more jobs at the Sheriff’s
Office and will also increase what the Sheriff’s Office purchases
from local businesses. “It brings money into Vernon County so the
extra work is worth it” the Sheriff said. Mosher said he expects
billing for December to be even higher than November and said he also
expects 2014 to be a record year.
