County Commission | The Magazine February 2017

Support for U.S. Congress repealing the requirement that persons detained in state or county correctional facilities forfeit their Medicaid benefits immediately upon arrest. g Opposition to any requirement that county government pay for the use of state inmate labor. g Opposition to imposing mandated and unfunded jail standards or other procedures. g g Opposition to changing current law providing for feeding of prisoners unless the changes provide that the state pay all costs of feeding prisoners. 40 | COUNTY COMMISSION Opposition to legislative or administrative efforts to put reserve deputies in regular law enforcement position. g Opposition to amending Alabama’s work release law to allow wages paid to the county to be expended for purposes other than just the costs of the individual inmate’s incarceration. g Support for comprehensive legislation to clarify and/or implement procedures for county inmates working outside of the jail either through work release or other programs. g Justice and Public Safety Foundation Principle The State of Alabama is responsible for administration of state courts and public safety agencies and for providing public health and mental health services for the citizens of this state. The Association believes the Alabama Legislature should adequately fund each state agency responsible for delivery of these critical government services and opposes any legislative or administrative efforts that mandate counties to assume any responsibility for

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