Will the Bureau County Jail start housing people from the Cook County Jail?
The Bureau County Board meets tonight, and on the agenda is the question of an intergovernmental agreement between the two counties.
Under terms of the agreement, Bureau would house, feed and provide medical care for up to 50 people at a time, and the program would be evaluated monthly. Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed would reserve the right to refuse to house any or all inmates if he decides it’s in the county’s best interest. In exchange, Cook County will pay Bureau County $65 per day per inmate…