Our statewide investigation analyzes policies at 75 facilities representing 74 counties across Ohio.
More than half of jails, 40 of the 75, charge people for their incarceration through a booking fee, a daily fee, or both.
Ohioans are getting billed up to $66.09 a day to be in jail. It is a follow up to the 2013 report
Adding It Up: The Financial Realities of Ohio’s Pay-To-Stay Policies , which explored the financial impacts of pay-to-stay policies in Ohio. This report analyzed how local governments were trying to generate revenue from people in jail, but pay-to-stay fees created more problems than they solved. We suggested counties follow the law and assess for indigence, eliminate costly collections agency contracts, and consider the impact on families.
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