Local brief
Boone County Commission weighs a budget amendment Oct. 15 for out-of-county detainee housing costs
At its Oct. 15, 2026, meeting in Sturgeon, the Boone County Commission will consider a budget amendment to cover out-of-county detainee housing for the rest of 2026. Year-to-date costs through the first three quarters have surpassed $3.3 million, with a projected 2026 total of $4.5 million.
Boone County Commission staff announced that at its Oct. 15, 2026, meeting in Sturgeon, the Commission will consider a budget amendment to increase funding for out-of-county detainee housing for the remainder of 2026.
Why. The county says year-to-date costs for housing detainees out of county during the first three quarters of 2026 have surpassed $3.3 million, with projected total costs for 2026 of $4.5 million. Judicial orders requiring defendants to be held in the Boone County Jail, plus limited jail space, mean the county is consistently housing more detainees in out-of-county jails than in its own jail.
Trend. Boone County says expenditures for out-of-county detainee housing rose from $499,000 in 2022 to more than $2.56 million in 2025, including a single-year jump of more than $1.6 million between 2024 and 2025. The release says the cost trajectory is outpacing revenue growth and is unsustainable.
Original source: Boone County Commission release, Boone County Commission to Consider Budget Amendment for Out-of-County Detainee Housing, Oct. 14, 2026 (BooneCountyNews digest from county staff at boonemo.gov). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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