“If they would stop acting like a bunch of used car salesman, things would be different. Right now, they are no different then Obama and his crew trying to spin things. They also like lie to the public, or should I say not tell the whole story. It's all for personal gain instead of what's best for Canyon County. They have been given many alternatives to fix the problem that are better than what they have presented, but they refuse to listen and keep on lying. I'll continue to call it like it is, Jarrett. They don't fool me, nor will they fool others. Those of us who know the truth will continue to tell it- unlike the the ones in office right now.

“Brilliant! You should run for sheriff! Wow it's really just that simple. We could just pay others to house our inmates. You obviously don't have a damn clue as to what you are talking about. If you did you would know all surrounding agencies beds are now full too because Canyon County is exporting it's problem. More lies? How about you don't want to know the truth because you cant handle it. Do you work in corrections? Didn't think so. You are not qualified to judge what you know nothing about.

“yes, i have worked in corrections for longer than you even have. I can promise you that. That's why I said what I did. It's about the cost they quoted, not the place they sent them to. The fact is, if other agencies can house our inmates for less than we can then either there is something wrong with our elected officials managing our local jail, or they are lying to us. maybe I will run for Sheriff. I surely couldn't do any worse they the current one is doing.

“You are calling the Sheriff a liar? You are calling me a liar? I don't know who you are "Mr. just want the truth" but I have been in this business for over 20 years. I doubt seriously you have the same experiences as I do. You want to compare resumes step up to the plate big mouth. I think "Light of Truth" pegged it, you don't have a clue. If you want to talk smack at least use your real name mystery man. Oh let me guess you are one of the employees who is afraid he will get fired if he speaks up right? Whatever, use that as an excuse if you'd like and go back to your whiney personal attacks. You are the only one spinning the story here, and when you learn the difference between corrections and detention let me know.

“I would like to point out that Mrs. Alder is quoting the price of beds in the Canyon County jail at $84.00 per day. She is correct ….for the moment. The cost per bed was not always this high. For over 16 years the cost was under $40.00 per day. So what happened? To understand the problem you must first know how she came up with that number. All the expenses required to run the facility including staffing, logistics such as laundry services, food services etc, and the costs of facility maintenance are added together and then divided by the total number of beds in the facility. We will call it Total Expenses divided by Beds. At $84.00 per bed per day, and 296 beds that is costing taxpayers $24,864 per day to run the jail. At $40.00 per bed per day, and 296 beds it cost taxpayers $11,840 per day to run the jail and it stayed that way for the previous 16 years. So what changed the cost so drastically in less than a one year period? The cost of building maintenance. Many badly needed repairs and upgrades had to be completed and were all conducted during this fiscal year. This massive expenditure of money all at once had artificially inflated the cost. Had the facility been maintained instead of falling into a dismal state of disrepair because of overcrowding and those costs of repair had been spread out over the 16 year period, the costs would still be down around $40.00 per day. The truth of the matter is that Canyon County taxpayers are not paying any more than Elmore, Gem or Payette counties to house inmates. Sixteen years of repair costs were saved up and were all spent at one setting. If you were to add all the costs together for the past 16 years and average those costs you will see I am correct. Or you can wait till this time next year and see the costs plummet back to around $40.00 a day again. I know how Alder came to her conclusion but did she use all the data available or just this year’s data? I think the answer is somewhat obvious. Housing our inmates in other counties is not the answer, and can be a very expensive proposition. Additionally the $250,000+ of Canyon County taxpayer dollars which will be used for housing these inmates is being spent in other counties and not in our community. They say every dollar spent changes hands seven times. Do the math of what kind of impact that money could have on Canyon County’s economy. Basically, this fallacy that Canyon County Taxpayers will save money by exporting inmates is a farce and faulty thinking.

“I just love how they say it cost 40 dollars a day to house these inmates in another jail. The fact is, it cost that much to house them in canyon county 5 years ago. In fact it cost around 25-30 dollars a day ten years ago to house them in canyon county jail. It's all a matter of record. SO, point being, they are getting a hell of a deal and it cost just as much if not more to house them in Canyon County right now- that's a fact! So, maybe it would be a better idea to just house them in other jails where management is better and cost is the same or less. It would save the county tax payers money. It is estimated that it cost anywhere between 40 to 60 dollars a day for inmates in prison! Yep, Canyon County is getting a hell of a deal. It's better than spending millions on the location and size of the new jail they are trying so hard to sell us.

“Maybe you should call the sheriff and his deputies liars some more. That's really helping a lot you know. Why don't you back off the evil government employee rhetoric a little and talk constructively about how this problem is going to be solved?

“The county shouldn't be paying for their stay in jail. Each prisoner should be obligated to pay for his or her own incarceration. It should be a law that if you go to jail,You pay for it, just like spending time in a hotel.

“It is a law. Idaho Code 20-607. Canyon County has been billing inmates for years. Inmates have a nasty habit of not paying. All you can do is send them to collections and ruin their credit.