CROW WING COUNTY JAIL INMATES PAY RENT

Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl has started charging jail inmates $25 a day for their time behind bars. Dahl told the Brainerd Dispatch that state law allows the county to charge a convicted offender for room and board, clothing, medical and dental services. The fee went into effect on March 1st. Inmates will get a bill when they're released. Dahl said if the bill isn't paid, he'll send it to a collection agency. Dahl said Mille Lacs, Morrison, Aitkin and Itasca County Jail inmates pay a similar fee to stay in jail now. There's no charge to stay in the Cass County Jail.