Hughes County Commission Tables Action On Jail Contract With Haakon County

Hughes County Commission Tables Action On Jail Contract With Haakon County

PIERRE — The Hughes County Commission has tabled a request by Sheriff Patrick Callahan to approve a jail contract with Haakon County. Commissioner Tom Rounds questioned why such agreements with other counties are needed…

Callahan says he sees very few inmates from Haakon County…

Rounds and Commissioner Rob Fines pondered doing away with such contracts next year…

Hughes County has jail contracts with 18 surrounding counties to house inmates.