JOPLIN — Some Missouri sheriffs say counties are paying too much of the cost of housing and providing medical care for prisoners charged with state crimes and they want the state to reduce the funding gap.
Missouri sheriffs ask for more state funds to house inmates
Monday, January 21, 2013 | 10:19 a.m. CST;
updated 2:02 p.m. CST, Monday, January 21, 2013
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