Sunday, September 22, 2002
Here are 2001 expenses for maintenance and janitorial supplies for some county jails in Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania, with the number of beds and inmate populations:
CountyAmountBedsPopulation
Trumbull$138,111280330Columbiana$26,825 190190Portage$12,571218160Mercer$12,650 120180Mahoning $55,000 *557600Lake** $101,773***445400
*467 main jail, 90 minimum security
**The Lake County figure includes items such as mattresses, bedsheets and inmate uniforms, not included for other counties.
***369 main jail, 76 minimum security
Source: County auditors