Marshal satisfied with private prison arrangement

YOUNGSTOWN —   Mahoning County wants to house 150 money-generating federal detainees in its jail, but U.S. Marshal Peter J. Elliott says he’s happy where they’re at — the private prison on Youngstown-Hubbard Road.

To defray costs, county officials said they intend to house 150 federal prisoners and collect the daily rate of just under $69 per inmate. The federal inmates would be displaced from the jail only if Youngstown municipal judges opt to use any or all of the 150 beds for city prisoners and pay the going rate.

“Right now we’re content with [NOCC], and my plan is to keep the inmates there,” Elliott said. “I don’t want to add jails but to consolidate down.”

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