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September 29, 2021

City leaders call for lobbying effort to stop Harrisonburg from having to pay for state inmates

By Logan Roddy, senior contributor

While the rate of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County residents incarcerated at the local jail and Middle River Regional Jail has remained fairly flat since 2014, the city is having to cover the cost of more state inmates who have no connection to this community but are being housed at the regional jail. 

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