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Man hit with $4,000 bill after year-long jail stay for charges that were later dismissed
CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A 14-month stay at the Clark County Detention Center left one man, whose charges were later dismissed, with a $4,000 bill.Now, the Kentucky Supreme Court is trying to decide if that bill is constitutional.David Jones was arrested in October 2013 and posted to bail in December 2014. That’s when he was given the bill.He also learned $256 was confiscated when he was arrested and used to pay part of the bill. State law allows jails to bill inmates to offset the cost of food and living.Four months later, the charges against Jones were dismissed, but the bill was not....…CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A 14-month stay at the Clark County Detention Center left one man, whose charges were later dismissed, with a $4,000 bill.Now, the Kentucky Supreme Court is trying to decide if that bill is constitutional.David Jones was arrested in October 2013 and posted to bail in December 2014. That’s when he was given the bill.He also learned $256 was confiscated when he was arrested and used to pay part of the bill. State law allows jails to bill inmates to offset the cost of food and living.Four months later, the charges against Jones were dismissed, but the bill was not....WW…
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