Inmates at a county jail in southeastern Iowa could find themselves paying for toilet paper, according to the Des Moines Register.
Des Moines County officials were looking into the idea to help meet a $1.7 million budget shortfall, the Register reported.
The idea is under consideration in response to an edict by the county's Board of Supervisors that said departments needed to cut costs if they wished to avoid furloughs or layoffs, according to the Register.
County budget director Cheryl McVey told the Register the plan would save the county about $2,300. She also said she was not sure whether the inmates would be charged by the sheet, roll, or in another way.
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