Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon | https://franklincountyil.gov/sheriff/
Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon | https://franklincountyil.gov/sheriff/
Franklin County Sheriffs Department is not aware of any “illegal aliens” that have been held in jail for the purpose of deportation or any other local charges.
The jail confirmed to North Egypt News on Thursday, May 2 they are not if aware if they have housed an illegal alien or spent any money on housing illegal aliens, in response to a Freedom of Information Request.
Franklin County Jail had 69 inmates in its general population as of date as of February 28, 2024.
Illinois is a so-called “Sanctuary State.” In 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law barring police from reporting illegal alien crime to federal immigration officials, for fear they would be deported to their country of origin.
In March, the sheriff of Butler County, Ohio reported that his jail had housed 999 illegal aliens since July 1, 2021 at a cost of $1,757 per inmate, or $1.8 million to taxpayers.
An Oct. 2020 U.S. Department of Justice report estimated that, at the 2019, there were 51,074 “known or suspected” illegal aliens in U.S. federal jails and that the average cost to house a prisoner was $88.19 per day. The report found that housing illegal aliens in these jails costs U.S. taxpayers $4.5 million per day and $1.64 billion per year.
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