County prison authorized to apply for $15,000 SCAP federal reimbursement grant

Cumberland County commissioners voted to authorize the prison to apply for a federal State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) grant, with an application amount of $15,000 reported by the warden.

Travis Schenck said the county has historically received no less than $15,000 in recent years and used $15,000 as a baseline for this application; if the county receives a higher award the warden said he would return to the board with updated figures. SCAAP provides federal reimbursements to states and counties for costs related to incarcerating undocumented non-citizen inmates who have certain qualifying convictions and meet minimum incarceration-day thresholds during the reporting period.

The board moved and approved the application authorization; no additional conditions were recorded on the floor.