KTIV NewsChannel 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and SportsParalyzed inmate putting jail's budget at risk
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Associated Press - July 14, 2009 5:34 PM ET
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A paralyzed inmate being held in the Iowa Medical and Classification Center outside Iowa City is costing Linn County taxpayers more than $900 daily.
Shawn Kruse of Cedar Rapids crashed his car in a high-speed police chase on May 31 and was paralyzed from the waist down. He is accused of striking his wife and using a crowbar and a hack saw to intimidate her before he fled from police.
Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner says the jail is unable to give him the 24-hour care he requires, thus his transfer to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. Gardner says the county is paying the facility a large sum of money to handle Kruse's medical care.
Gardner says the sheriff's department has a budget of $247,000 for inmate doctor visits and medication.
Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/
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