“The move was an attempt to put an end to some sheriffs' longstanding practice of pocketing ‘excess’ state money they receive to feed state inmates in their county jails but do not use for that purpose. The practice has been a major point of controversy in Alabama since AL.com reported in March that Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin had pocketed more than $750,000 worth of inmate-feeding funds over the previous three years and proceeded to purchase a $740,000 beach house in September 2017.“
Birmingham News
September 23, 2018