Fees, both jail and water, were the two main topics at Clinton's City Council meeting Thursday, May 23. The matter of jail fees was brought up as City of Clinton Police Chief John Willoughby gave the monthly review of his department. The $53 per day inmate fee was leading to the department doing a "catch and release" on non-felony arrests, Willoughby told the body. In this arrangement, he explained, anyone arrested is given a court date when they were ticketed. The problem here, Willoughby cautioned, is the possible following charges if someone doesn't arrive for their court date, resulting in a Failure to Appear warrant being issued...
