Solon Jail May House Prisoners From Pepper Pike

The is working on an agreement with Pepper Pike to house its prisoners, a move that will add another revenue stream at the Solon Jail.

Police Chief Chris Viland said the agreement has been preliminarily approved by Solon's law department and that its working its way through the legislative process in Solon and in Pepper Pike.

The Solon City Council is expected to vote on the contract at its meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.

The proposed two-year deal says Pepper Pike will pay Solon $75 per prisoner per day. A day counts as eight hours. Any prisoner who stays for less than a day will cost Twinsburg $42.50.

Viland said he has been pursing "cost-effective" ways to operate the jail since he took over as police chief earlier this year. One way to do that is to increase revenue streams by bringing in more outside prisoners.

Solon already contracts with Shaker Heights, Bentleyville, Woodmere, Orange and Twinsburg.

Not many communities have a full-service jail. Others include Euclid and Bedford Heights. Solon's maximum daily jail capacity is 26 prisoners, Viland said.

To see prisoner, revenue and expense data from the jail, check out the , our monthly look at Solon's jail statistics.