Committee okays $50 payment for any inmate or staff member who gets vaccinated. By Graham Kilmer - Jul 26th, 2021 09:03 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee County Jail and Milwaukee County Courthouse. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee approved an incentive program to increase vaccination among people incarcerated at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Correction (HOC).
A resolution sponsored by Sup.
Ryan Clancy would have the county put $50 into the account of anyone that receives the vaccine in the jail or the HOC.
Clancy told the committee Monday that the resolution “is not perfect legislation,” explaining that he originally wanted the incentive to apply to anyone who has received the vaccine and is locked up in a county facility, even if they received the vaccine before they were incarcerated.