DAYTON, Tenn.-Inmates at the Rhea County Jail may have access to an automated cashier kiosk by summer if county officials give the OK.
Brian Piacek, service center manager with Swanson Services Corp. in Norcross, Ga., told members of the county’s Purchase and Finance Committee on Wednesday that the Swanson’s Cobra Cashier lobby kiosk would “save [the county] money.”
Piacek said the automated machine would mean the jail wouldn’t have to have someone on duty to process cash receipts when inmates withdraw money or families add to commissary accounts.
Committee members expressed concern about who would monitor the transactions.
“No one would have the responsibility for [handling] money except for us,” Piacek said. “Your responsibility will be gone.”