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Want your wallet back when you get out of jail? San Antonio wants $25 for holding it
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The San Antonio Police Department charges a $25 fee for prisoners to get their own property returned to them after leaving jail. Police Chief William McManus supports the $25 fee as a simple way to defray some of the costs of staffing the property room. Criminal justice reform groups oppose it.Robin Jerstad /Contributor
UPDATE:
This story has been updated to clarify the city’s policy on the return of medicine, keys and other essential items.
Still in the grip of the Great Recession, in September 2009, the City Council passed a resolution allowing the San Antonio Police Department to increase fees or launch new ones, for everything from commercial burglar alarm permits ($100) to copies of traffic accident reports ($8) and background checks ($25) for city job applicants.
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