Santa Monica, CA – January 2025.

“With the inauguration of President Donald Trump, there will now be a historic need for local jail bedspace to meet the new Administration’s goals,” said JailGeek, INC. CEO Joe Summerill. “Sheriffs able and willing to house federal prisoners can take steps now to prepare their local jail for this increase in the federal prisoner population.”

Assess the status of your IGA.  

If you have an existing intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with USMS, review your current agreement’s per diem rate and transportation / hospital guard service rate. Detention facilities are labor intensive operations.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), total employment costs (wages and benefits) have increased at an average annual rate of 3.4 percent since 2020.  Additionally, the Consumer Price Index, which measures the cost of goods and services, increased at an average annual rate of 4.8 percent.  If your facility has not received a per diem rate increase during the past three years, start the process of negotiating new rates. But, plan ahead because it can take the federal agencies between 90 – 120 days to process a request for a rate adjustment.

If you don’t already have an IGA, apply for one.

If you don’t have an IGA and your facility has excess detention capacity, contact your local United States Marshal regarding establishing an IGA.  The local Marshal will coordinate the application process with Headquarters staff. As part of the IGA process, USMS staff will review facility expenses to establish an appropriate per diem rate.  And, prior to finalizing the IGA, they will conduct an onsite review to ensure that the facility is operating consistent with agency detention standards.

Santa Monica, CA – October 2024.

JailGeek, INC. is now participating in a 12-week data-driven accelerator program which includes comprehensive access to 12 months of on-demand online support, robust opportunities for investment, extensive networking with investors and corporate connections, valuable educational resources, essential decision-making tools, and more. In conjunction with the Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship at Loyola Marymount University, Peachscore + Gust host 12 cohorts a year, providing them access to AI recommendations, benchmarking, insights, $2M perks from service providers, and opportunities to connect with investors (for capital), corporations (for customers), and government agencies (for expansion). All cohort members benefit from daily office hours, personalized introductions, and exclusive pitching sessions and events. “I am really excited to participate in this program,” said JailGeek, INC. CEO Joe Summerill. “It’s a great opportunity to explore how to grow our startup company, with access to experts across a wide range industries who have either successfully launched their own early-stage startups or who helped numerous CEOs do it.”