Some actual good news for county governments after Governor Tim Pawlenty releases his revised budget.The governor yesterday proposing keeping state prisoners out of county jails.News 12's Bryan Piatt reports.Workers at the Blue Earth County Jail have their hands full.Brad Peterson says, "We're running fuller than ever right now."Taking in short term offenders isn't helping that cause.A short-term offender is a prisoner who has 180 days left in jail time.In the past they stayed in state prison their entire sentence.About three years ago state legislation sent them back to the county where they were arrested to serve their final 15 months.A decision counties weren't very excited about.Paul Bogenschutz says, "It was additional prisoners that we were going to take without real clear funding issues. Basically under 10 dollars a day...nowhere near what it is to house a prisoner."Brad Peterson says, "We were crowded and didn't have bed space but the state still shipped them out to us."Governor Tim Pawlenty now wants to stop shipping them.Bryan Piatt says, "A big cost for these county jails is sending short term offenders to another county when they run out of room here. Keeping them in state jails would help save some money."Brad Peterson says, "It would be really nice."According to Blue Earth County they house on average three short term offenders each day.They say it costs 63,000 dollars a year to do that.Only $11,000 is re-imbursed by the state.Law enforcement says keeping those offenders at the state level would be a huge help.Brad Peterson says, "That's what we, the sheriff's of Minnesota have been wanting since they enacted this about three years ago. If the state's going to take them back that's great."Peterson will now have to wait as the proposal heads to the state legislature.In Mankato, Bryan Piatt, News 12.