Supervisors debate adding fourth juvenile detention bed with Linn County amid access and service concerns
Johnson County supervisors spent more than an hour debating whether to increase a proposed contract with Linn County from three to four juvenile detention beds, with law enforcement, juvenile court staff and defense attorneys urging a fourth bed for local access and others urging caution and further investment in diversion and treatment.
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Johnson County supervisors debated whether to increase the county's contract with Linn County for juvenile detention beds from three to four, with law enforcement, juvenile court staff and defense attorneys urging an extra locally available bed and some supervisors urging caution while pursuing longer-term diversion and treatment options.
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