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Funding Advisory Council backs $1.95 million recommendation for jail mental-health services
Summary
The McLean County Funding Advisory Council recommended $1,953,009 for criminal justice services drawn from the mental-health and public-safety shared sales tax. The money would expand psychiatric coverage at the jail, pay for medication and post-release prescriptions, and support staffing tied to a new jail annex.
The McLean County Funding Advisory Council on Thursday recommended $1,953,009 from the mental-health and public-safety shared sales tax for criminal justice services tied to detention and behavioral-health care.
The recommendation covers contracts and operating costs that county staff told the council will expand psychiatric coverage at the county jail, increase medication access for detainees (including a proposed 30-day supply at release), and fund additional correctional staffing for a planned jail annex.
Council members and staff said the largest single increase in the criminal-justice budget is the jail psychiatric contract, which will move from a part-time arrangement to a 40-hours-per-week contract. Staff told the council the contract is…
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