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Commissioners approve resolution to join Stepping Up program to reduce jail cycling for people with mental illness
Summary
Williams County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a Stepping Up resolution and to appoint a county coordinator to participate in the statewide Stepping Up initiative aimed at reducing jail use for people with mental illness.
Williams County commissioners voted to adopt a Stepping Up resolution and to begin county participation in the statewide Stepping Up initiative, a multiagency effort to reduce unnecessary jail use by people with mental illness and to improve local community resources.
Visiting presenter Ian (Stepping Up project representative) explained the program’s origins (Council of State Governments justice-center work, Department of Justice funding for initial pilots) and described a two-part county engagement: (1) a signed local resolution to join Stepping Up and (2) designation of a county coordinator to work with the statewide team to schedule a county visit…
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