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Attorney general, counties back $75 million for 50‑bed Anoka treatment center to cut jail wait times
Summary
Attorney General Keith Ellison and county representatives urged lawmakers to fund a 50‑bed psychiatric treatment building at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) to reduce long priority‑admissions waits from jails; the House bill asks for $75 million to design and construct the facility.
Attorney General Keith Ellison told the House Capital Investment Committee on April 8 that a new 50‑bed facility at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center is the top recommendation of a multi‑stakeholder task force reviewing the state’s priority admissions law and waits for civilly committed patients.
Ellison said the task force — which included sheriffs, county human services directors, providers and family advocates — found expanding bed capacity to be the most important step to…
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