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Commissioners sign letter backing extra secure-care beds at regional juvenile detention center
Summary
Montgomery County joined other consortium counties in signing a letter urging the state to fund additional secure-care beds at the Southeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center, which county officials say could reduce per-county costs.
Montgomery County commissioners voted to sign a letter of support asking the state to fund additional secure-care beds at the Southeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Girard. County leaders said the regional facility houses juvenile offenders for multiple counties and that state support for secure-care beds could reduce the county's share of operating costs.
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