Trumbull County sheriff announces Attorney General opioid grant to expand jail treatment programs

Sheriff Michael Wilson briefed the commissioners during the meeting’s public-comment section that the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from the Ohio Attorney General to expand opioid-addiction programming in the county jail.

Wilson said the Attorney General’s office visited the sheriff’s office and awarded what he described as a $250,000 grant for the period starting this year and continuing across the next two years. He said the county’s award included the maximum $250,000 allocation and an additional potential $50,000 per year for programming; he described the total as a three-year funding award for expanded counseling, case management and group-treatment programming. "We received a $250,000 grant — and that's $250,000 for this year and the next two years is three year total," Wilson said. He added the award will fund a case manager, individual addiction counseling and group counseling in the jail, and that the money will also support re-entry services for people leaving custody.

Wilson described Trumbull as one of the earliest sheriff’s offices in the state to receive the award and said the funds will “go a long way” for inmate programs and re-entry supports. Commissioners acknowledged the announcement and said they would coordinate county resources and grant funds for mental-health and re-entry services.

Ending: The board thanked the sheriff and noted commissioners are looking at other opiate-related funds and programming for mental-health and re-entry efforts.

Quote: "We received a $250,000 grant… the grant is for opioid addiction and programs in the jail," Sheriff Michael Wilson said.