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Debate over community corrections expansion surfaces concerns about mental‑health resources and funding
Summary
A public commenter and county officials debated a proposed community corrections expansion south of the Vigo County jail; officials say the project is intended to expand treatment beds and services and that a $5 million state grant is being sought, not a reallocation of local mental‑health services.
Pastor Tess Stevens of Historic Allen Chapel AME urged the Vigo County Council to hold a town-hall discussion and to clarify whether proposed community corrections expansion plans would divert mental‑health funding from agencies such as the Hamilton Center.
“I understand there is a need for more bedding to accommodate inpatient stay for citizens suffering from debilitating mental‑health diseases, but we do not believe those accommodations should be within the Vigo County Jail,” Pastor Stevens told the council during public comment, and she asked for transparency about total costs, staffing, training, medication and where operating dollars would come from.
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