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Gadsden County sheriff awarded $5.6 million grant to expand jail mental-health services
Summary
Sheriff Young’s office received a $5,600,000 award over three years to add facilities and hire mental-health clinicians for the Gadsden County Jail; officials said the program could become a regional pilot site.
Reginald James, speaking on behalf of Sheriff Young and jail administrators, told the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners that the sheriff’s office has been awarded $5,600,000 over three years to support treatment for inmates with mental illness.
The award targets the county jail’s high rates of mental illness: James cited national statistics and said the local jail’s population is “roughly 30 percent or better” affected. "Sheriff Young has taken a proactive . . . He's applied for and been awarded $5,600,000 over the…
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