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Corrections wins partial program funding; lawmakers press for cost‑per‑student data on rehab programs
Summary
The Department of Corrections received partial funding for provider rates, county jail‑hold reimbursements and one canine team; appropriators pressed DOC officials for clearer cost‑per‑participant data before approving new recurring programs and noted they will review the department’s rehabilitation results during the interim.
The Department of Corrections (DOC) presented its HB 2 budget to Subcommittee D as the panel’s largest agency by personnel. Committee members focused on three areas: reimbursements to counties for jail holds, rehabilitation and education program accountability, and a proposed canine program.
Appropriators raised county jail‑hold reimbursement levels to account for recent caseloads and authorized a higher per‑hold baseline to help counties absorb detained defendants while bed demand…
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