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County accepts $10,000 SAMHSA grant to create female recovery pod in jail
Summary
The committee authorized acceptance and appropriation of a $10,000 SAMHSA grant to convert a female housing unit into a recovery‑oriented pod and to buy educational materials and supplies for treatment programming.
County staff told the Justice Committee the county was awarded a $10,000 grant through SAMHSA (Medicaid Assisted Recovery Oriented Environment discretionary grant) to convert a female housing unit into a recovery‑oriented pod and purchase program materials.
Staff said the majority of detainees participating in the county's recovery program are female and proposed converting a female pod (J‑3) to a recovery pod to centralize programming and supports. The $10,000 award will be used for educational materials and commodities to make the space more suitable for programming; staff asked the committee to appropriate the revenue and expense in the current budget year.
Discussion vs. decision: the grant acceptance and appropriation request were approved by the committee by voice vote and will be implemented through the sheriff’s office programs.
Ending: staff noted the plan is to start with the female pod and use grant funds for materials; no additional recurring staffing requests were made in the committee discussion.
