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Resident urges separation of jail healthcare oversight from sheriff—or proposed detention-area health services
Summary
A public commenter supported county-funded health services but urged independent oversight rather than placing expanded health offices under the sheriff, citing past overdose deaths and concerns about drugs inside the detention center.
A Harnett County resident told the Board of Commissioners on June 16 that expansion of health services tied to the county detention center should not be overseen by the sheriff nd urged independent oversight and stronger controls to stop alleged drug access in custody.
The comment matters because the county is considering health-related facilities connected with the detention center; the resident said oversight structure and accountability…
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