Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Sumner County committee approves MOU to begin TDOC risk-needs assessments in county jail
Summary
A Sumner County committee voted to bring forward a memorandum of understanding with the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow county staff to administer a risk-needs assessment tool called Strongheart; the county said the state will provide licenses and training and will audit a sample of files.
A Sumner County committee voted to advance a memorandum of understanding with the Tennessee Department of Correction to begin using a risk-needs assessment tool called Strongheart on felony inmates, a measure county officials said will fast-track classification and direct people to services while they are incarcerated.
The MOU, brought to the committee after members suspended rules to discuss it, obligates the state to provide licensing and training at no charge to the county, according to remarks from the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office told the committee the state will audit 5% of submitted files.
Sheriff (unnamed) said the change responds…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
