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Commission votes to increase jail medical and MAT funding amid rising population and costs
Summary
The board approved budget increases to cover medical services and a medication‑assisted treatment program at the Metropolitan Detention Center after county and UNMH staff said inmate population growth and reliance on travel staffing raised contract costs; the measures passed 5‑0.
Bernalillo County commissioners on May 27 approved a financial resolution to increase the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) medical contract budget and to fund a medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) program, citing rising inmate population and higher service costs.
The commission voted to increase the MDC medical contract by $1,551,191.99 and to allocate $1,865,807.02 to the Medical Health Care Authority…
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