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Cowlitz County corrections director: mental-health population strains jail capacity, Western State placements up
Summary
Director of Corrections Marin Fox briefed commissioners on jail finances, staffing, a record number of Western State Hospital placements, and how mental-health inmates affect booking and capacity decisions.
Marin Fox, director of corrections, told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners that jail finances and capacity are affected by a growing population of inmates with mental-health needs and by continued staffing vacancies.
Fox gave the jail's financial overview: the department's target revenue line for intergovernmental sources is $8,080,000; goods and services were budgeted at $1,481,000 with $172,858 received so far; other financing sources tied to mental/behavioral-health tax transfers were budgeted at $1,334,382, and reimbursement timing from the department has caused temporary under-target reporting.
On personnel, Fox reported the jail's personnel budget at…
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