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Henderson council authorizes talks to renegotiate animal-center and jail services with Russ County

3031652 · April 17, 2025
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Council authorized staff to begin negotiations with Russ County to update a long‑standing agreement that lets the county use the Henderson Animal Center and the city use county jail capacity; council said changes in law and caseloads require an updated agreement.

The Henderson City Council on April 15 authorized staff to begin renegotiating a long‑standing agreement with Russ County that allows county inmates to be housed in the city jail and county use of the Henderson Animal Center for animal care.

City staff said the agreement — sometimes called a "pets-for-prisoners"…

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