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Detention center staff outline RISE funding timeline, partnerships and facility projects
Summary
The detention center reported an improving population trend, a RISE grant renewal process with an April 25 RFI deadline, partnerships with juvenile corrections and education programs, plans to implement a SAMHSA‑backed curriculum, greenhouse damage and a shower renovation project that will require temporary detainee moves.
Mister Anasola, director of the Grant County Detention Center, updated commissioners on staffing, programs and near‑term facility projects during the March 11 work session.
Anasola reported one officer vacancy and four officers currently in training; interviews were held March 4 to fill remaining openings. He said the facility’s population is trending downward — a February 28 head count of 83 and a February average daily population of 92 — after months in the 90s.
Why it matters: The detention center’s program funding and facility projects affect detainee services, staffing levels and operational costs. Commissioners asked for data on per‑inmate costs…
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