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Spalding County Corrections awarded $36,690 JAG grant for drug-detection supplies; funds do not cover training
Summary
County grant writer Larry Wallace said the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $36,690 to the Spalding County Corrections Institute for fentanyl and methamphetamine detection equipment and rapid test kits; the grant does not fund training for chain-of-custody procedures and requires no local match.
Spalding County’s Corrections Institute received a $36,690 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase detection equipment and drug testing supplies for the jail, county grant writer Larry Wallace reported at the March 3 meeting.
The award will fund handheld wands for detecting metal contraband, advanced rapid drug test kits for on-site screening and protective equipment for staff conducting searches, Wallace said. The Corrections Institute will use the kits to augment on-site screening capability for fentanyl and methamphetamine and to improve staff safety during searches.
Training and chain-of-custody: Wallace told commissioners the grant pays for testing supplies and detection equipment but not for training. When asked, Wallace said the facility’s medical staff (for example LPNs or paramedics) would be the appropriate personnel to handle chain-of-custody and formal test administration; grant funds do not cover the cost of staff certification or training.
No match required: Wallace said the grant does not require a local match. The Corrections Institute has requested the board accept the funds and implement the detection program.
Ending: Commissioners expressed support and asked staff to proceed with acceptance paperwork; no motion was recorded at the work session.
