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Doña Ana County outlines transitional supportive housing plan for people leaving jail; commissioners signal support to pursue funding
Summary
Doña Ana County Health and Human Services presented a plan Jan. 28 to repurpose two county‑owned modular buildings and build a second phase to create short‑term transitional supportive housing for people leaving the county detention center.
County Health and Human Services Director Jamie Michael presented a two‑phase plan on Jan. 28 for transitional supportive housing aimed at people leaving the county jail who lack stable housing and have behavioral‑health or substance‑use needs. Michael said the county already owns two modular buildings and two acres of land on Motel Boulevard that the department proposes to repurpose as Phase 1 congregate housing and outdoor living space.
Michael said the project responds to a documented need: county review of a 12‑month period showed 450 misdemeanor bookings where the arrestees listed no home address. She also cited diversion‑program data showing substantial housing need: of 69 people in Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) 30% had housing needs, 185 participants in the RISE reentry program had 35% with housing needs, and a competency diversion pilot showed about 44% needed housing support.
The county contracted Meadows Mental Health…
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