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Grant County detention center reports full accreditation process, staffing gaps and treatment programs
Summary
Warden Joseph Ontazzolo briefed commissioners on facility capacity, a 211-point accreditation process, staffing vacancies and programs including RISE and MAT; commissioners raised retention and pay issues.
Joseph Ontazzolo, warden of the Grant County Detention Center, told the Board on Jan. 7 that the facility can hold up to 95 detainees but has recorded periods above that number; the population was 88 at the time of the work session. Ontazzolo said the center employed 35 county staff including detention officers and supervisors and also uses contracted medical and food service personnel.
Nut graf: Ontazzolo described an ongoing accreditation effort that uses 211 standards covering operations from intake to medical and meal…
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