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Vigo County Council approves letter to accompany grant for proposed 260‑bed work‑release facility
Summary
The Vigo County Council voted to approve a nonbinding letter, requested by the county’s director of court services, to accompany a state grant application for a proposed roughly 260‑bed work‑release facility intended to expand mental‑health and substance‑use treatment capacity outside the Vigo County Jail.
The Vigo County Council voted to approve a letter to be submitted with a grant application for a proposed roughly 260‑bed work‑release facility, Council members said at a regularly scheduled meeting (date not specified).
Council attorney Michael Wright said the letter, requested by Bill Watson, director of court services, would state that the county understands it would be responsible for operating costs if the state approves construction. Wright described the letter as a formality at this phase and said final appropriations would follow any award.
The facility is intended to expand capacity for mental‑health and substance‑use treatment for people now held in the Vigo County Jail. Watson told the council the jail…
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