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Scott County jail reports NET device use, 44 participants; opioid settlement funds pay program costs
Summary
At the jail's quarterly briefing officials said 44 people used the NET device program in the second quarter; 14 entered rehab, 19 were released after participation and 9 left the program early. Officials said program costs are covered by opioid settlement funds, not county general tax revenue.
Jailer Joe Broers told Scott County Fiscal Court the county jail had 116 inmates at the time of the briefing, with 26 housed in other jails, and reviewed second-quarter population highs of 130 in April, 140 in May and 135 in June.
Broers described the jail's NET device program for people with opioid withdrawal and said 44 individuals participated in the quarter. "The 14 have been…
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