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Commissioners approve emergency shared‑services agreement to house Mercer County juveniles at Atlantic County detention center
Summary
After discussion and amendments limiting use to emergency placements, the Board adopted a shared‑services agreement allowing Mercer County to use Atlantic County’s juvenile detention beds when other contracted facilities are unavailable.
The Board of Commissioners pulled and discussed a revised shared‑services agreement that will allow Mercer County temporarily to place juvenile detainees at Atlantic County’s Juvenile Detention Center in emergency situations.
County counsel and detention staff told commissioners the revised agreement clarifies that Atlantic County will accept out‑of‑county youth only when the county has available beds, when screening determines the youth are appropriate for the facility, and when…
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