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Valley County approves Ada County juvenile detention contract as daily rate rises
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Valley County commissioners voted to approve an agreement with Ada County to continue using Ada County’s juvenile detention facility, a contract county staff said must be finalized before the current agreement expires Sept. 30.
Valley County commissioners voted to approve an agreement with Ada County to continue using Ada County’s juvenile detention facility, a contract county staff said must be finalized before the current agreement expires Sept. 30.
Court services department head Jacques Lafay told commissioners the per-day rate to house a juvenile in the Ada County facility increased from $236 to $296, a $60 daily rise that Lafay attributed in part to higher costs for drug, alcohol and mental-health counseling and programming at the facility. Lafay said the county used $9,676 under the fiscal 2025 contract and has…
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