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Cameron County commissioners table contract request for arts-and-crafts counseling at juvenile detention center
Summary
The commissioners tabled consideration of a fee-for-service contract to provide arts-and-crafts therapy at the Darryl Hester Juvenile Detention Center after county officials raised concerns about duplication of services and grant funding.
County commissioners on Tuesday tabled consideration of a proposed fee-for-service contract to provide arts-and-crafts therapy for children detained at the Darryl Hester Juvenile Detention Center.
Judge Kowalski Garza, the district court judge who asked the commissioners to renew a contract for counselor Sandra Tovar, said detained children sometimes remain in custody beyond the law's 10-day standard while awaiting placement and that counseling can help “lessen the trauma of being incarcerated.” The judge asked the court for interim authority to continue paying the provider from the court’s professional-services budget until a grant the judge expects in October is available.
The request drew questions from county officials about whether the services would duplicate work the…
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