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Polk County commissioners agree to provide letter of support for Justice Reinvestment Program preliminary application
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Polk County commissioners agreed by consensus to provide a letter of support for a preliminary Justice Reinvestment Program application that would sustain jail-based behavioral health staff and prescriber hours; the preliminary filing is due April 18 and does not require a budget.
Polk County commissioners on April 8 agreed to provide a letter of support for a preliminary Justice Reinvestment Program application that seeks to continue funding a qualified mental health professional and a half-time case manager who serve people in the county jail, and to fund prescriber hours for incarcerated individuals.
The proposal, presented by Jody Merritt, Polk County community corrections director, asks the board to sign a letter indicating the county intends to submit a preliminary application for the state Justice Reinvestment Program (JRP). Merritt said the preliminary filing does not include a budget and is due April 18; the final application — if the county proceeds — would include a budget and additional detail. "The preliminary application is just, are you going to apply?" Merritt told the board.
The preliminary JRP filing, Merritt said, would identify the county's existing program, which currently…
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