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Regional juvenile-detention director warns counties leaving interlocal risk higher per-diem costs
Summary
Michael Walden, director of the Southeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center, briefed commissioners on the status of interlocal arrangements and warned that counties outside the interlocal may face higher per-diem costs for detention beds.
Michael Walden, director of the Southeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Girard, told the commissioners that Linn County left the facility's interlocal agreement at the end of 2024 and therefore no longer has a guaranteed bed or the interlocal equity invested in the facility.
Walden said the board that governs the center recommended charging…
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