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Marion County approves $176,810 DOJ reimbursement grant for jail costs
Summary
The Marion County Board of Commissioners approved a Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance award of $176,810 under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program to reimburse jail costs; county legal counsel reviewed the award and commissioners said the funds free up general fund dollars.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted to accept incoming funds from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, approving a State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) award of $176,810 for reimbursements related to housing people in the county jail. The motion passed unanimously during the board's regular session.
Jacob Ramsey, with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, told the board the SCAAP grant “provides reimbursement for costs incurred when housing…
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