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County reduces civil‑restitution lien for former inmate seeking church employment
Summary
The Marion County Board unanimously approved reducing a civil restitution lien for Centuria Janae McClendon to $2,300 to reflect days she was not incarcerated as an inmate worker, enabling her to pursue an administrative position with a local church.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously July 15 to reduce a civil restitution lien for Centuria Janae McClendon to $2,300.
County staff presented Ms. McClendon’s request during the Board’s agenda item for disposition of miscellaneous property and restitution liens. Records presented to the board showed McClendon was sentenced roughly 11 years ago to 180 days; she served 154 days, of which 108 were as an inmate worker. The board accepted staff’s recommendation to reduce the outstanding lien to cover only the 46 days she was not an inmate worker.
Ms. McClendon told the board she was seeking the reduction to facilitate promotion to an administrative position with a church where she works; a supervisor and directors were present to support her petition. Commissioner Stone, speaking in support, called the request a “wonderful success story.” The board moved and approved the reduction by unanimous vote.
What the board did: Commissioners moved to reduce the lien from a higher amount (noting an interest‑accrued total of roughly $14,787 had been cited in staff analysis, and a reduced calculation before the board was $2,300) down to $2,300 to reflect the days not served as inmate worker. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The reduction removes an administrative barrier that county staff said was preventing Ms. McClendon from accepting a church position with responsibilities that require a clean restitution record. The board noted the decision followed review of case records and staff recommendation.
