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Macon-Bibb mayor outlines jail expansion, mental‑health wing and justice reforms
Summary
Mayor Lester Miller told the Makin' It podcast the county selected a contractor for an expansion that will add hundreds of beds and a mental‑health wing and said the project is expected to cost about $24–25 million; he also discussed falling homicide figures.
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller said the county selected a contractor to expand detention capacity and add a mental‑health wing, describing the work as part of a broader justice‑reform effort intended to provide services as well as secure custody. "Just recently or yesterday, we selected a contractor to build in addition to the jail ... it's gonna provide several 100 more beds ... and it's…
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