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Stearns County board approves 2026 reserve juvenile-detention bed contract as costs rise
Summary
After questions about usage and cost, the Stearns County Board approved a 2026 reserve-bed agreement with contracted juvenile detention providers, keeping one reserved bed and noting Lino Lakes’ $400/bed-day rate and a roughly $140 higher rate at Prairie Lakes; staff said the county averaged about 3.54 youth in custody per day in 2024.
The Stearns County Board of Commissioners voted to approve G2, a 2026 reserve-bed contract that maintains county access to contracted juvenile-detention beds after commissioners pressed staff about usage and costs.
County staff member Mark answered commissioners’ questions about the contracts, saying, “we averaged in Stearns County in 2024, we averaged about 3.54 youth in custody in those beds on a daily basis.” He explained the county holds contracts with both Lino Lakes and Prairie Lakes and that the agreement before the board…
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