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Monroe County women’s commission presses for a written plan after ACLU action on jail
Summary
Commissioners heard that correspondence from the ACLU makes the county’s jail the subject of a lawsuit requiring a plan by April 15; commissioners discussed funding shortfalls caused by recent property-tax reform and agreed to pursue a joint work session with county commissioners and public input.
The Monroe County Women’s Commission on its regular meeting discussed an ACLU lawsuit focused on the county jail and an urgent April 15 deadline for the county to produce a plan.
Commissioner Bridal told the commission they had received correspondence from ACLU attorney Ken Falk and that “we are under the gun to get this all in order,” noting the correspondence leaves little room for extension. Bridal said the legal action pertains only to…
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