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Commissioners postpone decision on jail SUBLOCADE grant after questions about costs and deadlines
Summary
After extended discussion and absence of sheriff's staff to answer questions, the board voted to postpone indefinitely a proposed SUBLOCADE (injectable buprenorphine) program for the county jail, citing missing information on costs, scale and grant-deadline timing.
The Board of Commissioners debated a sheriff-supported grant proposal to provide SUBLOCADE (an injectable buprenorphine product) to eligible people in the county jail but ultimately postponed the measure indefinitely.
The grants committee had issued a favorable recommendation, but sheriff's staff and medical proponents were not present at the meeting to answer commissioners' questions. Commissioners questioned the program's scale, fiscal risks after a three-year grant, and…
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