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Monroe County approves $4.49 million grant to expand evidence-based jail training programs
Summary
Monroe County commissioners unanimously approved a $4,492,882 grant amendment for the sheriff’s department to fund inmate vocational and education programs, which county staff said will be used to train inmates in HVAC, welding and GED instruction and to showcase the county’s jail as a statewide model.
Monroe County commissioners on Sept. 24 approved an amendment to the sheriff’s department budget to recognize a $4,492,882 grant intended to fund evidence‑based inmate programming.
An unidentified county presenter described the grant as covering vocational and education training for inmates — including HVAC, welding and GED coursework — and said the county’s facility recently…
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