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County highlights jail-based RISE program and school restorative measures; veteran service officer introduced

Vigo County Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026
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Summary

Speakers described the RISE jail-based reentry program and a school restorative-measures program that has served nearly 100 students; commissioners also introduced new veteran service officer Shelby McDaniel and promoted an upcoming Circles of Change conference.

County officials and community partners used the meeting to highlight programs aimed at reducing recidivism and addressing youth substance use, and to introduce a new veteran service officer.

Molly, who leads the RISE initiative, described a program launched in 2023 to provide peer counseling and Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) inside the jail and to link people to wraparound services after release. "We…

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