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Durham County board hears Safety and Wellness Task Force plan, eyes $22.5 million in settlement funds for opioid, diversion and jail reforms
Summary
Durham County officials received the final Safety and Wellness Task Force recommendations and a staff outline for using an expected $22.5 million in Wave Two settlement funds for harm reduction, diversion programs, jail health services and possible countywide HEART expansion.
The Durham County Board of Commissioners on April 1 heard final recommendations from the Community Safety and Wellness Task Force and an initial plan for spending an anticipated $22.5 million in Wave Two settlement funds.
Dwane Brinson, Assistant County Manager for Community Safety, told the board the funds will be used for a set of priorities that staff identified as falling under county authority: expanding pre‑ and post‑arrest diversion, addressing conditions in the county jail, reforming the Department of Social Services and related courts, supporting…
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