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Commissioners press for medical oversight after jail deaths as county seeks $688,548 MAT grant
Summary
During the Dec. 22 Hudson County caucus, commissioners approved pursuing a $688,548 state grant for medication-assisted treatment in the county jail and requested a medical representative — and answers about cardiology oversight — at the January caucus after several recent in-custody deaths prompted concern.
Hudson County commissioners on Dec. 22 advanced a resolution to accept, if awarded, $688,548 in FY2026 state funds to support medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs in the Hudson County Correctional Facility and pressed county staff for more medical oversight after several recent in-custody deaths.
Director Mazza described the medications the program would support: “So it's suboxone, methadone, and there are medications that help treat opiate addiction. so some of them block the ability to get high and some of them…
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