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Essex County introduces ordinance to raise juvenile detention daily fees starting Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
County administration proposed raising per‑day fees for counties that send youth to the county juvenile detention center to $425 (within 50 miles) and $875 (beyond 50 miles), effective Jan. 1, 2026; commissioners moved and seconded the ordinance for first reading after limited questions about the mileage threshold.
Essex County officials introduced an ordinance to increase the daily reimbursement rates charged to sending counties for youth housed at the county juvenile detention center, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Administration said the change updates current rates and clarifies sharing of education and medical costs.
Mister Jackson, speaking for the administration, told the board the ordinance replaces the existing…
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