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Madison County approves opioid-settlement funding for jail treatment program
Summary
The Madison County Council approved appropriations from its opioid-settlement funds to create a jail navigator post and support peer recovery coaches and an on-site mental-health professional as part of a jail treatment initiative. The vote covered restricted and a small unrestricted allocation.
Judge Angela Sims told the council the county is moving forward on a jail-treatment program tied to the jail expansion and asked the council to appropriate opioid-settlement funds to begin staffing and services.
"We have created a jail navigator position," Judge Angela Sims said, describing the navigator as a staffer to screen inmates, coordinate treatment pathways and link people to community resources upon release. She asked the council to appropriate $50,000 annually for that position, three peer-recovery-coach slots…
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