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Commission ratifies (recorded as ratification request) $900,000 corrections grant; administrator details jail- and community-based programs

Wayne County Commission · May 22, 2026
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The commission reviewed a ratification of the chair's exigent approval of a one-year, $900,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Corrections for jail-based cognitive behavioral therapy, domestic-violence programs and trauma-informed care; Lester Thomas said programs run from about 20 days to up to nine months and that there is no county match.

The commission considered a request to ratify the chair's exigent approval of a one-year grant from the Michigan Department of Corrections for $900,000 with no county match.

Lester Thomas, administrator of Del Community Corrections, explained the programs covered by the grant: a jail-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for felony…

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