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Commissioners approve CIDTalk for Greene County Prison and consider opioid-relief reimbursement for body scanner costs
Summary
The board placed jail-related items on the agenda including using Opioid Relief Funds to reimburse a portion of yearly body scanner fees, approving CIDTalk (an AI mental health/wellbeing app) for inmate use, and updating agreements with local addiction treatment and services providers. Motions were approved 'All in Favor.'
Greene County commissioners considered multiple jail-related administrative items at the July 29 meeting. The board discussed using Opioid Relief Funds to reimburse a percentage of the jail’s annual body scanner–related fees; the minutes state the percentage will be calculated yearly based on jail statistics (calendar year or fiscal year). The motion to place this item on the agenda was moved by Commissioner McClure and seconded by Commissioner Blair Zimmerman and recorded as 'All in Favor.'
The board also approved a CIDTalk agreement to make a free AI-based mental health and wellbeing support application available to inmates who initiate conversations. In addition, updated agreements with the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center and Oasis Management Services, Inc. for services at Greene County Prison were placed on the agenda and approved. The minutes do not provide numerical vote tallies or further implementation timelines beyond approval notation.
