County official: DOC allocation cut forces diversion program changes

Jul 8, 2026

A county corrections representative told the council the county's Department of Corrections allocation fell from about $643,000 to $450,509 for 2027, leaving drug court unfunded and prompting the diversion program to be returned to the prosecutor's office.

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A county corrections official briefed the council on recent state funding changes and local program impacts, saying the county's 2027 allocation from the Indiana Department of Corrections was reduced to $450,509 from roughly $643,000 the previous year and that the drug-court program received no funding in the current allocation.

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