The Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board considered a request by Sheriff Matt Hassel last week to increase the Community Corrections grant request to the state for the 2022 budget to include funding for the Jail Treatment Program Director.
Sheriff Hassel explained that the Jail Chemical Addiction Program grant previously received to hire a Jail Treatment Program Director is no longer being supported by Attorney General Todd Rokita. The Marshall County Council approved funding through the rest of the year out of the commissary fund, but he asked the Community Corrections Advisory Board to increase the jail treatment fund by $20,500 to help toward the jail director’s position. Currently, the contribution from Community Corrections toward jail treatment is $39,500. That would increase by $20,500 if the Department of Corrections approves that request.
If the state does not approve that increase, then the sheriff will ask for the money through the county’s 2022 budget.
The Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board members approved the request with a unanimous vote.
Additionally, Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman made his annual budget request of $61,964 which is the same as last year. The request was approved with a unanimous vote.
