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Commissioners Break Ground on Boone County Justice Center 

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. (December 5, 2022) — The Boone County Commissioners were on hand Monday afternoon with Sheriff Nielsen and other stakeholders for a groundbreaking ceremony at the new Justice Center. The Commissioners provided the following statement.  “After many years of planning and working through this much-needed development, we are …

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Boone County Shines a Light on the Road to Recovery and Rehabilitation: BCSO’s Capt. Tim Turner

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The Boone County Sheriff’s Office’s (BCSO) primary focus remains on the rehabilitation of its inmates or “clients” and reducing the recidivism rate, albeit the county jail’s current recidivism rate is at 17%—down from 44%. BSCO attributes the success of its behavioral health and rehabilitation programs, such as the Medication-Assisted Treatment …

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Boone County Commissioners Held Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Justice Center

Summary Of Town Hall: Part 1 Posted November 29, 2021 To view actual video of the townhall click here: https://www.livinginboonecounty.com/boone-county-board-of-commissioners-town-hall-meeting-october-2021/ On Oct. 28, 2021, the Boone County Commissioners Tom Santelli, Jeff Wolfe and Don Lawson held a town hall meeting in order to inform the community about the need to …

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Boone County Board of Commissioners Town Hall Meeting

Boone County Board of Commissioners Town Hall Meeting

On October 28, 2021, the Boone County Commissioners held a town hall meeting in order to inform the community about the need to update Boone County’s criminal justice facilities. The Commissioners are making the slides from their presentation at the town hall meeting available for public review. During the town …

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Investing in the County’s Youth Through the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Programs

Indiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative

Indiana is part of a bipartisan movement for juvenile justice reinvestment known as the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). JDAI is a public-private partnership being implemented nationwide. For more than 20 years, JDAI has proven that the juvenile justice system’s dual goals of promoting positive youth …

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Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood Echoes the Need for a County Justice Center

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Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood shared his thoughts on the justice center and explained how it would benefit his office as well as all related county governmental departments. The prosecutor’s office currently houses 30 members of Eastwood’s staff, and they are officially out of space. Additionally, the prosecutors’ caseloads have …

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