DeKalb County recently won a $200,000 federal grant to expand an existing program that offers mental health and substance abuse treatment to county jail inmates.
The $200,000 grant will pay for two case managers to work with inmates, in a bid to reduce recidivism stemming from their mental health issues.
County Sheriff Thomas Brown has long worked with the DeKalb Community Service Board on the treatment program, which was a key factor in winning the Bureau of Justice Assistance award.
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