County Commission considers funding to start on jail mental health center
Erika Sugarmon speaks suring a meeting Dec. 14, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The County Commission weighs a $2.5 million start on a mental health treatment center for jail prisoners awaiting trial at its Monday meeting and is making a wish list for the Tennessee General Assembly.
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