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Posted by: Paul Burch on Dec 19, 2023

Initial funding to plan and construct a mental health facility for current detainees in the Shelby County Jail was approved by the Shelby County Commission on Monday, reports the Commercial Appeal. Commissioner Britney Thornton amended the item to require quarterly reporting on the development of the facility. The estimated cost of the construction cited by commissioners and the administration is over $25 million.