It is hereby announced that the Wells County Board of Commissioners (the “Commissioners”) is soliciting any practicing attorney licensed in the State of Indiana interested in being considered by the Commissioners for appointment . as Wells County Prosecutor in 2023 to submit an application for appointment to the Board (“Application”), which can be found on the County website at https://wellscounty.org/county-commissioners/. M., applicable Eastern Time, on Friday, December 16, 2022 when mailed to the Wells County Commissioners, c/o Ms. Lisa McCormick, Wells County Auditor, 102 West Market Street, Suite 205, Bluffton, Indiana 46714, mailed and delivered personally to the Wells County Commissioners, c/o Mrs. Lisa McCormick, Wells County Auditor, 102 West Market Street, Suite 205, Bluffton, Indiana 46714. To obtain a copy of the application or to inquire about other available supplements For further information on the appointment, please contact Mr. Michael Vanover, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for Wells County, Indiana, c/o Ms. Lisa McCormick, Comptroller for Wells County, 102 West Market Street, Suite 205, Bluffton, Indiana 46714, Telephone : (260) 273-4950, email: michael.vanover@wellscounty.org. All responses to the REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”) received by the date and time set forth above will be determined solely by the Agents, in their sole and complete discretion, who will then evaluate all responses and determine which applicant believes that it offers the best value, at its discretion, to the Commissioners in terms of appointment. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any responses received to the RFP for any reason and without explanation and to judge solely on the value and merits of the responses offered. Date: November 29, 2022 Wells, Indiana Board of County Commissioners By: Lisa McCormick, Wells County Auditor
Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in the Criminal Justice System: Two Examples from the Middle West
Positive Results were achieved in the Minnesota Alternatives to Incarceration Pilot
As part of a federally funded pilot, a county in the Twin Cities metro area launched a community strategy for nonviolent offenders in need of substance abuse treatment.
Level 2: Medium Security Rating Criteria
Level 2: Medium Security is a common perpetrator rating for IDoc facilities. Most offenders who receive this rating have committed higher-degree crimes, often violent ones. Medium-security facilities typically have hardened perimeters and high staff-to-perpetrator ratios. Most criminals are housed in cells of 2 or 3 people and have restricted movement. While educational and social opportunities exist, criminals in medium-security facilities have less personal freedom and rates of violence are much higher.
IDoc classification criteria for L2 – medium security installations: