TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The Leon County Jail will become the Leon County Detention Facility on Tuesday to better reflect the services it provides.
Sheriff Walt McNeil says the facility does much more than housing inmates.
"...We are providing criticalmental health servics as well as working to equip inmates with the tools necessary to successfully reenter society," he said in a news release. "Therefore, our name needs to be reflective of those practices."
He said 400 inmates are receiving mental health services, with 304 on psychotropic medications.
The facility provides resources for veterans and juveniles. Inmates are screened for qualification of veteran services. Through the facility's partnership with Leon County Schools, juvenile inmates are mandated to attend GED classes at the facility Monday through Friday.
The facility currently houses 38 veterans and seven juveniles.
McNeil says the facility offers inmates programs to help their successful reentry into society. Last month, for example, the facility held its first quarterly rentry fair through which vendors offered inmates information on employment possibilities, social services and other community resources.
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