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Even after the recent expansion of the Hays County Jail, inmates are still outsourced to other counties due to overcrowding. It is an issue that has been ongoing for years, and Hays County has been working to reduce those numbers, as well as the associated expenditures that go with it. There is a relatively new department dedicated to doing just that. The Hays County

With the high rates of drug addiction among those in incarceration and the current state of the drug crisis both locally and nationally at the top of many people's minds, the County Court at Law Mental Health Specialty Court, added substance use treatment to the list of resources for the jail diversion program. The court was created last year and is meant to prevent those that

People going through the Hays County Mental Health Court can now get help treating substance abuse regardless if they have insurance or not.

These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Taunton Daily Gazette readers.

Riley OConnell, 18, who fled a Hilliard treatment facility last Wednesday, was found safe Sunday by Columbus police, Hilliard police said.

"We feel truly blessed to have had so many people praying for her and supporting us throughout this ordeal," the mayor said Sunday.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell’s daughter Riley, who went missing after leaving a wellness center in Ohio, was found safely Sunday.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell’s daughter Riley, who went missing after leaving a wellness center in Ohio, was found safely Sunday.

These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Taunton Daily Gazette readers.

Search continues in unrelated cases of three missing women last reported seen in Columbus.