Commissioners plaque

Carroll County Commissioners presented Jail Superintendent Jason Henry, who is resigning at the end of the month, with a plaque with a picture of the jail, the county seal and well wishes from county employees and officials. From left: Commissioners Terry McCarthy, Amanda Bevard and David Babson, and Henry. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)

OSSIPEE — Outgoing Carroll County Jail Superintendent Jason Henry, who is leaving at the end of the month, on Wednesday again pitched to county commissioners the idea of medication-assisted treatment.

A majority of commissioners continues to block some inmates from obtaining MAT (involving drugs such as suboxone and methadone) to wean inmates off opioids, fentanyl and heroin.

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