Ophelia House Future Grows

A year after a serious drug incident at a La Crosse halfway house, the

facility appears to be doing better in rehabilitating local women.

The La Crosse County Board heard a report last night about Ophelia’s House, where two women had near-fatal overdoses in one night early last year.  Jane Klekamp from the county’s Justice Support office says enlarging the staff at Ophelia’s apparently has helped more women complete the program:

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Women are sent to Ophelia’s House usually as part of a court sentence.  Klekamp says women there are less likely to return if they can stay there for about 30 days.