Criminal Justice Services Highlights Pretrial Success, Seeks Targeted Contracts and Programs
Director Kelly McBride told commissioners the pretrial program had a 92% court-appearance rate and that behavioral‑health encounters in the detention center rose fourfold; the department proposes contracts for strategic planning and Camp Bright Horizons and budgeted contingency funds to cover possible federal grant losses.
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Kelly McBride, director of Criminal Justice Services, presented the department's FY2027 budget and data showing program growth and cost‑effectiveness. She said as of May 21 the county assigned 299 individuals to pretrial services across 375 cases in 2025, with a 92% court‑appearance rate and a 78% compliance rate while on pretrial supervision.
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