Board approves $1.96M contract for cross-system recidivism tracking database

Jan 22, 2025

The Board unanimously approved a $1,960,000 state-contract agreement with Kyndryl Inc. to develop a cross-system recidivism tracking database for the sheriff's Reach Out program, funded in part by an attorney-general opioid settlement appropriation; Sheriff Dave Rhodes said Reach Out reduced recidivism from about 50% to roughly 18% for the target population.

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Sheriff Dave Rhodes asked the board on Jan. 22 to approve an agreement under state contract CTR070214 with Kyndryl Inc. for $1,960,000 to develop a cross-system recidivism tracking database. Rhodes described the database as a tool linking treatment providers, law enforcement, jail and community providers to populate records about justice-involved and mentally ill individuals to identify effective interventions.

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