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Polk County CJCC coordinator shares data-driven practices: jail dashboard, sobering center and youth diversion
Summary
Polk County CJCC coordinator Jerry Evans described a data-first approach—jail dashboards, a sobering center, a driver-reinstatement program and youth diversion clinics—used to stabilize jail population and reduce unnecessary jail bed days; he cautioned that Polk County’s jail dashboard excludes federal detainees.
Jerry Evans, coordinator of the Polk County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, presented Polk County’s CJCC experience to the Johnson County CJCC on Aug. 14, 2025, focusing on data tools and diversion programs used to limit unnecessary jail bed days.
Evans said Polk County formed its CJCC in 2007 alongside a new jail construction and later created a coordinator position; the council meets bi-monthly and includes cross-disciplinary stakeholders. He described three categories of work Polk County pursued:
1) Automated jail dashboard and…
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