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Director reports rise in electronic monitoring, outlines daily pretrial risk assessments
Summary
At a regular meeting, the director reported BTP funding of $24,600, said about 35 people were on electronic monitoring, and described a daily process for pretrial risk assessments filed for judges; staff noted eligibility limits for the Community Transition Program (CTP) and victim-notification procedures.
Addie, director, told members at the meeting that the bureau’s BTP account held $24,600 and that “we have about 35 people on electronic monitoring,” and said numbers are increasing slowly. Addie said staff perform daily pretrial risk assessments at the jail and file the reports for judges to review on bond decisions.
The report matters because the pretrial risk assessments feed judges’ bond decisions and because monitoring programs involve state funding and operational costs. Addie said the program performs the pretrial risk assessments every morning and that staff “write up our report and file it for the judges to review on bond.”
During discussion, members asked how the program tracks placements and eligibility. Addie said eligibility for the Community Transition Program, or CTP, fluctuates: some people become ineligible when they receive credit or time cuts from the Department of Corrections (DOC), and some do not qualify because they do not return to their home county. Addie described coordination with DOC on placements and said that DOC finds a proposed placement before contacting local staff; “Dustin verifies that the person can live wherever they requested,” Addie said.
On victim notification, Addie said victims are notified when a person enters home detention with an electronic monitor: “If they come out on the program, anytime they get home detention with an equal monitor on, the victim’s notified.” The director characterized victim privacy and safety as a factor in decisions about monitoring certain offenders.
The director also said CTP placements can be accepted for people entering sober living facilities if they meet other criteria, but staff do not monitor people who will be living away from their home county or with unverified couches or temporary placements. No formal actions or funding changes were decided at the meeting; the item was reported for the record.
