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Deschutes County community justice budget highlights detention staffing, treatment and possible regional options
Summary
Community Justice leaders told the county budget committee they are holding vacancies and cutting FTE to manage constrained growth but flagged detention staffing, outreach and new treatment reimbursement as priorities; commissioners asked to study regional detention alternatives.
D. V. Holcomb, director of Deschutes County Community Justice, told the budget committee the division is proposing a limited-growth budget for fiscal 2026 while holding some vacancies and eliminating FTE to absorb uncertainty.
Holcomb said the department has about 83 staff and two divisions, adult and juvenile supervision, and that juvenile outcomes remain generally positive: “75% of young people paid their entire restitution obligation,” Holcomb said. She also noted reductions in community service completions tied to staffing changes.
The nut graf: Community Justice leaders said they can sustain current services for now by holding vacant positions, using vacancy savings and pursuing grants — including Medicaid reimbursement for juvenile substance-use treatment — but warned that future years will require clearer budget choices or new revenue…
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