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Community Corrections reports $8.6 million net savings, shows 37% positive drug-screen rate in 2024
Summary
The county community corrections director told the council the departmentsaved the county about $8.6 million last year when grants and program revenue are excluded; staff collected 3,969 drug screens in 2024, with 1,465 positive results (about 37%).
Michael Mason, director of Community Inspections/Community Corrections, presented the departmentannual report to the Boone County Council, highlighting program savings and drug-screening results.
Mason told the council the departmentsaved the county an estimated $10,126,000 in 2024 when all programs are counted. After accounting for grants and other outside funding, the net savings to the county was approximately $8,600,000. Mason said those savings are derived from supervising clients who otherwise would be incarcerated.
On drug screening, Mason reported staff collected 3,969 tests in 2024; 1,465 were positive, a roughly 37 percent positive rate. He said the programcollects multiple samples per person and that staff are preparing refined counts of unique individuals who test positive; an early estimate discussed in the meeting suggested about 400 unique individuals accounted for the positives. Mason noted that certain positive results tied to prescribed medications (for example, Suboxone) may be entered inconsistently into tracking software and that staff are working to improve data entry so reports more accurately reflect non-prescribed use.
Mason also drew the council's attention to program cost-savings calculations and offered to answer follow-up questions or provide detailed spreadsheets to councilmembers who requested them.
