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Agency cites agent safety and high caseloads after parole agent’s killing; home visits remain suspended
Summary
Catherine Barber reported the fiscal 2026 community supervision allowance is $139.7 million and outlined safety and caseload concerns after the May 31, 2024 murder of a parole agent.
Catherine Barber, DLS analyst for DPSCS Community Supervision, told the Appropriations Committee that the fiscal 2026 allowance totals $139.7 million, a $3.8 million (2.8%) increase from the working appropriation, with personnel costs making up about 89% of the allowance.
Barber outlined safety measures the Division of Parole and Probation (DPP) has taken since the May 31, 2024, murder of a parole agent: ballistic and multi‑threat vests ordered and being dispersed, armed guards placed in offices using FY25 deficiency appropriations, agent phones to be equipped with location‑tracking technology (pending collective bargaining…
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