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DOC outlines equipment and vehicle needs; ranch operations reduced after vendor changes

2221342 · January 31, 2025
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DOC officials described equipment purchases and a vehicle replacement strategy and said ranch dairy operations shrank after outside buyers canceled contracts; a pheasant farm run by DOC industries remains productive.

Department officials told legislators they are evaluating whether leasing equipment and vehicles is more cost-effective than one-time purchases and described a need for vehicle upgrades in probation and parole and for specialized secure-facility vehicles.

Department staff said vehicles used by probation and parole are often small cars that lack clearance for rural home visits; staff described a request to replace many small cars with full-size SUVs for officer safety and to add leased vehicles so officers are not forced to…

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