County programs for incarcerated adults report lower return-to-jail rates; CAP seeks $506,000 for 2026 operations

Nick Robbins, who oversees the county’s CRI and CAP programs, told the County Services Committee the two initiatives have enrolled dozens of participants and produced employment and reentry outcomes, and he asked the committee to consider $506,000 in county funding for CAP in 2026.

Robbins said the CRI program has engaged many clients since it began this year. "We've had 81 individuals participate in the program so far," he said, adding that average bond amounts for individuals served ran higher than originally expected — about $47,000 — because the program includes some failure-to-appear cases with especially large bonds. He said the average length of incarceration prior to coming into CRI was about 42 days.

Robbins offered program demographics and treatment indicators: the average age of admission for CRI participants was 39; 55% identified methamphetamine as their primary drug of choice and 40% reported past opioid use; roughly 68% were fathers and 71% of those fathers did not live with their children prior to arrest. He said the program provides assessment, counseling, case…