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Draft plans show 436-bed jail footprint; juvenile bed design under review
County architects and officials circulated a new drawing showing a 436-bed adult facility with a proposed 8-bed juvenile pod; designers are revising juvenile housing to meet separate juvenile standards.
Grant County forms work group to explore alternatives to jail beds
Sheriff and county officials proposed work crews, weekend sentencing and expanded home detention to reduce jail overcrowding; the board voted to form a multi-agency work group.
Pretrial supervision in Grant County shows high appearance rates, board told
Pretrial staff reported 148 active supervised cases and a 95% court-appearance rate among those completing supervision so far in 2025; officials said the program saves jail bed days.
Department of Corrections cuts reduce local community corrections grant; audit praised administrative controls
County staff reported a state Department of Corrections funding reduction that required a grant resubmission, a vacant position elimination and use of client fees; the board also received a favorable audit of local spending controls.
Referee court processing cited as easing higher-felony backlog but not yet reducing jail population
Officials said a referee court has increased case-processing rates (peaks of 275% then 168%) and is handling more high-level felony filings; staff said it may take time before that reduces local jail overcrowding.