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Probation warns of state cuts to pretrial grants, new DOC training requirements; asks council to fill staff gaps
Summary
Probation officials told the council that the Department of Correction defunded state pretrial grants for 2026 and increased evidence-based training requirements for supervising staff from 12 to 40 hours annually; the department asked the council to move certain positions into county general to preserve programs.
Monroe County probation leadership told the County Council on Sept. 11 that the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) will end state grant funding for pretrial services in 2026 and cut community corrections grants, forcing the department to shift staff costs and seek local solutions.
Chief probation staff — including Chief Probation Officer Linda Brady and deputies Anthony Williams and Becca Streit — said the DOC reduced community corrections grants by 10% and defunded all state pretrial-service grant lines for 2026. The department reported it historically relied on a…
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