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Evansville City corrections board approves revised budgets after state 10% cut
Summary
Facing a recent 10% reduction in state DOC grant funding, the Evansville City Community Corrections Board approved revised budgets for work release, treatment court and electronic home detention and heard projections of future deficits and possible deeper cuts in 2027.
The Evansville City Community Corrections Board on an undisclosed meeting date approved revised budgets for its work release, treatment court and electronic home detention programs after state Department of Corrections grants were reduced roughly 10 percent.
The revisions, presented by Sheriff James House, shift greater reliance to user fees and reserves to cover a roughly $270,000 reduction the board was told came from the state’s cut to DOC grant funding. "We are not in dire straits or anything like that today," Sheriff James House said, but he warned the board’s five-year projections show reserves eroding and a likely deficit by 2027–2028 if additional revenues are not found.
Board members said the cuts will force the county to use accumulated fee revenue to sustain…
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