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Ramsey County reports lower probation-to-prison revocation rates and outlines policies to reduce disparities
Summary
Community Corrections staff told Ramsey County commissioners on June 3, 2025, the county's revocation-to-prison rate has declined in recent years and described strategies—case planning, a new Adult Intervention Module, Project Bridge, and MRRA planning—to reduce revocations and address racial disparities.
Ramsey County community corrections staff told the Board of Commissioners on June 3, 2025, that the county's rate of adults exiting felony-level community supervision who are revoked to prison has declined in recent years, and they described past and planned strategies to continue that trend while addressing racial disparities.
Alex Kutz, interim deputy county manager for health and wellness, framed the discussion as part of the county's strategic priority to reduce justice-system involvement and put "well-being and community at the center of justice system transformation." He said the approach emphasizes social services and public-health interventions as the primary response and reserves incarceration for cases where diversion is not successful.
Ed Houck, research and evaluation supervisor in Community Corrections, said the county's internal measure showed that in 2024 roughly 16% of adults exiting felony-level supervision were revoked to prison.…
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