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Marion County community corrections board approves five items including new women’s work‑release contract
Summary
The advisory board approved minutes, a DOC grant transfer to continue the Enriching Lives program, a PACE contract amendment, a ViaPath tablet service contract, and a one‑year contract with Dove Recovery House for 10 women’s work‑release beds.
The Marion County Community Corrections Advisory Board approved five motions at its most recent meeting, including contracts for employment and tablet services and a new one‑year agreement to provide women’s work‑release beds.
The board, chaired by Carlett Duffy, CFO for the Office of Public Health and Safety, voted to approve minutes for prior meetings and to allow the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to transfer Department of Corrections (DOC) grant funds to continue Enriching Lives’ substance‑use treatment services and to hire a part‑time administrative assistant.
Board members also approved a tenth amendment to a contract with PACE, raising the not‑to‑exceed (NTE) amount to $506,700 (an increase of $25,000) to continue employment services through December of this year; a three‑year, no‑cost‑to‑county contract with ViaPath Technologies to provide resident tablets (funded by resident usage fees); and a one‑year contract with Dove Recovery House for Women to reserve up to 10 residential treatment beds for Marion County work release at an NTE of $110,000.
The motions passed by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript. Board members asked questions before several votes; concerns raised included state DOC budget cuts that could affect sustained funding, how ViaPath handles attorney‑privileged communications and monitoring, and whether 10 beds at Dove would meet judicial demand for female work release.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes for April 17 and May 15 meetings — Motion passed by voice vote. - Marion County Sheriff’s Office IDOC/DOC grant transfer to fund Enriching Lives programming and a part‑time administrative assistant — Motion passed by voice vote; funding source: DOC grant (current and 2026 DOC grant referenced). - PACE contract (tenth amendment) — Increase NTE to $506,700 (additional $25,000) to cover services through December; motion passed by voice vote. - ViaPath Technologies contract — Three‑year service to supply tablets; zero cost to the county; residents pay usage fees (examples from presentation: 14¢ per minute for remote visits, $0.50 per written message); motion passed by voice vote. - Dove Recovery House for Women — One‑year contract to provide up to 10 beds at $30 per bed per day; NTE $110,000; motion passed by voice vote.
Board staff noted that the county is awaiting the state DOC grant award amount, and that the council approved $100,000 for a facility assessment of the Duval Work Release Facility. The board set its next meeting for Thursday, July 17 at noon.
