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Carver County proclaims July 20–26 as Pretrial Probation and Supervised Release Supervision Week
Summary
The Carver County Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation recognizing National Pretrial Probation and Supervised Release Supervision Week and heard staff describe probation office caseloads, staffing and upcoming state funding requirements tied to measurable deliverables.
On July 8, 2025, the Carver County Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation designating July 20–26, 2025, as National Pretrial Probation and Supervised Release Supervision Week, recognizing the work of community corrections staff in Carver County.
The proclamation, presented by Carver County Court Services representative Eric Johns, acknowledges the American Probation and Parole Association(APPA) observance and highlights the county probation office's role in supervising justice-involved people and working with justice partners to strengthen public safety. Johns said the office supervises a mix of juvenile, misdemeanor and felony cases and described staff resources and caseloads.
Johns told commissioners the office handles juvenile cases and "misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor adult cases," and that the local Department of Corrections "supervise[s] our roughly, I think there's 550 to 600 felony cases that we have on probation." He said the office employs 12 probation officers (7 handling adults and 5 handling juveniles) and detailed support positions, including a jail reentry coordinator and a drug court coordinator. Johns said "all told, with our 1,300, it's just short of 2,000 people that we're supervising" in Carver County.
During discussion, Johns warned of an imminent shift in state expectations tied to funding. He said the county will receive approximately "about a million, 1,100,000.0 from the Department of Corrections" in the coming fiscal year but that disbursement will be "tied to expectations" requiring documented deliverables, assessments and interventions.
County Attorney Metz praised probation staff and described their role in the broader justice system, saying, "Eric and Christy and Sean do a great job." Metz and Johns discussed operational challenges, including the elimination of certain local programs and recently enacted early-release provisions that reduce some prison terms by up to 17 percent, a change Metz said will affect sentencing negotiations and probation workloads.
Commissioners thanked staff for the presentation and approved the proclamation. The board took a motion and second to adopt the proclamation; the motion passed when commissioners called the question and voted in favor.
The proclamation text notes APPA's theme for the year, "Heroes behind the mission: Transforming Lives, Enhancing Public Safety," and formally recognizes Carver County Court Services' staff and supervisors for their work. The commissioners and presenters took a photo and signed the proclamation after the vote.
