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Community Corrections director: Dove House talks, domestic-violence app review and major repairs at Duval facility
Summary
Community Corrections Director Scott Holt said the county is negotiating a Dove House partnership to restore female work-release beds, reviewing a domestic-violence geolocation pilot based on King and Cook County models, and flagged substantial repair costs at the Duval facility, including a roof quote exceeding $1.3 million.
Community Corrections Director Scott Holt told the Marion County Community Corrections Advisory Board on Feb. 2025 that the department is in early contract talks with Dove House to provide female work-release services, is supporting partners reviewing a domestic-violence geolocation application pilot, and is tracking increasing, unbudgeted repair and replacement costs at the Duval facility.
Holt said the Dove House discussions are promising but not yet final: the county is drafting a contract to send to Dove House for review and redlines. He said the initial plan is to secure about six to eight dedicated beds for community corrections, with a flexible pool of additional beds available as Dove House expands its facility. “We’re starting off at about 6 to 8,” Holt said. He noted…
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