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Committee recommends retroactive approval of electronic monitoring contract amid questions about program growth
Summary
The committee moved to forward a retroactive three‑year, $3.4 million contract for electronic monitoring to the Board after the Sheriff's Department said participation rose from about 100 to roughly 400 per month following a 2018 appellate decision; supervisors urged a broader review of why the justice‑involved population increased.
Crispin Hollis of the Sheriff's Department presented a request for retroactive approval of a contract for electronic monitoring services (described in the contract caption as St. Jude Offender Services and verbally referenced by the presenter as Sentinel). The contract term in the record runs from Aug. 1, 2019, through July 31, 2022, with two one‑year options and a total not‑to‑exceed amount of $3,400,000.
Hollis said the electronic monitoring…
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