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Community corrections presents low failure‑to‑appear rate; visitation program seeks state and federal funding for virtual Family Justice Center
Summary
Strafford County’s community corrections supervisors reported a low failure‑to‑appear rate and widespread pretrial supervision; the county’s supervised visitation program proposed pursuing state funding and an OVW federal grant to develop a virtual Family Justice Center to overcome access barriers for survivors.
Community corrections and supervised‑visitation staff briefed Strafford County commissioners on program outcomes and funding options during the budget workshop.
Carrie Conway, who coordinates community corrections, said the department supervises about 571 people in community programs and monitors 80–90 pretrial inmates in custody. Conway told the commissioners the program’s failure‑to‑appear rate this year is approximately 2 percent — markedly lower than rates for defendants released on cash…
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