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Wayne County board discusses Tethr electronic monitoring, jail space and contract compliance
Summary
Board members and staff discussed the county's Tethr electronic-monitoring program (about 1,100 people on tether), PA 5 11 funding rules, MDOC documentation requirements and jail classroom space that limits contracted group and individual sessions; the board pledged operational follow-up but took no formal action due to lack of quorum.
When the Wayne County Community Corrections Advisory Board moved from vendor presentations to operational matters, members focused on the county's electronic monitoring (Tethr) program and on jail facilities and contract compliance.
Chief Robert Dunlap described Tethr as an alternative to incarceration that allows participants to participate in community-based treatment while remaining under sheriff's office supervision. "I believe we're somewhere we're still in a neighborhood of about 1,100 people on Tethr," he said. County staff and sergeants clarified that the majority of Tethr placements are…
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