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Minnehaha County hears pretrial services update; staff demo facial‑recognition check‑ins
Summary
County officials were briefed on an expanded Pretrial Services program and saw a demonstration of the SCRAM TouchPoint monitoring app’s facial‑recognition check‑in. Commissioners pressed staff on budget implications and program policies; no policy change was voted.
The Minnehaha County Commission on June 16 heard a presentation on the county’s Pretrial Services program and a demonstration of a mobile monitoring application that uses facial‑recognition check‑ins.
Erin Srstka, University of South Dakota Community Projects Director, outlined the history and goals of Pretrial Services, including case processing, public‑safety assessment data, and planned expansion of monitoring options. Pretrial staff…
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