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Probation chief says community corrections program grew 10% in 2025, funded by state grant and project income
Summary
Chief probation officer Sheila Tempel told commissioners the county's community corrections program had 313 participants in 2025 (about a 10% increase), supported by an Indiana Department of Corrections grant of more than $271,000 and $138,523 from project income; no tax dollars fund program operations.
HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — Harrison County’s community corrections program served 313 participants in 2025, an increase of about 10% from the prior year, Chief Probation Officer Sheila Tempel told county commissioners during the March 2 meeting.
“The program uses intensive supervision, home incarceration, and SCRAM bracelets for alcohol monitoring,” Tempel said. She reported the county received an Indiana Department of Corrections grant of over $271,000 in 2025 and has been awarded the same grant for the current year. Tempel also said the program uses $138,523.00 from a project income fund and that no county tax dollars are used to operate the program.
Why this matters: Community corrections provides alternatives to incarceration for eligible defendants and the funding sources described indicate the program’s operations rely on state grant awards and project income rather than local property tax levies.
Commissioners did not take formal action on the report; it was presented as the program’s annual update.
The meeting continued with other agenda items after the presentation.
