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Morgan County community corrections reports steady caseloads, details grant and fee revenue
Summary
The county's community corrections office reported steady supervision counts and outlined grant and fee revenue, describing the Community Transition Program and a shift toward virtual MRT options; officials said grant and client-fee income helps cover staff and program costs.
Brian Buckley, director of community corrections, presented the advisory board with the office's quarterly supervision and finance report, saying that at the end of the quarter the office recorded 16 adults and one juvenile on bond supervision and a range of cases from higher-level felonies down to lower-level supervision cases.
Buckley said client-paid fees totaled $31,538 for the period and that grant funding supports staff and program costs. "We were out there in over $313,000 for our grant," he said, later noting that about $81,000 had been extended for the remainder of the year and that a separate fiscal-year grant totaled $19,851 and expires June 30. Buckley also said a community transition account has grown to about $90,000 and is used for program purposes the department can deploy without additional county approval.
Randy, an assistant chief and probation officer who reported supervision statistics, provided pretrial and supervision metrics: "The first quarter pretrial we did 74," he said, noting the count was down from 97 and 96 in prior quarters. He reported 146 active supervision cases at quarter end, roughly level with the same quarter last year, and described program outcomes including successful completions, ineligibility reasons for the Community Transition Program, and drug-screening compliance.
Officials described the Community Transition Program (CTP) as a judge-approved step-down option that can allow eligible defendants to complete the final 30–120 days of a sentence in the community under supervision. Buckley and staff also discussed Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), which the department runs and which is being transitioned toward a "jail-free" model with virtual delivery options. "MRT is in transition to the jail-free program currently," Buckley said.
Board members asked no substantive questions during the finance and program review. The advisory board acknowledged the report and moved on to other agenda items.
Next steps: staff will continue quarterly reporting and monitor grant expiration timelines; no formal vote or binding action on programs or funding was taken at the meeting.
