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Probation officials report staffing shortages and high juvenile-detention overage costs
Polk County Commission · May 4, 2026
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Summary
County juvenile-services staff told commissioners they are short-staffed, operating on condition-based supervision, and paying about $26,000 a month in overage charges when the county exceeds its four-bed contract for juvenile detention beds in Yamhill County.
Juvenile-services staff told commissioners the department is short-staffed, that probation officers are carrying high caseloads, and that the county relies on a four-bed contract with Yamhill County for detention capacity.
"We contract with Yamhill County for 4 beds.…
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