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Corrections director: pretrial release program showed high success rates and saved county detention costs
Summary
Director Michael Myers told the Board of Commissioners the pretrial release program kept 97.2% of participants arrest-free and saved an estimated $735,390 in detention costs; he also flagged a 42-person monthly increase in average daily population and 13 staff injuries responding to codes.
Michael Myers, director of Douglas County Corrections, presented a condensed monthly report and highlighted the department's pretrial release program: "97.2 percent of all individuals on pretrial release remained arrest free, and 98.5 percent remained free from violent offenses," he said, adding that the program saved taxpayers an estimated $735,390 in detention costs over the relevant reporting period.
Myers also briefed the board on compliance and upcoming reviews: the facility expects an American Correctional Association audit in late October and a follow-up from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care to review recent changes to standards. He reported the facility's average daily population rose by 42 month over month and said there were 13 staff injuries responding to codes (none the result of unprovoked inmate-on-staff assaults), with most injuries described as minor or training-related. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about the Lincoln Regional Center discussions and staffing trends.
