Probation staff outline Alternatives to Incarceration program, ask county to recognize supervision week

Jun 2, 2026

Probation staff reported on the Alternatives to Incarceration program, listing about 30 placement sites, typical community-service hours, an 87% completion rate, and asked the legislature to recognize July 19–25 as Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week.

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Probation Assistant Kate Brown and Brittany Heysler presented the committee with an overview of the Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) program and proposed a county recognition for Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week July 19–25, 2026. Brown said probation took over ATI in 2008 and described community service as the program's largest component, with roughly 30 placement sites currently available. "Currently 30 placement sites" and "Completion rate is about 87%," Brown said when describing placements and overall completion.

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