Community Corrections: caseloads rising for supervised release; probation programs expand evidence-based groups

Krista Jones, Community Corrections manager, briefed the board on intake, supervised release (parole), probation and reentry work. Jones said supervised release caseloads are trending upward under the 2023 Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act (MRRA), and that the department has trained additional agents to prepare for more supervised-release work. She described specialty caseloads: domestic-violence agents average about 45–50 cases, drug caseloads average 50–60, and enhanced-court programs remain capped by state rules.