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Board told proposal to require electronic monitoring at Duvall could improve supervision; members ask about costs and device reliability
Summary
The executive director said he will ask the criminal division to require all Duvall residents to be on electronic monitoring to increase supervision and streamline operations; board members raised questions about resident costs and device reception inside dense buildings.
Marion County’s community corrections leadership said it will ask the criminal division to require electronic monitoring for all individuals living at Duvall to increase supervision and simplify operational verification.
“The intent will be to ask, crim term on, at Monday's meeting, that all individuals at Duval be on electronic monitoring,” the executive director said. He argued the change would raise supervision levels and make operations — such as verifying overnight overtime and late shifts — easier for staff. Board members immediately raised concerns about whether residents would face additional daily fees; the director said residents would not pay more and that the agency’s overall budget impact should be nominal.
Members also questioned device performance inside dense buildings. The director acknowledged GPS and reception limitations in some locations but said staff onsite at Duvall would be able to verify schedules and that vendor maintenance techs could be requested to resolve equipment issues.
