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County justice programs face funding cuts; community corrections allocation down after DOC reductions
Summary
County justice official reported Department of Correction grant allocations decreased by about 30%; last year's allocation was roughly $643,584 and this year's community corrections funding was reduced to $450,509 while drug court funding was cut entirely.
A county justice official told commissioners the Department of Correction (DOC) reduced the county's grant allocations, leaving the county with substantially less funding for community corrections and dropping drug court funding entirely. The official said last year's allocation totaled about $643,584 (split roughly into $599,202 for community corrections and $44,382 for drug court); this year, DOC cut the county's allocation by about 30 percent—approximately $193,000—reducing community corrections funding to $450,509 and eliminating the drug court allocation.
The official said the county is seeking supplemental grants (including SAMHSA opportunities and a Justice Partners federal grant covering a peer recovery specialist) and will provide commissioners with a one-page summary outlining cuts, positions left unfilled, and options for minimum staffing levels if additional funding does not materialize. The official warned the cuts could force workforce reductions and said workload studies are underway to prioritize the bare minimum operational staff.
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