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Two agmts with the MN Dept of Corrections for Intensive Supervised Release and Remote Electronic Alcohol Monitoring, revised contract period 07/01/23-06/30/27, total combined NTE $3,968,400 (recv)
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreement A2512873 to fund the Intensive Supervised Release Program (ISR) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 in the receivable amount of $3,778,400, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Amendment 1 to Agreement A2311745 to fund the Remote Alcohol Monitoring Program (REAM), extending the agreement for two additional years, July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027, adding $190,000 for a revised receivable amount of $380,000; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that both agreements with the State of Minnesota Department of Corrections be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreements on behalf of the County; and the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the acceptance of the grant funding for these programs by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued funding commitment by Hennepin County when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Agmt A2512873, Intensive Supervised Release Program (ISR)
This grant agreement provides $3,778,400 to fund the ISR Program for state fiscal years 2026-2027, $1,889,200 each year, funding 17 full?time equivalents (FTEs): 15.0 Probation/Parole Officers and 2.0 Corrections Unit Supervisors.
The ISR Program was created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1990 to provide for maximum community surveillance and supervision of the most high-risk clients released from a Minnesota Correctional Facility (prison). DOCCR has been involved since the inception of the ISR program. Primary elements of the program include face-to-face contacts (at client's residence, place of employment, in the community) and supervision provided by specially trained agents with sma...
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