Missoula Correctional Services

Programs: Pre-release center and transitional living programthe mission of the missoula pre-release center is to provide a structured community based residential program for adult offenders that holds an offender accountable while providing opportunities to the offender to become productive and law abiding. The pre-release center is a residential transitional facility for adult male and female inmates. It served 352 offenders during the fiscal year. Of these 26 were paroled, 116 were released on conditional release, 13 discharged their prison portion of their sentences, 63 were terminated from the program, 6 escaped and 1 was administratively transferred to another institution. The remaining 127 individuals including 14 offenders who are currently in the transitional living program continued in the program into the next fiscal year. The transitional living program is an extension of the pre-release center that allows inmates to reside in private residences during their last 60 days. It provides an additional transitional period to assist in their adjustment to independent living. 92 offenders were in the transitional living program during the fiscal year this includes 14 offenders currently in the tlp .

misdemeanor supervision programthe mission of the misdemeanor supervision program is to provide a sentencing alternative to the courts that reduces the likelihood of offenders committing more crimes by monitoring their compliance with sentencing conditions ordered by the court. The misdemeanor supervision program monitors misdemeanor offenders for their adherence to court ordered treatment, compliance to behavioral restrictions such as the usage of alcohol or drugs, and contact with victims; intake of monitored antabuse; and the payment of fines. The misdemeanor supervision program received its first client july 1996. During this fiscal year the average daily population of offenders being supervised was 101. 86. There were 184 offenders served during the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 65 clients successfully completed their term of probation supervision. An additional 14 were released from supervision by the court in some fashion (revoked to jail, deceased, etc. ). The remaining individuals continued in the program into the next fiscal year.

pretrial supervision programthe mission of the pretrial supervision program is to provide information to the courts that assist the courts in making release decisions of an incarcerated defendant and to monitor those defendants that are released for compliance to their conditions of release. The pretrial supervision program is a nonresidential program designed to supervise court ordered defendants who would otherwise be held in jail due to the amount of bond ordered by the court. The program screens referred defendants assessing each individual's risk of flight, danger to the community, and ties to the community. Based on an officer's findings, recommendations for or against release to the court is made. If the court chooses to release the defendant, the officer supervises the defendant. During the current fiscal year, 224 defendants were supervised with an average daily population of 63. 83. 363 referrals were received during this time period. 236 screenings were completed for the court.