Missoula Correctional Services

PRETRIAL SUPERVISION PROGRAMThe mission of the Pretrial Supervision Program is to provide information to the Courts that assist the Courts in making the decision for the continued release of a defendant by monitoring those defendants 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. If the Court chooses to release the defendant, the officer supervises the defendant. MCS developed and started this program for the County in 1998.In May of 2023, Missoula County released a Request for Proposals for the Pretrial Supervision Program as our contract with the County for operating the program would expire June 30, 2023. MCS chose not to respond to the RFP due to new reporting and operating requirements that would impact MCS financially. MCS agreed to continue supervising clients for an additional 90 days after the contract expired to assist with the transition of our clients to either a new provider or to the County. Ultimately, MCS continued the program until June 30, 2024 to provide the County time to establish their own Pretrial Program.

COUNTY 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; and the payment of fines. The Misdemeanor Supervision Program received its first client July 1996.The Misdemeanor Supervision Program received 97 new clients from the County Courts during the fiscal year.A number of offenders are charged and convicted of more than one offense. For the sake of data collection, MCS reports the primary offense. The top three offenses were 1. Aggravated DUI 3rd/DUI 3rd 2. Aggravated DUI 2nd/DUI 2nd and 3. Partner Family Member Assault (PFMA). These are the same top offense categories as were noted in last two fiscal years report.There were 190 total county cases supervised during the fiscal year. Of those 71 successfully completed their period of probation. The average days on supervision for those who successfully completed their probations was 399.72 days. 112 clients remained on supervision at the end of the fiscal year. Other releases included one client who absconded supervision, one death, and Court release.There were 8 reports of violations concluded during the fiscal year.