Missoula Correctional Services

PRE-RELEASE CENTERThe 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. Due to the COCID-19 pandemic issues there was a significant decline in the number of male and female inmates being served during the fiscal year. Male population was down 3.8% and the female population was down 47.2%.

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; intake of monitored antabuse; and the payment of fines. The Misdemeanor Supervision Program received its first client July 1996.The Misdemeanor Supervision Program received 64 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).There were 150 total county case supervised during the fiscal year. Of those 64 successfully completed their period of probation. The average days on supervision for those who successfully completed their probations was 484.97 days. 81 clients remained on supervision at the end of the fiscal year. One client was released from supervision for reasons such as death or another jurisdiction taking the case, one absconded supervision and one was revoked and terminated from the program for violation of conditions.There were 7 reports of violations filed and concluded during the fiscal year. The two most commonly conditions violated were for failure to attend court ordered treatment and use of alcohol/illegal drugs.

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.There were 346 Direct placements of defendants from the Courts during the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year.Most defendants have been charged with more than one offense. For the safe of Data collection, MCS reports what we consider to be the primary offense. The top four offenses were Assault/assault with a weapon 16.2%; Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs 12.1 %; Strangulation 8.1%; and DUI 4th or subsequent 7.8%.The average daily population of clients in the program was 260.1. There were 424 pretrial clients who were released from the program during the fiscal year. 182 clients completed their period of supervision on pretrial successfully, 138 release were revoked by the court and 104 defendants, though initially referred, were never received by MCS for supervision.The top 3 violations committed by defendants during their period of supervision were 1. Law and Conduct 2. Violating Testing Requirements and 3. Usage or possession of intoxicants or illegal drugs.