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 COVID-19 pandemic issues there was a significant decline in the number of male and female inmates being served during the 2021-2022 fiscal year. MCS has been able to gradually increase our inmate population and at the end of FY 23 had an average daily population of 83.66 for males and an ADP of 14 for females. MCS goal is to return to full capacity which is 117.

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 87 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 fiscal years report.There were 166 total county case 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 397.36 days. 93 clients remained on supervision at the end of the fiscal year. Two absconded supervision.There was 1 report of violations filed and concluded during the fiscal year.

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 494 Direct placements of defendants from the Courts during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year an increase of 43%. Most defendants have been charged with more than one offense. For the sake of Data collection, MCS reports what we consider to be the primary offense. The top four offenses were Assault/assault with a weapon 14.6%; Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs 14.2 %; DUI 4th or subsequent 7.9%. Burglary and Criminal Endangerment were tied for fourth position at 4.85% each.The average daily population of clients in the program was 293.25. There were 586 pretrial clients who were released from the program during the fiscal year. 326 clients completed their period of supervision on pretrial successfully, 133 release were revoked by the court and 127 defendants, though initially referred, were never received by MCS for supervision.