The Tri-County Corrections Board met Monday at the Northwest Regional Correction Center (NWRCC).
NWRCC MONTHLY STATISTICS REPORT
The meeting began with Executive Director Andrew Larson updating the board on the monthly statistics report. Larson reported that there are currently 145 inmates in the jail. So far this year, through the month of May, the average daily population in the jail is just under 142.
There are currently only five inmates at the Juvenile Center, while the average daily population remains around four and a half inmates. Only one side of the facility is currently open, and the Juvenile Center continues to struggle with staffing issues.
Highly reported crimes in the area continue to be drug-related charges and DUIs in the community.
JUVENILE CENTER SEES SOME STAFFING ISSUES
While the jail has seen some progress on its staffing issues, they saw last week. The Juvenile Center has more significant issues now. “The Juvenile Center, obviously, we are not in as good of shape there. We probably need two to three full-time positions and a couple of hybrids as well. So Juvenile Center continues to be in a pretty tough spot,” said Larson. “We have one open position at our probation department as an associate probation agent, which they are interviewing currently for, and we have a newly open position in the jail as a Correctional Case Aide that is also currently open and hope to get that filled prior to the next boarding meeting in July.”
ANDREW LARSON APPOINTED TO SUPERVISED RELEASE BOARD
For those unaware, when someone in the state of Minnesota is sentenced to life in prison, they are sentenced to 30 years in prison, and once that is over, their sentence is reevaluated. “In order for them to be considered for supervised release, it has been solely the discretion of the Commissioner of Corrections,” said Larson. “However, there have been some legislative changes recently, and now there is a Supervised Release Board that will make that decision.”
The board consists of the Commissioner and four community members. If the offense was committed by a juvenile, someone with a psychiatric background will be brought in. Larson was selected to serve on the board in late May, with his term starting on July 1.
