DEPARTMENT: Community Corrections
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
TITLE
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Update On Community Corrections Act Subsidy
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Receive an update on the Community Corrections Act (CCA) Subsidy.
SUMMARY
The CCA Subsidy is state funding provided to counties in Minnesota that have opted into the CCA system. This funding supports local delivery of correctional services including probation, supervised release, parole, and related community-based interventions.
Subsidy amounts are determined by a state formula designed to provide equitable and needs-based funding. The formula includes a base funding amount, and a capitated rate based on the number and type of individuals under supervision.
For State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025, Dakota County received a CCA Subsidy of $8,668,778.
For SFY 2026, the County will receive $8,453,988, a decrease of $214,790.
OUTCOMES
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Through the support of the CCA Subsidy, Dakota County is able to offer an array of supervision and intervention services that are responsive to the needs and risks of individuals in the justice system. In the adult division, CCA funding helps sustain specialized caseloads including Intensive Supervised Release, Supervised Release, High, Medium, and Low Risk Supervision, Gender-Responsive Supervision, Domestic Abuse, Repeat Driving While Impaired (DWI), Sex Offense Supervision, a Mental Health specialized caseload, Re-entry Assistance Program (RAP), and two treatment courts (Veterans Court and Drug Court).
In the juvenile division, CCA funds support High, Medium, and Low Risk Supervision, Gender-Responsive and Sex-Specific Caseloads, as well as a Juvenile Drug Court. These services are critical to delivering effective, individualized supervision strategies at the local level.
In addition, CCA funding supports key front-end probation services, including pretrial supervision, intake, interstate and intrastate transfer coordination, and pre-sentence investigations for both ...
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