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Nueces officials: Cuts to probation will end specialized courts, force group reporting, increase prison costs

The Corpus Christi Caller Times has an article ("Nueces County probation department bracing for cuts," March 27) localizing the story about proposed budget cuts to probation departments, detailing what they would mean in particular to Nueces County:One proposal in the House would have cut about 22 percent from the department's budget during the next two years. That likely would kill the six diversion court programs along with the department's specialized caseloads.It also would mean probation officers wouldn't have much time for fieldwork like checking on interlock devices for DWI offenders, curfew checks and keeping tabs on sex offenders on probation. The average caseload of 130 offenders would rise to about 165, according to a February department report on the impact of proposed cuts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 27, 2011 (boomark / email).