| Community Corrections Offices |
The Department of Correction manages more than 20,000 offenders in the state of Idaho. |
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About UsCommunity Corrections supervises more than 12,000 felony offenders in the community with highly trained and professionally dedicated staff. It manages eight district and 13 satellite probation and parole offices. Community Corrections provides offenders the opportunity to make a positive transition into the community by providing individual support and programs and assistance. Accountability and protection are provided by prescribing individual case management plans that are facilitated, monitored and supervised through an assigned probation/parole officer. Community Corrections seeks to involve all facets of the community, which includes, but is not limited to, victims and their families, programs for offenders, their families, involvement in community activities and partnerships with other criminal justice agencies. Pre-sentence investigations are conducted by investigators to gather relevant information about offenders to assist the judicial system in selecting among sentencing alternatives. Each offender is assigned a supervision level based on their assessment of their individual risk and/or needs. These levels of supervision are maximum, medium and minimum. Each level incorporates a standard in which each offender is seen by their respective officer a minimum of times each month. Officers usually have much more contact than these standards imply, due to their community involvement and the needs of offenders. Counselors provide group and individual services in conjunction with trained probation/parole officers in all districts offices and community work centers. Counselors provide linkage, coordination and consistency in substance abuse treatment between Department of Correction institutions, Community Corrections and community agencies and referrals. The primary focus is recovery from addiction; group/cognitive self-change; preventative education; transition; rational thinking; and prevention. Assessment, screening, and specialized substance abuse training for Probation and parole staff also is provided. Substance abuse counselors work in conjunction with these trained substance probation/parole officers to develop effective treatment plans intended to facilitate long-term abstinence and stability. Community Corrections Probation & Parole OfficesDistrict 1 Satellite Offices (2) District 2 District 3 Satellite Offices (1) District 4 Probation & Parole Satellite Offices (5) District 5 Satellite Offices (2) District 6 Satellite Offices (1) District 7 Satellite Offices (2) |
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