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Approval to enter into a service contract with Buddi US, LLC in the amount of $170,000 to provide Electronic Monitoring services for individuals assigned to Durham County PreTrial Services in FY 25-26
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Date of BOCC Meeting: June 23, 2025
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to enter into a service contract with Buddi US, LLC in the amount of $170,000 to provide Electronic Monitoring services for individuals assigned to Durham County Pretrial Services in Fiscal Year 2025-26. Funding for this contract is included in the approved Justice Services Department FY 25-26 budget. Durham County Government established a Pretrial Services Program in 2006. The overall goal of Durham County's Pretrial Services is to create a systematic approach for recommending release and community supervision for defendants who do not pose a risk to the community as they await trial. The program strives to provide complete and accurate information to judges, improve the release and detention decision, actively supervise defendants released pre-trial, ensure that agency-mandated conditions and court-ordered requirements are satisfied, and to maintain the integrity of the judicial process while promoting public safety.
One essential component of the program is an electronic monitoring module for court identified criminal defendants who are on release from the Durham County Detention Facility as an alternative to detention. Offenders are assigned to electronic monitoring by a judge or by delegated authority of a magistrate or clerk of court and may also be required to attend programs in the community. The utilization of electronic monitoring devices has steadily increased over the past two years. In FY24, the lowest number of units in use was 75 units and the highest was 96 units, with an eleven-month average use of 87 devices. The proposed contract would be for up to 80 units.
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