A community corrections residence for convicted male felons and misdemeanored adult or certified adult, screened from county courts and Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC). Includes: - Individual and group counseling - Assistance in development of living skills - Training in seeking, obtaining and keeping jobs - Preparation for GED tests - Assistance with financial planning, budgeting and restitution - Referrals to community resources - Assistance in furthering academic and vocational education - Recreation programming - On-site substance testing

Provides probation and parole services to residents of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

- Adult gross and misdemeanor probationers - Juvenile probationers and parolees - ages 10 - 19 - Diversion and pre-diversion clients - Adults and juveniles with community service work - Clients in monitor status by the court pending completion of court ordered conditions

Court services and corrections. Restitution grant allows juvenile offenders to volunteer at nonprofit work sites in order to pay restitution owed to victims of their crimes. Probation and parole supervision for juvenile offenders and adult misdemeanor offenders.

Provides probation and parole services to residents of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

Provides a system of services to adults and juveniles. Services include: - Adult Supervision Programs: Provides several different types of supervision programs for adults ranging from enhanced supervision programs, intensive, low-level, pre-trial, sex offender supervision, supervised release, traditional supervision placed on probation, and transfer of probation supervision - Adult and Juvenile Community Service Work (CSW): Court-ordered volunteer work with local non-profits, community-based or government organizations - Adult and Juvenile Electronic Monitoring: Services are provided under a contractual arrangement with Midwest Monitoring and Surveillance. The program is intended to offer the court an alternative between traditional probation and jail for adults or placement of juveniles in residential or custodial settings.

The North Homes Cottage offers a comprehensive 35 Day Evaluation to provide referral sources, children, and their families' appropriate recommendations to meet the client's needs. The Assessment Unit is staffed with trained youth counselors and Mental Health Practitioners who interact daily with clients and provide behavioral observations. The client will remain in the Assessment Unit for 35 days and participate in educational programming through independent School District 318, recreational, leisure, cultural, and spiritual activities, therapeutic groups, art therapy, medication education, eligibility for becoming a positive peer, visitation with family, etc. - 24-hour behavior observation and documentation by trained staff, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers. A comprehensive assessment, which identifies child and family issues, and historical information is conducted. The assessment team then recommends ongoing services that will best meet the present and future needs of the child and their family. The North Homes Cottage Assessment Program consists of components including: - Behavioral Assessments - Psychiatric Evaluation - Culture Assessment - Recreational Assessment - Academic Assessment - Family Assessment - Family History - Health Screening/Physical Examination - Substance Use Assessments The evaluations will be completed in 35 days, after which an assessment staffing will be held with members of the Treatment Team to discuss findings and recommendations. Referral Contacts (218)327-3000 or (888)430-3055 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Provides services to the public, other county offices, and the judiciary including: - Civil case filings - Criminal/traffic - Family/probate - Juvenile - Small claims Also provides: - All required reports necessary for good case management - Collection and disbursement of fines and fees - Court-ordered restitution - Jury selection - Processing and calendaring of court cases - Safeguarding of all court records - Temporary Restraining Order Filing

Services: Juvenile Probation: - Ryan Kruse (218)327-2869 ext. 1418 - Chelsea Rabey (218)327-2869 ext. 1324 - Josh Oja (218)327-2869 ext. 1442 Community Work Service/Restitution: - Jim Sweeney (218)327-2869 ext. 1445 Adult Probation: - Jason Anderson (218)327-2869 ext. 1443 (Itasca County) - Melanie Allison (218)327-2869 ext. 1323 (Itasca County) - Michelle Anderson (218)327-2869 ext. 1444 (Itasca County) - Tiana Carlson (218)327-2869 ext. 1344 (Itasca County)

Provides probation and parole services to residents of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

- Adult and Juvenile probation - Drug testing - Electronic home monitor - Intensive repeat DWI Supervision - Juvenile work crew - Restorative Conferencing - Sentencing to service (where adults in jail can reduce their jail sentence a day for a day or offenders can work off a fine at $8.00 per hour)

The Secure unit is a twelve bed detention center. Youth must be at least 10 years old and not older than 19 years of age unless they have remained under the courts' extended juvenile jurisdiction. - Programming is available for males and females. - Encouraged to attend school provided by ISD 318 as well as recreational activities. - Access to chemical health education and mental health services. - Consequence Based Programming - Flexible - Short or long term - Daily use of behavioral rating scales - Availability of urine analysis - Cognitive behavioral groups and individual work

A safe place where counselors, therapists, and doctors create a therapeutic living environment to help students who reside in this setting gain the skills they need to succeed in their home, community, and school. Residential care and treatment for boys and girls ages 10-17 in a non-secure setting. There are 20 beds in the Cottage. Youth are referred to the Cottage by County Social Workers, County Probation Officers, Tribal Social Workers, Parents, self-referrals, or the courts. On-site educational programming is provided by Independent School District 318. Each student will earn credit for school attendance during placement at the North Homes Cottage. The following areas are addressed in each resident's plan: - Social/Interpersonal Skills - Emotional Control - Vocational Skills - Independent Living Skills - DBT and skills Students in the Residential Program participate in various program activities and receive services including, but not limited to: - Daily therapeutic/psycho-educational group discussions covering such topics as communication skills, emotions, anger management, gender issues, CD information, stress management, depression and conflict resolution - Individual counseling - Psychiatric evaluation and monitoring - Structured daily recreational/leisure activities - Structured daily schedule addressing daily living skill development - Cultural education, activities and advocacy - Community professional mental health services - On site school programming - Coordination with community resources and agencies - On site health screening and care - Spirituality services Treatment will have individual goals for everyone to complete. The North Homes Cottage provides programming for our Crisis Shelter and 35-Day Evaluations. Referral Contacts 218-327-3000 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Provides probation and parole services to residents of Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

A safe place where counselors, therapists, and doctors create a therapeutic living environment to help students who reside in this setting gain the skills they need to succeed in their home, community, and school. Residential care and treatment for boys and girls ages 10-17 in a non-secure setting. There are 20 beds in the Cottage. Youth are referred to the Cottage by County Social Workers, County Probation Officers, Tribal Social Workers, Parents, self-referrals, or the courts. On-site educational programming is provided by Independent School District 318. Each student will earn credit for school attendance during placement at the North Homes Cottage. The following areas are addressed in each resident's plan: - Social/Interpersonal Skills - Emotional Control - Vocational Skills - Independent Living Skills - DBT and skills Students in the Residential Program participate in various program activities and receive services including, but not limited to: - Daily therapeutic/psycho-educational group discussions covering such topics as communication skills, emotions, anger management, gender issues, CD information, stress management, depression and conflict resolution - Individual counseling - Psychiatric evaluation and monitoring - Structured daily recreational/leisure activities - Structured daily schedule addressing daily living skill development - Cultural education, activities and advocacy - Community professional mental health services - On site school programming - Coordination with community resources and agencies - On site health screening and care - Spirituality services Treatment will have individual goals for everyone to complete. The North Homes Cottage provides programming for our Crisis Shelter and 35-Day Evaluations. Referral Contacts 218-327-3000 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Home setting for girls with delinquency and disciplinary problems. Placement by Courts or Social Services. Main office in Andover, MN 612-753-1551

The following case types are processed and tried in the District Court: ?- Civil court: Includes cases, among others, such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court - Conciliation Court: Small Claims Court; claim amounts are limited to $7500 - Criminal: Includes processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations - Family: Includes dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases - Juvenile: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses - Probate: Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency

- Diversion Program Monitoring for Adults: Low-level felony offenders with little or no prior criminal record may be court-ordered into the Diversion Program. Diversion allows certain property and drug offenders to avoid a felony conviction if they complete a probationary period with specific conditions. Offenders may be required to pay restitution to their victims, complete community work service, and undergo chemical dependency treatment. ?- Diversion Program Monitoring for Juveniles: Low-level juvenile offenders with little or no prior criminal record may be offered diversion as an alternative option to appearing in court. Youth in the Diversion Program will not have to appear in front of a judge, have a court record or be placed on probation. Diversion consequences are typically less significant than those imposed by the court. ?- Case management - Information and referral to services ?- Probation supervision for adult and juvenile offenders as ordered by the court, including Adult Probation Service Center and Juvenile Probation, home electronic monitoring, remote electronic alcohol monitoring, and specialized domestic abuse and sexual offender supervision

The North Homes Cottage offers a comprehensive 35 Day Evaluation to provide referral sources, children, and their families' appropriate recommendations to meet the client's needs. The Assessment Unit is staffed with trained youth counselors and Mental Health Practitioners who interact daily with clients and provide behavioral observations. The client will remain in the Assessment Unit for 35 days and participate in educational programming through independent School District 318, recreational, leisure, cultural, and spiritual activities, therapeutic groups, art therapy, medication education, eligibility for becoming a positive peer, visitation with family, etc. - 24-hour behavior observation and documentation by trained staff, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers. A comprehensive assessment, which identifies child and family issues, and historical information is conducted. The assessment team then recommends ongoing services that will best meet the present and future needs of the child and their family. The North Homes Cottage Assessment Program consists of components including: - Behavioral Assessments - Psychiatric Evaluation - Culture Assessment - Recreational Assessment - Academic Assessment - Family Assessment - Family History - Health Screening/Physical Examination - Substance Use Assessments The evaluations will be completed in 35 days, after which an assessment staffing will be held with members of the Treatment Team to discuss findings and recommendations. Referral Contacts (218)327-3000 or (888)430-3055 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Provides the probation and pre-trial services of adult and juvenile offenders within Freeborn County. Provides services such as: - Services for Adults: Supervision while on probation of individuals who are convicted of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and/or felony charges that have been reduced. Also includes pre-trial supervision, coordinating placement of offenders in appropriate community and residential programs, pre-dispositional reports, probation violation reports, reference reports, restitution and restoration, community work service, electronic monitoring, and pre-trial supervision, or conditional release. - Services for Juveniles: Supervision while on probation of individuals who are found by the court to have committed a serious misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense. Also includes pre-dispositional and violation reports to the court, working closely with community agencies, treatment programs, community service work, restitution, participation in an education program specific to the offense, mental health counseling, chemical dependency assessment referrals, and incarceration in a juvenile correctional facility or foster home, group foster home, or correctional camp program.