PLYMOUTH — At the Marshall County Community Corrections board of directors meeting on Wednesday, a new Chief Officer of the Marshall County Probation Department was discussed.
The current Chief Officer, James Bendy, submitted his resignation recently after 23 years of service. In June of last year, Bendy was recognized by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush for his commitment to the profession of probation and long-time service at the annual justice services conference.
The county has received three applications for the position so far, and Judge Janette Surrisi told the MCC board that they would wait a while longer to see if there will be more applications. She said the department has two assistant chiefs who have been filling in in the interim as the county considers the candidates for that position.
Beau Holcomb, Director of Marshall County Community Corrections, also gave a quick update to the board on his office that currently had 16 pre-trial home detention, along with 96 total clients in the home detention program who all pay a fee to the county for that service as part of their sentence. He said two clients had been terminated from the program due to violations of their probation terms.
Holcomb also told the board that he was “looking forward” to his meeting with the state on the “Cincinnati Report”.
Recently, the Indiana Department of Corrections contracted with the University of Cincinnati to audit programs around the state and then provide a report on those programs. Holcomb said he is anxious to have the meeting to get input on what Marshall County is doing right and what may need improvement.
