Putting sex offenders on local probation or in jail, helps ensure they get the treatment they need, according to Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem. Rehabilitation is a key priority for his office.
“There are over 70 counties in the state of Minnesota that don't have a juvenile detention center and they work through similar challenges,” said Travis Gransee, Olmsted County's deputy administrator of health, housing and human services. “We are one more county that is a county without a JDC.