Investigating & Resolving Justice Center Issues

Local Familiarity & National Experience

Lawrence, KS

Lincoln County, NE

Texas County, MO

Monroe County, TN

Campbell County, TN

Anderson County, TN

Belleville, IL

Loudon County, TN

Examine the Entire Justice System • Courts • Jail • Juvenile

Addressing the Jail Crowding Problem from Many Directions

Expand Pre-Trial Release

County Jail

Address Substance Abuse, Mental Health

Build More Beds Why Do Jails Cost So Much? • Security Systems • Vandal Resistant • Lots of Steel and Concrete • 50 Year Buildings • 24/7 Use

US Bidding/ Planning Projects (DEC & SEC projects projected to bid through 2018)

Less Competetion Equals Higher Cost • Detention Equipment Contractors 45 in mid1990’s and 24 in 2016

• Security Electronic Firms 23 in mid 1990’s, 12 in 2016

• Detention Hollow Metal Mfrs. 22 in mid 1990’s, 4 in 2016

• Security Lock Companies 17 in mid1990’s, 4 in 2016

• Security Window Manufacturers 11 in mid 1990’s, 2 in 2016

Staffing Cost Outweighs Construction Cost • New Jail Designs Allow for Greater Staff Efficiency • One Post = 4.7 staff • 365 days x 24 Hours = 8760 hours • 3 weeks vacation/sick • 12 holidays • 1 week minimum mandatory training • 46.5 weeks/worker x 40 hours per week=1860 hours per person • 8760 hours a year / 1860 = 4.7 Staff

Staffing Cost • Average Salary $35,000 • Average Benefits $16,500* • 4.7 staff per post = $242,050 • $242,050 x 30 Years = $7,261,500 per post • 3 post minimum = $726,150 per year * based on US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Non-Custody Alternatives to Consider:

Population Expediter • Assesses All at Intake for Eligibility for Pre-Trial Release & for Alternative Sanctions • Sentence Management & Population Management • Helps Ensure Expedited Court Proceedings • Reduces Jail Stays & Bed Needs

Non-Custody Alternatives to Consider:

Expansion of Pre-Trial Release • For Non-Violent with Community Ties • Significantly Reduces Length of Stay • For Some, with Electronic Monitoring and/or Day Reporting • Fees Reduce Costs & Teach Accountability

Non-Custody Alternatives to Consider:

Assess Potential for Enhancing Existing County Alternatives • Pre-Trial Release • Electronic Monitoring $7-$14 per day versus $35-$60

• Drug / Recovery Court • Probation • Batterers Intervention Program • Community Service

Non-Custody Alternatives to Consider:

Expansion of Drug/Recovery Court • Existing County Drug / Recovery Court o

Reduces Drug-related Crimes

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Helps Break the Cycle

• Proven Program Nationwide • Much Less Expensive than Jail • Consider Expanding to Incorporate Veterans Court / Mental Health Court / Wellness Court

Non-Custody Alternatives to Consider:

Mental Health Diversion

Mentally Ill 20-30%

• Divert to Low Cost Staff Secure Facility • Run by Health Care Provider • In-patient: Medicaid Eligible, so County’s $ are Low • Out-patient: Could be Part of Day Reporting Center • Reduces Recidivism

Not Mentally Ill

Non-Custody Alternatives to Consider:

Alternative Sanctions Other than Jail for Violating Probation • Currently, Probation Violators Account for High % of Inmates in Jail • Other, Less Costly, Sanctions that Foster Accountability: • Home Confinement with Electronic Monitoring o

Day Reporting

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Intensive Probation

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Community Service

Establish Strong Classification System • Allocate staff resources where most needed • Safety of Staff and Inmates • 48% Increase in Women’s Population 1999-2013 • Mental Health Population

Need for Program Space • Vocational • Medical Treatment • Trauma Counseling • Addiction Treatment • Family Counseling • Domestic Violence • Anger Management • Financial Management

“How do we get people back into the community?” Repair and heal the person while improving and enhancing their environment

Re-Entry Center • Reduces Recidivism 17% versus 43% average in first year • Less Expensive to Build Jail cost $280-$320 psf Re-entry cost $200 - $240 psf

• Intensive Counseling • Prepare to Reenter Society • Job Placement Services

CASE STUDY ADAMS COUNTY, CO • 28,000 square foot program • Housing 184 detainees • 3.5M renovation to existing building • Dormitory style housing • 154 Male Beds • 30 Female Beds • Counseling • Education • Visitation • Food Service • 1 year of residential cost = 13K • 83% of clients had no filings within 12 months

Serving “re-entry” and “recovery” needs

• Multiple visitation & group meeting areas • Acoustics • Furniture

Group Meeting Area

• Single and double occupancy rooms • Normalized furniture • Maximize daylight • Privacy - PREA

Room Concept

Juvenile System • Juvenile Court • Juvenile Detention • Alternatives to Detention • Family Counseling

It is not possible to just build your way out of inmate overcrowding.