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JOSEPHINE COUNTY ADULT CORRECTIONS

 

I.   Josephine County Public Safety Services

II.  Josephine County Adult Corrections, Josephine County, Oregon Adopted Budget: FY 2015-16

 

I.  Josephine County Public Safety Services

 

Public Safety Services

JS&PSS Exploratory Committee

Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society

http://www.hugoneighborhood.org/pss.htm

 

The Josephine County Juvenile Justice Center is one of six major public safety services identified in the last four county levies and the sales tax proposal (2012 - 2015). Locally there are usually considered to be the six major components of the JO CO public safety program.

 

Appendix 4B. Josephine County’s Minimally Adequate Level of Public Safety Services Standards, Section III.C. Components Of JO CO Public Safety Program For Increased Funding: 2012 - 2015.

JS&PSS Exploratory Committee

Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society

http://www.hugoneighborhood.org/malpss.htm

 

• Walker, Mike; Whalen, Jon, Members JS&PSS Exploratory Committee, Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society. Very Draft December 15, 2015.

        Appendix 4B. JO CO’s Minimally Adequate Level of Public Safety Services (MALPSS) Standards, Including Law Enforcement Staffing & Deployment.

        Supporting  Justice System & Public Safety Services Study Design: 2015. Hugo, OR.

 

1. Adult Jail.

2. Juvenile Justice.

3. District Attorney’s Office.

4. Sheriff Rural Patrol Deputies.

5. Criminal Investigations & Related Sheriff’s Office Support Services.

6. Animal Control/Protection.

 

Other PSS

 

7. Adult Corrections

 

Adult Corrections Program

JS&PSS Exploratory Committee

Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society

http://www.hugoneighborhood.org/pss.htm

 

II. Josephine County Adult Corrections, Josephine County, Oregon Adopted Budget: FY 2015-16

 

• Josephine County (JO CO) Board of County Commissioners (BCC). June 17, 2015. Josephine County, Oregon Adopted Budget FY 2015-16. JO CO BCC

        Resolution Number 2015-026. Grants Pass, OR.

 

PUBLIC SAFETY FUND (PSF), JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON (PSF, pages 158/764 - 223/764)

 

I. PUBLIC SAFETY FUND DESCRIPTION (PSF, page 160/764)

 

II. BUDGET – RESOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS

 

III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND BUDGETS

A. Sheriff (PSF, pages 164/764 - 199/764)

B. District Attorney (PSF, pages 200/764 - 216/764)

C. Juvenile Justice (PSF, pages 217/764 - 223/764)

 

PUBLIC HEALTH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON (PHF, pages 262/764 - 321/764)

Animal Protection and Regulation (PHF, pages 300/764 - 302/764)

 

ADULT CORRECTIONS FUND (ACF), JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON (ACF, pages 224/764 - 261/764)

 

A. Fund Description

B. Programs

       1. Program: Summary

       2. Program: Administration

       3. Program: Alcohol & Drug Treatment

       4. Program: Field Services

       5. Program: Supervisory Authority

       6. Program: Work Crew/Community Service

       7. Program: Drug Court (Pass Through)

       8. Program: Justice Reinvestment Act Funds

       9. Program: Home Detention/Electronic

     10. Program: Transition House

C. Elective, Necessary, And/or Mandated Adult Corrections PSS

 

JOSEPHINE COUNTY ADULT CORRECTIONS FUND DESCRIPTION (ACF, page 226/764)

 

The Adult Corrections Fund was formed effective July 1, 2007. It includes several related programs which had previously been in the Community Justice Department. This department was reorganized into Juvenile Justice, which remained in the Public Safety Fund and Adult Corrections, which is now in this fund.

 

Adult Corrections administers a number of programs focused on the supervision, treatment and sanctioning of felony and misdemeanor offenders placed on probation by the courts or released from prison under jurisdiction of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. The programs, described later in this section, include Field Services, Work Crew and Community Service, Alcohol/ Drug and Cognitive Treatment, Home Detention and Supervisory Authority.

 

Additional efforts include re-entry services for high risk offenders returning from prison. Community Corrections is dedicated to community safety and offender accountability while promoting positive behavior change.

 

The adopted budget is in balance, which means that the budgeted requirements (expenditures and ending fund balance) are equal to the resources (beginning fund balance and revenues) that are estimated to be available during the budget year.

 

A summary of the Adult Corrections Fund (Resources and Requirements) is presented first in the Josephine County, Oregon Adopted Budget FY 2015-16, followed by Schedule A, which summarizes the eight programs in the fund. The money available for them is equal to total resources of the fund, less the requirement and Internal Service Fund charges.

 

Schedule A is supported by a Program Worksheet (Schedule B) for each program. Schedule B provides information about the purpose of the program, how much revenue it is expected to generate during the budget year, and a breakdown of its expenditure budget by the categories

specified in Oregon Local Budget Law.

 

Schedules C, D, and E provide details of resources, personal services, and other expenditures, respectively.

 

1. Program: Summary (ACF, page 230/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

 

Department Summary  Josephine County Community Corrections is a state funded, mandated county program charged with the supervision of felony and misdemeanor offenders placed on probation by the courts or offenders released from prison under the jurisdiction of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. The department is committed to public safety, victim rights, offender accountability and opportunity for change. Community Corrections is dedicated to implementing evidence-based practices, utilizing supervision strategies that have proven to be effective in the overall reduction of risk to recidivate in the community. Community Corrections supervises an offender population of nearly 1,000.

 

Adult Corrections - Budget Goals (ACF, page 231/764)

 

Budget Goal #1. Community Corrections is mandated to provide supervision, sanctions and services to felony offenders placed on probation by the courts or released on post-prison supervision. SB 1145 assures baseline state funding for these mandated services and has historically been accomplished without county general fund assistance. FY 14-15 budget continues these services in addition to alternative sanctioning options such as home detention and work crews as well as alcohol and drug treatment.

 

Budget Goal #2. Community Corrections is very responsive to the needs of the citizens and routinely provide information about probation, parole, treatment, victim services and the county criminal justice system as a whole. Public records requests are dealt with in a timely manner and budget documents are presented in a public forum as well as available on line when completed as part of the county budget document. The office is open to the public 7:30 to 5:30pm M-F and during the lunch hour as well as a satellite office open on Tuesdays in Cave Junction.

 

Budget Goal #3. Community Corrections is dedicated to the continued partnerships with other agencies and offering assistance to the overall systemic function of public safety. New partnerships and an expansion of services are proposed in this budget to offer additional services to the community in the form of DUII evaluations and monitoring, expansion of alcohol and drug treatment services, expansion of field services in the form of adding an additional PPO, support for RADE to increase public safety support and response county-wide, and a partnership with the Sheriff's Office to deploy potential secure treatment.

 

2. Program: Administration (ACF, page 232/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2710

 

Purpose of Program  Administration is responsible for program policy development and implementation as well as contract and record maintenance, and personnel selection and training. It is also responsible for all fiscal services including expenditure and revenue accounting, purchasing coordination, annual budget preparation and grant management. Budget and policies are public documents and program implementation is done with public safety as priority. Our management model encourages, hires and trains toward a high degree of professionalism and ethics.

 

3. Program: Alcohol & Drug Treatment (ACF, page 237/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2720

 

Purpose of Program  Treatment Services is contained in Josephine County's Community Corrections Plan and is therefore a part of the Inter-governmental Agreement with the Oregon Department of Corrections. The program offers treatment to indigent offenders who may have difficulty accessing other treatment options. The program is funded by DOC and offender fees and provides evidence based strategies for behavior change for adult offenders. Alcohol and drug treatment is a specific condition of supervision for most offenders placed on probation or post-prison supervision. The program is subject to Senate Bill 267 compliance and has participated in Department of Corrections assessment, called the Correctional Program Checklist (CPC) and scored a "very satisfactory" rating. Program components also include Moral Recognition Therapy and the Matrix Program as evidenced based curriculum. Community Corrections continues to receive additional money this biennium as a part of Measure 57 directed funding focused specifically to the treatment of prison-bound property offenders with substance abuse issues. Community Corrections Treatment Services is involved in community outreach through participation in the LADPC Provider Network, Substance Abuse Community Action Team, and the Meth Task Force. Counselors are Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselors and are required to maintain that certification. They are also certified cognitive behavioral instructors in keeping with best practices. Community Corrections is utilizing the availability of Oregon Health Plan funds to help subsidize the program for those who qualify. This newly developed revenue stream will help with the expansion of services.

 

4. Program: Field Services (ACF, page 240/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2730

 

Purpose of Program Field Services is a state mandated program and services are outlined through an Inter-governmental agreement with Oregon Department of Corrections. Field Services supervises all adult felony and misdemeanor cases placed on probation by the courts or released from prison on parole or post-prison supervision. Parole and Probation Officers enforce conditions of supervision, assess offenders and make referrals for treatment services, monitor compliance, sanction offenders for non-compliance, and work with law enforcement agencies in the community with regard to controlling offenders who pose a risk to public safety. Field Services contracts for services in the areas of mental health, sex offender and drug court treatment and re-entry efforts. Outcomes monitored by Oregon Department of Corrections measure employment, treatment, restitution paid to victims, community service completed, cases closed successful and recidivism. These outcomes are set by state averages and drive program development, data entry and staff training. This unit is also dedicated to best practices using newly developed assessment tools to identify criminogenic factors, which when addressed appropriately, have the best chance of changing behavior. Resources have also focused on the high and medium risk offenders who pose the most threat to public safety. Field Services recognizes unique populations, and specializes in the criminogenic factors associated with each specialized population including domestic violence, sex offenders, mental health, Drug Offenders, Alternative Incarcerated Programs, etc.   Further, Field services is dedicated to internal training and development to assure staff meet industry training standards recommended by the department of public safety standards and trainin. Field services internal training includes defensive tactics, reasonable standard training, firearms training, field training programs, evidence-based practices, case planning, supervision strategies, etc.

 

It is worth noting, Department of Corrections does not fund the supervision of misdemeanors offenders, however Community Corrections continues to supervise this population as a public safety service to the county. Additionally, minimal jail resources have changed the way parole and probation officers sanction offenders, using more noncustodial sanctions and interventions. Due to the short jail sanctions available, high risk offenders are rarely held pending adjudication by the courts resulting in high failure to appear rates and warrant requests.

 

5. Program: Supervisory Authority (ACF, page 243/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2740

 

Purpose of Program  Supervisory Authority manages the sentenced inmate population, moving offenders between jail and other custodial programs. Staff provides assessment of offenders placed under the control of the Supervisory Authority and makes recommendations to the jail staff for movement of offenders to alternative sanction programs when the jail reaches capacity. Staff provides recommendations for post-prison supervision conditions of local control offenders via release plans. Staff also acts as a liaison between alternative sanction programs, field services staff and the county jail. Supervisory Authority is funded in total by Oregon Department of Corrections. Supervisory Authority staff work closely with the county jail in managing the inmate population assuring high risk offenders are held accountable. This program is staffed with one certified parole and probation officer trained in jail operations, officer safety, offender assessment and alternative programs to manage this population in an efficient manner, resulting in a safer community and the financial benefits of using the least restrictive sanction necessary to change behavior. Unfortunately, overcrowding and early releases due to lack of jail space, has kept this program very busy with daily release decisions on an increasingly high risk population that have a history of non-compliance and alternative program failure.

 

6. Program: Work Crew/Community Service (ACF, page 246/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2750

 

Purpose of Program  The Community Service and Work Crew Program serves an important role in the operations of Community Corrections. The program provides contracted labor to participating governmental and non-profit agencies. Historically, the program receives Title III funds for work crew efforts on projects authorized by the Title III requirements. We are anticipating the loss of Title III moneys in FY 2016. Work Crews are a sanctioning option for adult offenders. Work Crews are also considered a custodial program for those inmates released from the county jail. The Work Crews are highly visible in the community while fulfilling contracts maintaining Josephine County parks, forests, highways and cities. The Community Service program allows offenders to complete their Court ordered obligation or work off their Court Fees if they are indigent. Communication with neighbors and citizen feedback is encouraged. This program helps save citizens the cost of expensive jail beds while teaching and modeling job skills. Work Crew foremen are also well trained in safety and supervision of the crews. The Community Service program allows offenders to complete their Court requirements and allows people a way to pay off their Court fees if they are indigent, by working them off in the community.

 

During the previous biennium, nearly 7500 jail days were spent on the work crews fulfilling contract obligations throughout Josephine County, saving approximately $630,000 in jail costs and, in turn, creating more jail space for violent, non-compliant, high risk offenders. Almost 1700 work days were donated by the program to assist other county programs such as Senior Meals, Animal Control, Parks and the Fairgrounds.

 

7. Program: Drug Court (Pass Through) (ACF, page 249/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2760

 

Purpose of Program  The Drug Court is a longstanding program in Josephine County. It is funded in a variety of ways to include participant fees as well as Community Corrections funding. This fiscal year the budget includes grant fund revenue of approximately $100,000 for services associated with the Pro-Team, a family component of the treatment program. Drug Court encourages public involvement with a highly publicized graduation ceremony. This program has made great strides in adapting best practices over the past two years focusing on accurate screening, assessment, separation of risk levels and gender in treatment and sharing of information. Drug Court operates with Steering Committee oversight and, based on Oregon Criminal Justice Commission's research, has attained a new charge rate 33% lower than the state average. Recent recidivism studies reveal a greater impact to recidivism than traditional methods of supervision.

 

8. Program: Justice Reinvestment Act Funds (ACF, page 252/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2765

 

Purpose of Program  As a result of HB 3194, passed during the 2013 Legislative Session, a variety of sentence reforms were implemented to reduce the state prison population growth. A portion of the projected savings from these law changes were made available to counties to invest in "community-based sanctions, services and programs" for adult offenders to reduce recidivism and the resulting use of prison beds. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) will oversee this grant program. Community Corrections will operate as the administrator of the funds, and make recommendations to the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council for distributions of those funds throughout County jurisdictions.

 

9. Program: Home Detention/Electronic Monitoring (ACF, page 255/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2770

 

Purpose of Program  Home Detention is a sentencing and sanctioning alternative utilized by offenders sentenced to jail or other custodial programs. The program is designed to allow offenders to remain at home under specific and highly structured conditions. This sanction also allows offenders to continue employment and allows physically ill offenders the opportunity to serve their sentence without costing the county the medical care that would be incurred if the offender remained in jail. Currently the cost of the program is $15 per day for FY 14-15, and there will be a proposal to increase the amount to $20 a day to commence in 2016. The program is not mandated and has been primarily self-sustaining through offender fees. This program saw a drastic drop in prosecution services during FY 12-13 due to county budget reductions and is slowly regaining numbers but far from historic figures. We have expanded our participant base to be more available for diversion programs such as Drug Court and have reviewed the possibility of subsidizing some offenders who need the monitoring, but cannot afford the full 15.00/day fee. New technology includes GPS monitoring using Google Earth which gives close to real time offender positioning and equipment designed to gather data from cell phone towers instead of requiring the offender to have a land line phone to participate which is a barrier to many.

 

10. Program: Transition House (ACF, page 258/764)

Fund: Community Corrections - 13

Office/Division: Adult Probation and Parole

Cost Center #: 2780

 

Purpose of Program This program provides transitional housing for offenders upon release from prison. A State Alcohol and Drug Free Housing Grant funds a contract with Welcome Home Oregon, a non-profit re-entry organization, to assist in the day-to-day operation of the transition house. This program is designed to reduce recidivism in the post-prison population by focusing on outcomes such as employment and treatment.

 

11. Elective, Necessary, And/or Mandated Adult Corrections PSS

 

a) Oregon Revised Statues

 

1. Program: Summary

• Josephine County Community Corrections is a state funded, mandated county program (emphasis) charged with the supervision of felony and misdemeanor offenders placed on probation by the courts or offenders released from prison under the jurisdiction of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision.

 

Adult Corrections - Budget Goals

 

• Budget Goal #1. Community Corrections is mandated to provide (emphasis) supervision, sanctions and services to felony offenders placed on probation by the courts or released on post-prison supervision. SB 1145 assures baseline state funding for these mandated services (emphasis) and has historically been accomplished without county general fund assistance.

 

3. Program: Alcohol & Drug Treatment

• Treatment Services is contained in Josephine County's Community Corrections Plan (emphasis) and is therefore a part of the Inter-governmental Agreement with the Oregon Department of Corrections (emphasis).

• The program is subject to Senate Bill 267 compliance (emphasis) and has participated in Department of Corrections assessment, called the Correctional Program Checklist (CPC) and scored a "very satisfactory" rating.

• Community Corrections is utilizing the availability of Oregon Health Plan funds (emphasis) to help subsidize the program for those who qualify.

 

4. Program: Field Services

• Field Services is a state mandated program (emphasis) and services are outlined through an Inter-governmental agreement with Oregon Department of Corrections. (emphasis)

• This unit is also dedicated to best practices (emphasis) using newly developed assessment tools to identify criminogenic factors, which when addressed appropriately, have the best chance of changing behavior.

• Additionally, minimal jail resources have changed the way parole and probation officers sanction offenders (emphasis), using more noncustodial sanctions and interventions.

 

5. Program: Supervisory Authority

• Staff provides recommendations for post-prison supervision conditions of local control offenders via release plans (emphasis) .

• Unfortunately, overcrowding and early releases due to lack of jail space, has kept this program very busy with daily release decisions (emphasis) on an increasingly high risk population that have a history of non-compliance and alternative program failure.

 

6. Program: Work Crew/Community Service

• Historically, the program receives Title III funds for work crew efforts on projects authorized by the Title III requirements (emphasis).

• During the previous biennium, nearly 7500 jail days were spent on the work crews fulfilling contract obligations throughout Josephine County (emphasis), saving approximately $630,000 in jail costs and, in turn, creating more jail space for violent, non-compliant, high risk offenders. Almost 1700 work days were donated (emphasis) by the program to assist other county programs such as Senior Meals, Animal Control, Parks and the Fairgrounds.

 

8. Program: Justice Reinvestment Act Funds

• As a result of HB 3194 (emphasis), passed during the 2013 Legislative Session, a variety of sentence reforms were implemented to reduce the state prison population growth.

• The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) will oversee (emphasis) this grant program.

• Community Corrections will operate as the administrator of the funds, and make recommendations to the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (emphasis) for distributions of those funds throughout County jurisdictions.

 

9. Program: Home Detention/Electronic Monitoring

• This sanction (emphasis) also allows offenders to continue employment and allows physically ill offenders the opportunity to serve their sentence without costing the county the medical care that would be incurred if the offender remained in jail.

• The program is not mandated (emphasis) and has been primarily self-sustaining through offender fees.

 

b) Oregon Administrative Rules Do the following have OARs? We actually assume that all Oregon Revised Statutes have OARs.

 

8. Program: Justice Reinvestment Act Funds

• As a result of HB 3194 (emphasis), passed during the 2013 Legislative Session, a variety of sentence reforms were implemented to reduce the state prison population growth.

• The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) will oversee (emphasis) this grant program.

• Community Corrections will operate as the administrator of the funds, and make recommendations to the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (emphasis) for distributions of those funds throughout County jurisdictions.

 

c) Josephine County Policy/Law Are the following local policy/law?

 

3. Program: Alcohol & Drug Treatment

• Treatment Services is contained in Josephine County's Community Corrections Plan (emphasis) and is therefore a part of the Inter-governmental Agreement with the Oregon Department of Corrections (emphasis).

• Community Corrections is utilizing the availability of Oregon Health Plan funds (emphasis) to help subsidize the program for those who qualify.

 

4. Program: Field Services

• Field Services is a state mandated program (emphasis) and services are outlined through an Inter-governmental agreement with Oregon Department of Corrections. (emphasis)

• This unit is also dedicated to best practices (emphasis) using newly developed assessment tools to identify criminogenic factors, which when addressed appropriately, have the best chance of changing behavior.

• Additionally, minimal jail resources have changed the way parole and probation officers sanction offenders (emphasis), using more noncustodial sanctions and interventions.

 

5. Program: Supervisory Authority

• Staff provides recommendations for post-prison supervision conditions of local control offenders via release plans (emphasis) .

• Unfortunately, overcrowding and early releases due to lack of jail space, has kept this program very busy with daily release decisions (emphasis) on an increasingly high risk population that have a history of non-compliance and alternative program failure.

 

6. Program: Work Crew/Community Service

• During the previous biennium, nearly 7500 jail days were spent on the work crews fulfilling contract obligations throughout Josephine County (emphasis),

• Almost 1700 work days were donated (emphasis) by the program to assist other county programs such as Senior Meals, Animal Control, Parks and the Fairgrounds.

 

9. Program: Home Detention/Electronic Monitoring

• The program is not mandated (emphasis) and has been primarily self-sustaining through offender fees.