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Justice ReinvestmentHB 3194. Oregon Criminal Justice Commission October 15, 2013. Traveling around Oregon. How does it work?. Sentencing Changes + Reduction in Recidivism = Increased Public Safety & Decreased Prison Growth. Money not spent on increased prison costs
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Justice ReinvestmentHB 3194 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission October 15, 2013
How does it work? Sentencing Changes + Reduction in Recidivism = Increased Public Safety & Decreased Prison Growth Money not spent on increased prison costs is invested in local community public safety
Sentencing Changes • Marijuana • Driving While Suspended • Robbery in the Third & Identity Theft • Judicial Discretion on Drug Delivery/Manu. • Transition Leave
Transition Leave • Increase from maximum of 30 days to 90 days • Approximately 2,500 inmates statutorily eligible per year • DOC & County identify best candidates • Applies to those sentenced after 8/1/13 • HB 3194 prison usage projections assume that 50% of those eligible will receive Short Term Trans Leave (STTL) • Largest impact in bill
Forecast Slide 7/1/2015: 14,251 Population
Justice Reinvestment Account • Target of Account • Counties assess offenders (front end); AND • Resources for community based: • Sanctions • Services • Programs • Goals of Account • Reduce recidivism • Protect Public Safety • Control DOC state prison growth
How Do We Make sure it’s Working? Regional Implementation Councils (RICs) NW/Coastal: 13% of prison intake volume Central/Eastern: 11% of prison intake volume Metro: 62% of prison intake volume SouthWest: 14% of prison intake volume
What will happen at the RIC meeting? • The RIC creates a feedback loop that will allow county/state collaboration and sharing of information and data as we implement HB 3194. • The CJC will deliver Prison bed usage data on monthly basis broken down by region and by county • Participating members will discuss what is happening in their counties and what is working and not working.
How do we participate in the RIC? • Every county LPSCC needs to nominate and send at least 1 representative to their RIC to bring back information to the rest of the LPSCC • Email the contact information of your nominee(s) to Tiffany.Koss@state.or.us who will schedule the first meeting based on schedules (which will also be web accessible) • First Meeting will be the week of November the 11th or the 18th depending on the availability of the members.
Why use the LPSCC? • In the next biennium, beginning on July 1 2015, “an application for a grant described in this section must be submitted by a local public safety coordinating council…”
What are the rules going to be for applying for funds next biennium? • The Criminal Justice Commission in consultation with the Justice Reinvestment Grant Review Committee shall adopt rules to administer the Justice reinvestment funds. The rules must include: • A method for reviewing and approving grant applications in the next biennium; • A process for evaluating the programs funded by the Justice reinvestment fund; • Counties shall use the money to assess offenders; AND • Provide a continuum of community based sanctions, services and programs that are designed to reduce recidivism, decrease reliance on prison, and hold offenders accountable.
Who is on the grant review committee?Meeting Date: 10/21* *Organizational meeting – if you’d like to be on the meeting notification list email tiffany.koss@state.or.us
What does the Task Force on Public Safety do? • Review the implementation of HB 3194; • Choose a Cost Benefit Tool with CJC; • Evaluate the Department of Corrections report on cost savings; • Submit a report to the legislature and the Governor; • Consider the policy implications of establishing an earned conditional release for juvenile offenders;
Who is on the Public Safety Task Force?Meeting Date: 10/30* *Organizational meeting – if you’d like to be on the meeting notification list email tiffany.koss@state.or.us
Yamhill County • Yamhill County has been piloting a “Case Analysis” process for several months. Includes assessment prior to sentencing for the purpose of condition setting • Given HB 3194 and the Justice Reinvestment Program, we’re shifting our target group of offenders and purpose towards prison utilization • Target population is presumptive prison defendants, excluding Measure 11 and sex offense cases • Will conduct a battery of assessments including the PSC, LSCMI, URICA motivation assessment and TCU substance abuse screen • Results summarized, resulting in a recommendation that the person can be safely managed in the community…or NOT. • Conditions of supervision recommended on all cases in the event that they are sentenced to probation • 6% reduction in prison utilization in Yamhill County equals 285 prison months. Potential prison savings: $786,600 per year. • Yamhill County share of JRP funds: $172,00 per year.
Marion County • Marion County SB416 Program initiated on 7.1.2012 through a grant awarded by the Criminal Justice Commission • the SB416 project is a Court / DA / Sheriff collaboration to assess non-violent property and drug offenders pre-trial who otherwise have historically gone to prison. • 2013-2015 Justice Reinvestment monies includes funding for DA, PO, Jail (5 sanction beds) and support (Treatment) to address specific criminogenic needs and enhance motivation to change.
Marion County • One year later: • 53 offenders assessed as good candidates and entered into SB 416 Supervision program. • 12 offenders have been revoked for technical violations and/or new charges and sentenced to prison. • 41 offenders remain in the program in the community. • 9 offenders successfully completed Bridgeway's treatment program. • 24 offenders are participating in Bridgeway's treatment program and not completed. • 8 pending treatment placement
Oregon District Attorneys Association • Doug Harcleroad
Cost benefit analysis • HB 3194 amends SB 267 and asks CJC to work with the Public Safety Task Force to identify a cost benefit tool. • CJC uses a cost benefit tool modeled after the Washington State Institute for Public Policy work. • Cost benefit analysis is the capacity to assess system costs, determine avoided costs and derive a benefit to taxpayers and victims demonstrated as a ratio. • Cost benefit analysis was integral to securing funding from the Oregon Legislature to fund Drug Court programs.
Justice Reinvestment Grant Program (JRPG)Funds • HB 3194 sections 52-54 establish the program • 2013-15 Formula disbursement is $15 million • No formal prison targets this biennium • CJC & JRGP Review Committee consult and develops rules for program 2015-2017 • $5 million more in Feb 2014 if state revenue up
How does my county get the JRI money in 2013? • A letter of intent to participate is required form the County. • To help with this, the CJC developed a uniform participation letter. We have received 12 to date. • Additional information can accompany your letter that identifies planned use of funds – not required, but is appreciated. • The funds have been allocated to CJC and will be distributed upon receipt of your letter. • CJC estimates it will take 7-10 days to arrive.
How does my County get JRI money next biennium? • October 1, 2013 forecast reduction in beds is realized & Legislature appropriates savings to CJC • Counties will provide an application for their proportion of the funds in accordance with the baseline formula. • After an application is approved by the Grant Review Committee, the CJC Commissioners will award according to the rules established. • If there are unallocated funds, a supplemental grant period will be used to distribute unallocated funds.
Questions? • Craig Prins – CJC Director • Mike Schmidt – Justice Reinvestment Liaison • Paul Egbert – Grants Program Manager