Franklin County Day Reporting Center (DRC)

1. Franklin County Day Reporting Center(DRC) An Alternative Sanction

2. Quiz • What percent of the Franklin County population is involved in the criminal justice system? Answer: 2.3% Nation wide: 3.2%

3. Quiz • How much of each county tax dollar collected is used for the criminal justice system in Franklin County? • Answer: 77 cents (2009) • Jail – 29 cents (2009)

4. Day Reporting Center (DRC) Facts • The first DRC opened in England in 1974 as a solution to prison overcrowding. • The first US DRC opened in 1986 in Massachusetts. • By 1995 there were 114 DRCs in 22 states.

5. DRC Purpose • Incapacitation • Retribution • Rehabilitation

6. A DRC is not a “get out of jail free” program.

7. Why a DRC? • Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

8. DRC Benefits • Improves jail safety by reducing overcrowding • Cost savings - $65/day in Jail compared to $28/day in DRC • Recidivism reduction - 18.2% compared to national average of 67.5%

9. Jail Safety • DRC reduced average daily population (ADP) • Franklin County Jail • 2005 ADP - 376 • 2010 ADP – 328 • Reduction in ADP of 48

10. Cost Savings • New jail cost $65,000 per bed to build • 150 less beds due to addition of DRC • $9.75 million saved in building costs • Reduction in ADP saves over $1,000,000 per year

11. DRC Study Results • Standard Probation (SP) offenders were rearrested less then the national statistics. (47.8% vs. 67.5%) • DRC offenders were rearrested at a rate much lower than both the national statistics and SP offenders studied. (18.2%)

12. Substance Abuse Counseling Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Relapse Prevention Job Skills Educational classes Anger Management Parenting Skills Mental Health Coordination Case Management Life Skills DRC Services

13. Criminogenic Ricks • Anti-social attitudes, values, and beliefs (criminal thinking) • Pro-criminal associates and isolation from pro-social associates. • Particular temperament and behavioral characteristics (egocentrism, weak problem-solving and social skills) • Criminal history

14. Criminogenic Risks • Negative family factors (abuse, unstructured environment, criminality in family, substance abuse in family) • Low levels of vocational skills • Low levels of educational skills • Substance abuse. The more risk factors present the greater the risk of committing criminal acts.

15. Quiz • What percent of the jail population has a history of drug and/or alcohol abuse? • Answer: 58%

16. Quiz • What percent of the jail population is there for DUI? • Answer: 33%

17. Substance Abuse Counseling • Cognitive-Behavioral approach used in group therapy • Substance abuse education • Encouraged to attend community AA and NA groups

18. Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) • Most widely used treatment approach in criminal justice today (Little, 2005). • Sixty-five outcome studies with felony offenders indicated that the use of MRT cut recidivism rates by 48% (Little, 2005).

19. Relapse Prevention • Aftercare services available • Continued monitoring and support after successful completion of program • Random urine drug screens

20. Quiz What percent of the jail population has a job when incarcerated? Answer: 20%

21. Job Skills • Taught in classroom setting • Workbooks used • Topics include job interviewing skills, writing a resume, completing a job application, and skills to help keep a job

22. Quiz • What percent of the jail population has a GED or is a high school graduate? • Answer: 50%

23. Anger Management • Cognitive- Behavioral approach that addresses negative thoughts that lead to negative behaviors • Use of Ellis’s A-B-C method

24. Quiz • What percent of the jail population has a history of mental health issues? • Answer: 17%

25. Mental Health Coordination • Case managers will check on medication compliance for psychotropic medications. • Case managers may make referrals to outside sources for mental health needs.

26. Case Management • Case management will include checking on job status, meeting individually with clients to assess needs, meeting in group with clients on case load to check on status and progress in program. • Case managers will need a variety of skills.

27. Life Skills • Held weekly by the case manager in a group classroom setting • Workbooks used • Subjects include personal hygiene, STDs, paying bills, communication skills, and budgeting

28. Daily Schedule • Check in and breathalyzer • Random urine possible • Group therapy • Job search • Educational services • Case management

29. Program Guidelines • A phase program will be used to determine number of days per week the offender is expected to be at the center. • Individual treatment plans will determine what program components the offender will participate in daily and weekly. • Anyone who does not comply with program rules will violate probation.

30. Franklin Model “Once you have seen one Day Reporting Center you have seen one Day Reporting Center.”

31. Franklin County DRC Goals • Reduce jail bed days • Reduce the number of jail beds needed • Reduce recidivism • Provide treatment that may not be available elsewhere • Provide intensive supervision • Give offenders a new chance