Community Corrections 2017 Budget

Building safer communities by protecting the community, repairing the harm and reducing the risk. Department Mission

Overview Staffing proposed at 85.8 full time equivalents Includes one additional probation officer Resources have been shifted to address: supervision needs case management services client programing

Adult Division Services 65.4 Full Time Equivalents Services to more than 11,200 clients in 2017 Diversion - including Veteran’s Program Probation and Parole Supervision Specialized Caseloads Community-based groups Pre Trial Conditional Release Transfer (to other jurisdictions) Sex Offender Domestic Violence Female Offender Enhanced Supervision Offender Recovery Program (ORP) Re-entry

Adult Division Highlights Pre-trial conditional release numbers have continued to rise Dosage probation initiative will start year two in 2017 Reentry Assistance Program (RAP) is thriving New collaborative with Sheriff’s Office to provide groups in the jail to address criminal thinking and behavior Probation Officer assigned to work with offenders leaving the jauil

Pretrial Supervision Goal: Ensure appearance at next hearing and public safety in the interim Supervision of defendants who have yet to be convicted or sentenced Common conditions include no contact with victims, drug testing, and electronic alcohol or location monitoring Key tool in managing county jail population

Annual Adult Pretrial Clients Will this level out?

Pretrial Supervision In 2015, shifted staff resources to address this issue 2017 includes a $33,000 increase in Drug Testing and Electronic Monitoring expenses Proposing one new full-time Probation Officer Defendants being released into the community will receive less supervision without the addition of this position

Dosage Probation National Institute of Corrections additional year of technical assistance funding evaluation on the effectiveness of the model Working with providers to better target their services to our clients Increased risk reduction interventions with high risk clients Improved collaboration with criminal justice stakeholders.

Offenders in Sentence to Service will contribute 85,000 hours to the community in 2017

St. Croix Bluffs Brush Removal Sentence to Service St. Croix Bluffs Brush Removal

Sentence to Service Food Shelf Garden Planted Green Beans, Corn, Potatoes, Lettuce, and Carrots. To be donated to local food shelves.

STS Total Hours/County & State Related Hours STS Total Hours County Related Hours State Hours

Washington County Sentence to Service will offset more than $1 Washington County Sentence to Service will offset more than $1.2 million dollars worth of jail beds in 2017.

Juvenile Division Services 13.4 Full Time Equivalents Services to more than 1,000 clients in 2017 Diversion Probation Supervision Residential Placement Community-Based Programming Multi-systemic Therapy (MST) Community Options Program (COP) PLACE

Juvenile Restitution Recent trends suggest we may reach as high as 88% of restitution cases paid in full for 2016 11% increase since stipend reinstatement in 2014 How much money 34 kids

Diversion Partnerships Youth Service Bureau, Inc. and Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau diversion conferences community work service counseling parent education

Juvenile Placement No change in placement budget for 2017 Projecting: 16% increase in the number of Juvenile placements for 2016 Only a 7% increase in total placement days for 2016 Anticipate both of these to level off in 2017

Juvenile Placements vs. Expenses 2014-2017 Graph/para what child placement will be

East Central Regional Juvenile Center Joint powers with nine counties Secure detention and dispositional beds Contract for five beds $449,260 for 2017 Average Daily Bed Usage 2011 3.83 2012 3.86 2013 4.25 2014 2.93 2015 5.28 Did not pay for unused beds in 2015.

Alternatives to Placement: Community-Based Services P.L.A.C.E. (day treatment) Multi-Systemic Therapy Community Options Program

PLACE Program Provides an alternative to out-of-home placement for delinquent youth Operates in partnership with District 833 Serves up to 10 kids from across the county In addition to school and groups to address behavioral change students participate in life skills that include shopping, cooking and cleaning

Library Collaboration Three events connected PLACE students in the community and classroom to our County Libraries in 2016 Engaged youth in services focused on teens and young adults Moving to monthly events in 2017

PLACE Summer Program Decision Points: problem solving intervention Authors of Thinking for a Change; minimum of 8 sessions; open group allows for added flexibility that increased client enrollment, attendance, and successful completion of programming. Decision Points: problem solving intervention Open enrollment throughout summer months Serving high-risk juvenile male probationers

2017 Budgeted Revenue $10,608,800 2016 fee projection

Offender Fee Impact Fees impacting court decisions on use of probation Most fees are paid by a relatively small number of people The waiver rate is not likely to reflect actual needs of many clients Too many people going to collections Ineffective use of staff time to collect some fees

Goals Increase the number of non-indigent people who pay their fees Equitably waive those who qualify Set clients up for future success Make effective use of staff time in collecting fees

Recommendations to Effectively Use Staff Time Eliminate the community work service fee Minimal revenue compared to staff time to manage collections Impact ~$1,000 annually Eliminate the transfer out fee 80% don’t pay Impact ~$5,000 annually

In-House Collections 2017 Budget Proposal Improved collections Take advantage of revenue recapture

Recommendation to increase the number who pay Create a 50% fee for people earning between 125% and 200% of federal poverty guidelines More reasonable fee for the working poor Limited knowledge about those who don’t apply for a waiver Impact of $30,000 to $50,000 over time

2017 Budgeted Expenses $10,608,800

Summary 4.67% increase overall $367,500 increase in levy funding No increase in Community Corrections Subsidy Net non-levy increase of $106,000 (Fees) Increased use of electronic monitoring In-house collections For the first time in many years the percent of State increase matched the County's

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