General Counsel Andrew Bailey State of Missouri DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Improving Lives for Safer Communities General Counsel Andrew Bailey
Justice Reinvestment Initiative May 2017, stakeholders request support from the DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance and Pew Charitable Trust June 2017, Task Force established by Executive Order Council of State Governments collects and analyzes data then partners with government to develop policy options May 2018 JRI Report published – 15 policy options recommended
Justice Reinvestment in Missouri October 2018 Justice Reinvestment in Missouri REVOCATION REDUCTION STRATEGY Laura van der Lugt, Senior Policy Analyst, CSG Justice Center Katie Mosehauer, Project Manager, CSG Justice Center © 2018 The Council of State Governments Justice Center
Since 2010, the prison population in Missouri has been growing at one of the fastest rates in the country and is projected to continue climbing sharply. MISSOURI STATE PRISON POPULATION, ACTUAL AND PROJECTED: FY2010–FY2023 Baseline Projected Prison Population 35,240 36,000 35,000 34,000 Prison Population in 2016 32,837 33,000 32,000 32, 203 Prison Capacity 31,000 30,000 30,386 29,000 28,000 27,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Source: Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Profile., FY2016; Missouri Department of Corrections, August 2017 Population Forecast for historical and baseline projection. CSG modeling for JR scenario forecasts 4
Admissions for New Offense Convictions Historically, people who have failed on community supervision have driven admissions to prison. ADMISSIONS TO PRISON BY REASON: FY2007–FY2016 20,000 These admissions include: People revoked from probation and parole People awaiting a parole revocation hearing People who received incarceration sanctions while on community supervision People sentenced to a treatment period in state prison Treatment 15,000 10,000 Revocation 5,000 Admissions for New Offense Convictions FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2007 FY2008 FY2015 FY2016 Source: Lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum 4
Treatment Options in DOC 559.115 – 120 day program 559.036 – Court Ordered Detention Sanction 217.785 – Post Conviction Treatment 217.362 – Long Term Treatment
PROACTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT To avoid building new prison facilities, Missouri must increase the successful completion of community supervision—many initiatives are underway to build pathways to better supervision outcomes. NEW PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENTS AT MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS: FY2018 QUALITY ASSESMENT CULTURE CHANGE AUTOMATION COMMUNICATION STRATEGY JRI PROCESS PROACTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOR MATRIX PAROLE GUIDELINES CSC REPURPOSE ORAS CBI DAI Dependent on ORAS Directly informs Proactive Case Management DAI & P/P share desired behaviors DAI & P/P share violations Dependent on ORAS Dependent on DAI C/CA data Dependent on CBI & other Program data Dependent on Behavior Matrix Dependent on PCM Boone, Butler & Buchanan Counties by 7/2018 Entire staff by 12/2018 RNR training Motivational Interviewing Selection of core risk- reducing programming Dependent on ORAS for responsive delivery Operationalizes case management priorities Gender-Responsive Pilot process is “microcosm” of entire MDOC change process Interacts with JRITP pilot Critical to reduction in revocations to prison Gender-Responsive DAI DISCHARGE PLANNING DAI: C/CA DAI PROGRAMS P&P TABLETS 7
217.015 – Parole Board is separated from the Division of Probation and Parole 217.690 – Parole Board adopts validated risk and needs assessment 217.361 – Risk and Needs Assessment Tool, applies to programming during incarceration and probation and parole supervision
H.O.P.E. Initiative Part of the Governor’s Workforce Development Initiative Connect 3,000 offenders to employment PRIOR to release by 2021 Partnership with DED-DWD; DHE; DSS; DESE Involves – DAI; DORS and P&P