1. Department of Corrections BCC Public Safety Workshop February 28, 2017
Contents
Requirements
Expansions
Trends
2006 Proposal
1st and 2nd Negotiated Costs
Department Findings
Alternatives & Options

2. The Okaloosa County Department of Corrections operates in accordance:
Local, State, and Federal Laws
Florida Model Jail Standards
Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission
National Commission on Correctional Health Care

3. Staff Achievements Staffing Update Recruitment and Selection Training
Community Development

4. FSS 125.01 Powers & Duties--Boards of County Commissions
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to: (c) Provide and maintain county buildings. (t) Adopt ordinances and resolutions necessary for the exercise of its powers and prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of ordinances in accordance with law.

5. Florida Attorney General Opinion Number: AGO Date: April 18, 1991 Subject: Jails/Special Districts QUESTIONS: 1) Does county have a duty to provide jail?
…You refer to s , F.S. 1981, which provided in part that "the said county commissioners shall erect, as soon as possible, a courthouse and jail at the place so selected as the county seat aforesaid." In 1982, however, the Legislature deleted the term "and jail" from s , F.S.[1] You ask whether a county is still required to provide and maintain a county jail or county detention facility. An examination of the legislative history surrounding the 1982 amendment clearly indicates that it was the Legislature's intent to remove only the statutory requirement that the county jail be maintained at the county seat. There is no indication that the Legislature sought to modify or remove the responsibility of the board of county commissioners to provide for county prisoners.

6. F.S.S. 907.041 Pretrial detention and release
(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the policy of this state that persons committing serious criminal offenses, posing a threat to the safety of the community or the integrity of the judicial process, or failing to appear at trial be detained upon arrest. However, persons found to meet specified criteria shall be released under certain conditions until proceedings are concluded and adjudication has been determined. The Legislature finds that this policy of pretrial detention and release will assure the detention of those persons posing a threat to society while reducing the costs for incarceration by releasing, until trial, those persons not considered a danger to the community who meet certain criteria. It is the intent of the Legislature that the primary consideration be the protection of the community from risk of physical harm to persons.

7. F.S.S. 839.21 Refusal to receive prisoner
Any jailer or other officer, who willfully refuses to receive into the jail or into her or his custody a prisoner lawfully directed to be committed thereto on a criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s or s

8. Facility Expansions (54 Years)
Main (1963) 120 Beds
Bravo (1982) 084 Beds
Alpha (1986) 078 Beds
Facility (1992) 232 Beds
Delta (2003) 120 Beds

9. Vendor prepares all aspects of the Master Plan Update
1st Negotiated Fees
Vendor prepares all aspects of the Master Plan Update
Total Cost: $334,085
Board’s direction was to limit expansion to 1000 beds
Preliminary forecasting conducted by department staff

11. Inmate Classifications
Minimum
Medium
Maximum
Low Risk
High Risk
Special Housing
Juvenile
Youthful Offenders
Male | Female
Pretrial | Sentenced
Source: Northwest Florida Daily News

12. Expansion (New Construction Only)
The Department currently houses an Average Daily Population (ADP) of more than 130 inmates above its current rated capacity of 594, with routine swells at or greater than % above capacity. Trend analyses of the facility ADP for the preceding 20 years reasonably suggested that a 4 - 5% annual increase in facility ADP can be expected given existing socioeconomic and legal conditions. A 4% annual increase in ADP suggests the following projected daily bed capacity needs in 5-year increments, as well as the number of additional new beds needed to support future projected growth over the current capacity of 594: Years ADP New Beds (>594)

13. 2006 Master Plan--Proposed Additions (426 Projected Beds)
Wetlands Boundary
256 New Beds
384 New Beds
Source: DLR Group

14. Expansion (Demolition-New Construction)
The Department further recognizes certain areas of existing infrastructure, more specifically decades-old housing sections, are at or near the end of their operational life and include aged-equipment, which will be incapable of repairing, retrofitting, or repurposing in the near future. Demolition of these housing areas (Alpha Pod, Bravo Pod, and the Upstairs/Downstairs areas of the old jail) would summarily reduce the rated capacity to 352 beds and require additional bed capacity be constructed. Again, a 4% annual increase in ADP suggests the following projected daily bed capacity needs in 5-year increments, along with the number of additional new beds needed to support future growth over a revised bed capacity of 352:
Years ADP New Beds (>352)

15. Expansion (Demolition-New Construction)

16. Renovation of Existing Infrastructure
The Department has identified additional areas of existing infrastructure which are not currently conducive for daily operations given the current numbers of housed inmates and assigned personnel. These critical areas will not currently support the projected future growth of incarcerated persons and facility ADP previously described. Many of these areas were constructed during the initial jail construction in the early 1960s or added during facility renovations during the early 1990s, when ADPs were considerably less than or nearing 350 inmates, respectively.
Administration
Warehouse
Facility Maintenance
Medical
Medical Housing Unit
Booking
Kitchen
Programs
Storage and work capacity areas

17. Expansion (Demolition-New Construction)

18. County forecasts inmate population and assesses existing jail facility
2nd Negotiated Costs
County forecasts inmate population and assesses existing jail facility
Facility Development Process (NIC)
6-8 Months
Reduction: $57,180
Total Cost: $276,905

19. Alternatives and Options
Mental Health-Jail Diversion
Increase capacity of Pretrial Services
Improve court case management
Pursue alternative housing options
Proceed with 1st Proposal
Proceed with 2nd Proposal