1. Marion County Senate Bill 416/Prison Diversion Pilot Justice Reinvestment April, 2015
Keir Boettcher
Deputy District Attorney
Marion County District Attorney’s Office
Jeff Wood
Division Commander
Marion County Sheriff’s Office

2. Senate Bill (SB) 416 Origin
2011 Legislative Session: Initial discussions on SB416
Evidence-Based Sentencing Conference in Reno, NV
Small, easily obtained, evidence-based sentencing decisions…KISS
Collaborative project involving the District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, Third Judicial District, Bridgeway Recovery Services and the Defense Bar
Introduce “Risk and Need” principles within the judicial process and used at sentencing
Target Population: “Non-Violent drug and property offenders with medium-to-high criminogenic risk”
Allow for supervision to process…with a high degree of accountability geared towards offender change

3. SB416 Project Goals
Evidence-based sentencing utilizing risk and needs assessments
Provide wrap-around services to address criminogenic needs, including: Cognitive programming, mentoring, addiction treatment, parenting classes, employment services, and housing resource referrals
Utilize administrative sanctions for technical violations
Apply the appropriate level of case management which ensures coordinated delivery of services
Balance of Supervision, Services, and Sanctions
Assess and analyze the program data

4. Criteria
Non-violent property and drug offenders who reside in Marion County
District Attorney acts as the referring agency and “gate keeper”
Medium-to-High risk as identified by the Public Safety Checklist (PSC) and the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI)
Demonstrated degree of addiction (per the Texas Christian University Drug Screen Version 5 -TCUDS V) and motivation through the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA)
No person-to-person, Domestic Violence, Sex Offenders or significant Mental Health diagnosis
60 cases/year

5. Justice Reinvestment Funding
Deputy District Attorney
Determine case eligibility
Apply Public Safety Checklist (PSC) to all cases
Parole & Probation Deputy
Pretrial Assessment: LS/CMI, URICA, TCUDS V
EPICS: Address criminogenic risk factors within supervision plan
5 Jail beds
Pre-Trial and violation sanctions
Treatment and mentoring
CADC Certified treatment counselor and professional mentor
Total Program Funding: $500,000/yr.

8. SB 416 Process Map

9. Outcomes
As of :
86 sentences to the program during the Biennium
90% remain in the community
“Average” risk via the LS/CMI is 26 (High Risk)
Recidivism rate: 11.3%
Marion County: 19%
Statewide: 24%
Randomized Control Trial (RCT): July 2015

10. Contact Information
Keir Boettcher
Marion County District Attorney’s Office
Jeff Wood
Marion County Sheriff’s Office