Marion County Community CorrectionsAdvisory Board MeetingAugust 14, 2006
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dave Cook, Advisory Board Chairman; Leonard Simpson; Leslie Duvall; Gary Tingle, proxy for Sheriff Frank Anderson; Councilor Patrice Abduallah; Carol Hofferth, proxy for Dan Carmin; Rondle Brewer; Noel Wyatt; Dixie Ray; Judge Marilyn Moores; Judge William Nelson; D. Michael Wallman; Jane Hart Ajabu; Jerry McCory, proxy for Mayor Bart Peterson; Judge William Young, proxy for Judge Robert Altice; Steve Garner, proxy for Dr. Eugene White;
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
OTHERS PRESENT
With a quorum present, Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook called the meeting to order at 1 2:10 PM.
Advisory Board Chairman acknowledged the Board members in attendance and thanked them for their participation due to the fact that the August 3, 2006 Board meeting failed to reach a quorum.
APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the Board minutes from the June 1, 2006 Board meeting.
The motion was moved and seconded and the June 1, 2006 Board meeting minutes were Board approved.
APPROVAL OF THE RF AND DIGITAL CONTINUOUS SIGNALING OFFENDER MONITORING SYSTEM RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #06-479
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Bill Dishman as he discussed the RF and Digital Continuous Signaling Offender Monitoring System Request for Proposal #06-479 response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. MCCC is seeking an on-site server/host computer monitoring system complete with software that will provide radio frequency monitoring, passive and active GPS monitoring, and voice verification compliance monitoring. G4S was the only response to RFP #06-479. Questions and answers ensued regarding the response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. to Request for Proposal #06-479. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. to the Request for Proposal #06-479. The motion was moved and seconded and the response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. to the Request for Proposal #06-479 was Board approved.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Bill Dishman as he discussed the RF and Digital Continuous Signaling Offender Monitoring System Request for Proposal #06-479 response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. MCCC is seeking an on-site server/host computer monitoring system complete with software that will provide radio frequency monitoring, passive and active GPS monitoring, and voice verification compliance monitoring. G4S was the only response to RFP #06-479.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. to Request for Proposal #06-479.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. to the Request for Proposal #06-479.
The motion was moved and seconded and the response from G4S Justice Services, Inc. to the Request for Proposal #06-479 was Board approved.
APPROVAL OF THE G4S CONTRACT
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Bill Dishman as he discussed the G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract. MCCC proposes to enter into a contract with G4S Justice Services, Inc. to provide an on-site server/host computer monitoring system complete with software that provides radio frequency monitoring, passive and active GPS monitoring, and voice verification compliance monitoring of offenders. The G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract term will be from August 3, 2006 to and including August 2, 2008. G4S Justice Services, Inc. shall be compensated at the rate not to exceed three million two hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred and ninety dollars ($3,221,490.00) for the contract term. Questions and answers ensued regarding the G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the G4S Justice Services, Inc. The motion was moved and seconded and the G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract was Board approved.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Bill Dishman as he discussed the G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract. MCCC proposes to enter into a contract with G4S Justice Services, Inc. to provide an on-site server/host computer monitoring system complete with software that provides radio frequency monitoring, passive and active GPS monitoring, and voice verification compliance monitoring of offenders. The G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract term will be from August 3, 2006 to and including August 2, 2008. G4S Justice Services, Inc. shall be compensated at the rate not to exceed three million two hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred and ninety dollars ($3,221,490.00) for the contract term.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the G4S Justice Services, Inc.
The motion was moved and seconded and the G4S Justice Services, Inc. contract was Board approved.
APPROVAL OF THE INDIANAPOLIS URBAN LEAGUE HEALING HANDS PROGRAM.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Tiffany Clark as she discussed the Indianapolis Urban League Healing Hands contract amendment. In September 2005, the Board entered into a contract with the Indianapolis Urban League to provide services for African American males on home detention. The program provides health, mental health and employment services to thirty-six (36) males. MCCC proposes the approval of a contract amendment with the Indianapolis Urban League to replace the term of the contract to commence on September 19, 2006 and end on September 18, 2007. Questions and answers ensued regarding the Indianapolis Urban League contract amendment. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the Indianapolis Urban League contract amendment. The motion was moved and seconded and the Indianapolis Urban League contract amendment was Board approved.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Tiffany Clark as she discussed the Indianapolis Urban League Healing Hands contract amendment. In September 2005, the Board entered into a contract with the Indianapolis Urban League to provide services for African American males on home detention. The program provides health, mental health and employment services to thirty-six (36) males. MCCC proposes the approval of a contract amendment with the Indianapolis Urban League to replace the term of the contract to commence on September 19, 2006 and end on September 18, 2007.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the Indianapolis Urban League contract amendment.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the Indianapolis Urban League contract amendment.
The motion was moved and seconded and the Indianapolis Urban League contract amendment was Board approved.
APPROVAL OF THE DRUG FREE GRANT
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Mark Smith as he discussed the 2007 Drug Free Grant. MCCC proposes grant dollars in the amount of fifteen thousand nine hundred and forty-five dollars ($15,945.00) for an offender tre atment program; the Alcohol and Drug Jail Annex Treatment Program. The program will be based on an intensive outpatient level of service as defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria. A minimum of four hundred and thirty-two (432) offenders, of which three hundred and thirty-six (336) males and ninety-six (96) females will be served. The program will consist of two phases. Phase 1 will include basic education, basic treatment group and basic continuing care. Phase II will include relapse education, relapse treatment group and relapse continuing care. The amount of time each offender spends in a treatment level may vary, with their successful completion of a level being determined by their progress, rather than the number of sessions attended. The target population of offenders will be sentenced to Marion County Community Corrections. Questions and answers ensued regarding the 2007 Drug Free Grant. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the 2007 Drug Free Grant. The motion was moved and seconded and the 2007 Drug Free Grant was Board approved.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Mark Smith as he discussed the 2007 Drug Free Grant. MCCC proposes grant dollars in the amount of fifteen thousand nine hundred and forty-five dollars ($15,945.00) for an offender tre atment program; the Alcohol and Drug Jail Annex Treatment Program. The program will be based on an intensive outpatient level of service as defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria. A minimum of four hundred and thirty-two (432) offenders, of which three hundred and thirty-six (336) males and ninety-six (96) females will be served. The program will consist of two phases. Phase 1 will include basic education, basic treatment group and basic continuing care. Phase II will include relapse education, relapse treatment group and relapse continuing care. The amount of time each offender spends in a treatment level may vary, with their successful completion of a level being determined by their progress, rather than the number of sessions attended. The target population of offenders will be sentenced to Marion County Community Corrections.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the 2007 Drug Free Grant.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the 2007 Drug Free Grant.
The motion was moved and seconded and the 2007 Drug Free Grant was Board approved.
APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE SERVICES CORPS OF AMERICA CONTRACT
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed the Executive Services Corps of America contract. MCCC proposes to enter into a contract with the Executive Services Corps of America to develop a strategic plan for MCCC by facilitating multiple sessions with Board Members and MCCC management . The contract cost of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) is within the approval authority granted to the MCCC Executive Director by the Board. As a result, the Board is asked to approve the concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC utilizing Executive Services Corps of America. Questions and answers ensued regarding the Executive Services Corps of America concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC utilizing Executive Services Corps of America. The motion was moved and seconded and the concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC utilizing Executive Services Corps of America was Board approved.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed the Executive Services Corps of America contract. MCCC proposes to enter into a contract with the Executive Services Corps of America to develop a strategic plan for MCCC by facilitating multiple sessions with Board Members and MCCC management . The contract cost of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) is within the approval authority granted to the MCCC Executive Director by the Board. As a result, the Board is asked to approve the concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC utilizing Executive Services Corps of America.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the Executive Services Corps of America concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC utilizing Executive Services Corps of America.
The motion was moved and seconded and the concept of developing a strategic plan for MCCC utilizing Executive Services Corps of America was Board approved.
APPROVAL OF THE SCRAM FEE INCREASE
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed the SCRAM Fee Increase. Due to the increase cost to manage the growing SCRAM program, MCCC proposes a fee increase from ten dollars ($10.00) per day to twelve dollars ($12.00) per day. Since its inception, the fee associated with the SCRAM program has been ten dollars ($10.00) per day while all other surveillance equipment/programs are at twelve dollars ($12.00) per day. MCCC seeks an increase in the SCRAM fee in an effort to recoup the cost of lost units which totals one hundred and ten thousand dollars ($110,000.00) or fifty-eight (58) units to date. Individuals that can not afford to pay the twelve dollars ($12.00) per day fee will not be denied access to the program. Brian also noted that the Board previously approved an incentive plan for those doing well on SCRAM which allows management to reduce an offenders fees based on positive performance. Questions and answers ensued regarding the SCRAM Fee Increase. Board Member Councilor Patrice Abduallah voiced his concern regarding the offender who would not be able to afford the increased fee amount of twelve dollars ($12.00) per day. Judge Marilyn Moores suggested a sliding scale when determining an offenders fee responsibility. Brian informed the Board that MCCC had implemented a 70/30 financial plan that is currently offered to offenders which can lower their overall fee responsibility coupled with being rewarded with a lower fee for positive performance in the SCRAM program. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the SCRAM Fee Increase. The motion was moved and seconded. Advisory Board Members, Judge William Nelson, Councilor Patrice Abduallah and Advisory Board Member Proxy, Judge William Young opposed the increase. The SCRAM Fee Increase was Board approved.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed the SCRAM Fee Increase. Due to the increase cost to manage the growing SCRAM program, MCCC proposes a fee increase from ten dollars ($10.00) per day to twelve dollars ($12.00) per day. Since its inception, the fee associated with the SCRAM program has been ten dollars ($10.00) per day while all other surveillance equipment/programs are at twelve dollars ($12.00) per day. MCCC seeks an increase in the SCRAM fee in an effort to recoup the cost of lost units which totals one hundred and ten thousand dollars ($110,000.00) or fifty-eight (58) units to date. Individuals that can not afford to pay the twelve dollars ($12.00) per day fee will not be denied access to the program. Brian also noted that the Board previously approved an incentive plan for those doing well on SCRAM which allows management to reduce an offenders fees based on positive performance.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the SCRAM Fee Increase. Board Member Councilor Patrice Abduallah voiced his concern regarding the offender who would not be able to afford the increased fee amount of twelve dollars ($12.00) per day. Judge Marilyn Moores suggested a sliding scale when determining an offenders fee responsibility. Brian informed the Board that MCCC had implemented a 70/30 financial plan that is currently offered to offenders which can lower their overall fee responsibility coupled with being rewarded with a lower fee for positive performance in the SCRAM program.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the SCRAM Fee Increase. The motion was moved and seconded. Advisory Board Members, Judge William Nelson, Councilor Patrice Abduallah and Advisory Board Member Proxy, Judge William Young opposed the increase.
The SCRAM Fee Increase was Board approved.
DISCUSSION OF MARION COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Jennifer Deiter, MCCC's Mental Health Coordinator, as she discussed the Mental Health Component. This has been a year of growth for the Mental Health Component. Over the past year, many changes were implemented ranging from the creation and updating of forms to changes in policies and procedures to ensure a more efficient operating component. The component continues to work in cooperation with the Marion County Mental Health Association, various community mental health providers and the Courts to provide supervision, monitoring and case management services to sentenced offenders as well as pre-trial offenders. The Mental Health Component served a total of one hundred and forty-five (145) mentally ill offenders in the 2005-2006 fiscal year. Of this total, one hundred and twenty (120) offenders were newly acquired cases and twenty-five (25) were continued from the previous fiscal year. For the first time since its inception, the Mental Health Component's active caseload was over fifty (50) and the cap of serving only twenty-five (25) active offenders in the program at one time was discontinued thus doubling the size of the component. Questions and answers ensued regarding MCCC's Mental Health Component. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook praised the efforts of MCCC's Mental Health Component.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Jennifer Deiter, MCCC's Mental Health Coordinator, as she discussed the Mental Health Component. This has been a year of growth for the Mental Health Component. Over the past year, many changes were implemented ranging from the creation and updating of forms to changes in policies and procedures to ensure a more efficient operating component. The component continues to work in cooperation with the Marion County Mental Health Association, various community mental health providers and the Courts to provide supervision, monitoring and case management services to sentenced offenders as well as pre-trial offenders. The Mental Health Component served a total of one hundred and forty-five (145) mentally ill offenders in the 2005-2006 fiscal year. Of this total, one hundred and twenty (120) offenders were newly acquired cases and twenty-five (25) were continued from the previous fiscal year. For the first time since its inception, the Mental Health Component's active caseload was over fifty (50) and the cap of serving only twenty-five (25) active offenders in the program at one time was discontinued thus doubling the size of the component.
Questions and answers ensued regarding MCCC's Mental Health Component.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook praised the efforts of MCCC's Mental Health Component.
DISCUSSION OF MARION COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS HOME DETENTION COMPONENT
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed MCCC's Home Detention Component. MCCC implemented its Community Supervision Managers concept that was Board approved this year and the results have been positive. Community Supervisor Managers are able to focus on the needs of clients and have become true case managers. The best interest of the client, as well as the community, are being addressed by providing a structured treatment plan which is based on an assessment of each offender provided by MCCC's assessment tool, COMPAS. MCCC continues to look for ways to improve the efficiency of its Home Detention Component and soon will be restructuring the management of the component to reflect an Intake/Monitoring Center Coordinator to focus on equipment and surveillance issues. Questions and answers ensued regarding MCCC's Home Detention Component. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook thanked Brian for the Home Detention update.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed MCCC's Home Detention Component. MCCC implemented its Community Supervision Managers concept that was Board approved this year and the results have been positive. Community Supervisor Managers are able to focus on the needs of clients and have become true case managers. The best interest of the client, as well as the community, are being addressed by providing a structured treatment plan which is based on an assessment of each offender provided by MCCC's assessment tool, COMPAS. MCCC continues to look for ways to improve the efficiency of its Home Detention Component and soon will be restructuring the management of the component to reflect an Intake/Monitoring Center Coordinator to focus on equipment and surveillance issues.
Questions and answers ensued regarding MCCC's Home Detention Component.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook thanked Brian for the Home Detention update.
DISCUSSION OF MARION COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTER
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed the Marion County Community Corrections Center. The Center opened in 1990 to house "trustees" with a capacity of one hundred and fifty-six (156) beds. Upon the departure of the inmate workers, more pre-trial felons were placed at the Center. To date, the Center has a total of three hundred and forty (340) beds; one hundred and four (104) beds for community corrections offenders and two hundred and thirty-six (236) beds for jail overflow. However, the Center is not defined as a jail by the Department of Correction due to the fact that it is not operated by the Marion County Sheriff's Department. Each jail overcrowding crisis has hurt the Center in terms of what kind of inmate is housed there. The Center is responsible for security, maintenance, treatment and education. MCCC has made significant improvements such as added security cameras, increased security staff, additional maintenance staff, a medical office is now located at the Center, a recreational room to include a library has been added, an exercise station is now available for the inmates on each floor and additional treatment programs and staff have been incorporated. The current maintenance budget for the Center is eighty eight thousand nine hundred and forty-three dollars ($88,943.00). Since 2002, two hundred and fifty five thousand four hundred and nine dollars ($255,409.00) was spent on maintenance projects that totaled one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more. This year, twenty four thousand two hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty-two cents ($24,279.52) has been spent on maintenance projects. Problems facing the Center include overcrowding, lack of recreation, inadequate bathroom facilities due to the volume of inmates and materials used (poor materials used in the original design) and wood floors that lend to leaks. MCCC's short term solutions include reducing the population by one hundred (100) offenders which is a hard solution with the current crisis, repairing the bathrooms (engineers are being brought in to determine the best course of action), hire additional guards, and create additional recreation time for inmates. MCCC's long term solutions include removing MCCC from housing pre-trial inmates and become a true Community Corrections facility which has been initiated, limit individuals sentenced to the Center who need treatment, education and other needs, and look for a new facility. Questions and answers ensued regarding the Marion County Community Corrections Center. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook thanked Brian for the Corrections Center update.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Brian Barton as he discussed the Marion County Community Corrections Center. The Center opened in 1990 to house "trustees" with a capacity of one hundred and fifty-six (156) beds. Upon the departure of the inmate workers, more pre-trial felons were placed at the Center. To date, the Center has a total of three hundred and forty (340) beds; one hundred and four (104) beds for community corrections offenders and two hundred and thirty-six (236) beds for jail overflow. However, the Center is not defined as a jail by the Department of Correction due to the fact that it is not operated by the Marion County Sheriff's Department. Each jail overcrowding crisis has hurt the Center in terms of what kind of inmate is housed there. The Center is responsible for security, maintenance, treatment and education. MCCC has made significant improvements such as added security cameras, increased security staff, additional maintenance staff, a medical office is now located at the Center, a recreational room to include a library has been added, an exercise station is now available for the inmates on each floor and additional treatment programs and staff have been incorporated. The current maintenance budget for the Center is eighty eight thousand nine hundred and forty-three dollars ($88,943.00). Since 2002, two hundred and fifty five thousand four hundred and nine dollars ($255,409.00) was spent on maintenance projects that totaled one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more. This year, twenty four thousand two hundred and seventy-nine dollars and fifty-two cents ($24,279.52) has been spent on maintenance projects. Problems facing the Center include overcrowding, lack of recreation, inadequate bathroom facilities due to the volume of inmates and materials used (poor materials used in the original design) and wood floors that lend to leaks. MCCC's short term solutions include reducing the population by one hundred (100) offenders which is a hard solution with the current crisis, repairing the bathrooms (engineers are being brought in to determine the best course of action), hire additional guards, and create additional recreation time for inmates. MCCC's long term solutions include removing MCCC from housing pre-trial inmates and become a true Community Corrections facility which has been initiated, limit individuals sentenced to the Center who need treatment, education and other needs, and look for a new facility.
Questions and answers ensued regarding the Marion County Community Corrections Center.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook thanked Brian for the Corrections Center update.
NEW BUSINESS
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked if there was any new business before the Board. Board Member D. Michael Wallman requested the floor. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Michael Wallman as he informed the Board that Marion County Community Corrections will soon be operating the county's first work release center located at 1848 Ludlow Avenue in Indianapolis. As a result, he would like to submit a proposal to the Board to name the work release facility the Duvall Residential Center, after active Board Member and former State Senator Leslie Duvall. Mr. Duvall was the sponsor of legislation creating state-wide community corrections programming and is considered the "Father of Indiana Community Corrections". Mr. Duvall's track record over the life of his career demonstrates direct and continued involvement in creating programming and devoting real time and effort as a decision maker, a policy maker, and as a legislator and politician on alternative sentencing in the criminal justice field. It is appropriate that Senator Duvall's lifetime efforts be recognized in this way. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the naming of the work release center to the Duvall Residential Center. The motion was moved and seconded and the naming of the work release center to the Duvall Residential Center was Board approved. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 1:25 PM.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked if there was any new business before the Board. Board Member D. Michael Wallman requested the floor. Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook recognized Michael Wallman as he informed the Board that Marion County Community Corrections will soon be operating the county's first work release center located at 1848 Ludlow Avenue in Indianapolis. As a result, he would like to submit a proposal to the Board to name the work release facility the Duvall Residential Center, after active Board Member and former State Senator Leslie Duvall. Mr. Duvall was the sponsor of legislation creating state-wide community corrections programming and is considered the "Father of Indiana Community Corrections". Mr. Duvall's track record over the life of his career demonstrates direct and continued involvement in creating programming and devoting real time and effort as a decision maker, a policy maker, and as a legislator and politician on alternative sentencing in the criminal justice field. It is appropriate that Senator Duvall's lifetime efforts be recognized in this way.
Advisory Board Chairman Dave Cook asked for a motion to approve the naming of the work release center to the Duvall Residential Center.
The motion was moved and seconded and the naming of the work release center to the Duvall Residential Center was Board approved.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 1:25 PM.