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10/27/2011 OJACC � 25 th Annual � Conference � th l f Reducing � Recidivism � Through � Collaboration Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center Marc � Pelka August � 15, � 2011 CSG Justice Center • National non-profit, non-partisan membership association of state government officials • Represents all three branches of state government • Justice Center provides practical, nonpartisan advice informed by the best available evidence Criminal Justice / Reentry Policy Justice Mental Health Council Reinvestment Consensus Project Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 2 1

10/27/2011 Funders and Partners Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 3 Justice Reinvestment in the States Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 4 2

10/27/2011 Justice Reinvestment Three-Part Strategy Bipartisan, inter-branch, bicameral structure 1 2 3 Analyze Data & Adopt New Policies Measure Performance Develop Policy Options • Analyze data to look at • Identify assistance • Track the impact of crime, court, needed to implement enacted corrections, and policies effectively policies/programs supervision trends • Deploy targeted • Monitor recidivism • Solicit input from reinvestment rates & other key stakeholders stakeholders strategies to increase strategies to increase measures measures public safety • Map allocation of resources • Review implementation progress • Develop policy options & estimate cost savings Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 5 Presentation Overview J Justice � Reinvestment � In � Ohio: � Phase � I � Recap � ti R i t t I Ohi Ph I R JR � in � North � Carolina: � A � Comparison � Case Building the Bridge from JR Phase I to II Building � the � Bridge � from � JR � Phase � I � to � II Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 6 3

10/27/2011 For � state � prisons, � cuts � present new problems present � new � problems By � John � Gramlich, � Stateline � Staff � Writer “”We � have � no � drug � treatment � programs � at � medium � security � or � above � (facilities),”„ � says � Justin � Jones, � director � of � the � Okl h Oklahoma � Department � of � D t t f Corrections. � “”We � eliminated � all � sex � offender � treatment, � even � though � it � was � mandated � by � statute.”„ � Probation officers hit by statewide Probation � officers � hit � by � statewide � budget � cuts Mar � 18, � 2011 By � Melissa � Leu and � Mary � J. � Cristobal Illinois � Statehouse � News “”We � have � probation � officers � who � are � supervising � more � than � probably � two � times times � …‧ � what � the � state � standards � say � that � we � ought � to � supervise, � said � what the state standards say that we ought to supervise ”„ said Dennis � Meyers, � Winnebago’‚s � director � of � court � services. � “”Unfortunately, � there’‚s � still � people � that � are � on � probation � that � need � probation � officers � to � see � them. � So � we � have � less � people � to � see � them, � but � we � try � to � do � the � best � we � can.”„ “”Probation � in � Illinois � has � made � such � progress � in � the � last � 10 � to � 15 � years,”„ � Dallas � said. � “”It's � so � disappointing � to � think � that � we � might � be � going � backwards.”„ 4

10/27/2011 Crime � ridden � Camden, � N.J., � cuts � police � force � nearly � in � half y January � 18, � 2011|By � the � CNN � Wire � Staff The � mayor � of � crime � ridden � Camden, � New � Jersey, � has � announced � layoffs � of � nearly � half � of � the � city's � police � force � and � close � to � a � third � of � its � fire � department. One � hundred � sixty � eight � police � officers � and � 67 � firefighters � were � laid � off � Tuesday, � as � officials � struggle � to � close � a � $26.5 � l id ff d ffi i l l l $ million � budget � gap � through � a � series � of � belt � tightening � measures, � Mayor � Dana � Redd told � reporters. � The � layoffs � take � effect � immediately. Riding � Along � With � the � Cops � in � Murdertown, � U.S.A. What � Flint � is � now � is � one � of � America’‚s � murder � capitals. � Last � year � p y in � Flint, � population � 102,000, � there � were � 66 � documented � murders. � The � murder � rate � here � is � worse � than � those � in � Newark � and � St. � Louis � and � New � Orleans. � It’‚s � even � worse � than � Baghdad’‚s. After � the � door � is � unlocked � and � I � enter � police � headquarters, � it � is � easy � to � see � why. � There � are � only � six � patrolmen � on � duty � for � a � Saturday � night. � So � broke � is � Flint � that � the � city � laid � off � two � thirds � of � its � police � force � in � the � last � three � years. � The � front � desk � looks � like � a � dusty � museum � piece. “”Sometimes, � we � don’‚t � get � to � a � call � for � two � days,”„ � he � says. � Last � fall, � an � elderly � couple � called � after � being � held � up � at � gunpoint � in � their � driveway. � The � police � arrived � on � the � scene � five � hours � later. 5

10/27/2011 Fiscal � Challenges � Forcing � Examination � of � Policy � Effectiveness Shortfall � as � Percent � of � Total � State � Budget � (2011) Ohio Prison � Population Budget Growth � Shortfall Projected $8 � billion � $ FY2012 � 13 � biennium +2,871 2010 � 2015 � (5 � yrs) Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 11 Source: � Center � on � Policy � and � Budget � Priorities � Challenges � Facing � Ohio’‚s � Prison � System 55,000 53,000 51,000 49,000 Prison � Population � Up � 9 percent � 47,000 (2000 � –— 2010) Prison �� Crowding � 33 percent � of � Capacity 45,000 (2010) 43,000 Population Projection Up � 7 � percent � (2011 �� 2015) –— 41,000 39,000 , 37,000 35,000 Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 12 6

10/27/2011 Interim � Reports � to � JR � Working � Group � Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 13 Extensive � Stakeholder � Engagement Prosecutors Victim Law Enforcement Advocates Judges Justice Reinvestment Probation in Ohio Defense Bar Behavioral Health Local Government Treatment Providers Officials Community Corrections Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 14 7

10/27/2011 Policy � Conference � Distills � Analyses � into � Key � Findings � Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 15 First, � Inefficient � Use � of � Prison � on � Low � Level � Offenders � People � convicted � of � fourth � and � fifth � degree � felonies � account � for � half � of � annual � prison � admissions admissions Two � thirds � of � these � admissions � were � people � convicted � of � nonviolent � property � and � drug � offenses Many � sentences � are � so � short � that � most � people � do � not � receive � programming � or � even � make � it � past � reception � centers p g g p p Roughly � three � quarters � of � these � individuals � are � then � released � to � the � community � with � no � supervision Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 16 8

10/27/2011 Second, � No � Admission � Criteria � for � Diversion � Programs …‧ � state � funding � for � community � corrections programs corrections � programs � has � increased, � but � a � lack � of � admission � criteria � for � these � programs � makes � them � less � cost � effective � at � diverting � offenders � …‧ $117 million $137 million State � Funding � for � CBCF, � HWH, � Prison � & � Jail � Diversion � Programs FY2006 FY2010 Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 17 Third, � a � Patchwork � of � Probation � Supervision No standards apply Probation Population statewide to all departments statewide to all departments 20% Supervised with State Standards No data are collected statewide 80% Supervised with No State Standards State funds a large percentage of all probation services locally Council � of � State � Governments � Justice � Center �� | � 18 9