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5/16/2011
CJPA Presenters • Karen Dalton, Dr. PH, CJM Director, Offender Services Bureau Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ksdalton@lasd. org • M. J. Robb, MPA Director, Support Services Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office mrobb@so. cccounty. us 5/16/2011
CJPA Presenters • Cammie Noah, MPA Inmate Programs and Services Manager Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office cnoah@sonoma-county. org 5/16/2011
CJPA ~ California Jail Programs Association • Goal at inception & today, 27 years later, remains the same • Professionals united to create a voice for inmate programs • Share best practices • Strength in numbers • Reduce recidivism & depopulate jails • Provide interventions for community reintegration 5/16/2011
History of CJPA • Organized in 1984 • Filed with State of California to obtain 501 c 3 status • Created CJPA constitution and by-laws • Established election of officers • Implemented quarterly meeting structure • Currently 32 counties represented; a few hundred members www. cjpa. net 5/16/2011
CJPA Constitution • “To provide humane and decent conditions essential to and compatible with the management of safe and secure jail facilities” • Assure adherence to jail oversight standards • Recognizes and supports the impact programming can have on reducing inmates tensions and stress • Concurrently provide inmates constructive options to make life changes 5/16/2011
Inmate Education Plan • Provide for academic education and/or vocational training programs for pretrial and sentenced inmates • California Penal Code, Sections 6030 & 4018. 5 • Title 15, Article 6 – Minimum Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities • California Education Code 5/16/2011
Title 15, Article 6 • Requires facilities provide • • 5/16/2011 Inmate education Visiting Correspondence Library service Recreational reading Voting Religious observances (RLUIPA)
Organization Members • Inmate Programs, Support Services, Operations, Administrative Services (directors, managers, coordinators, staff, and command staff) • Recreational professionals • Detention facility command line staff • Religious providers • Non-profit and CBO partners • Industry sponsors 5/16/2011
Role CJPA Plays to Support Programs • Centralized, comprehensive resource for all counties • CJPA designate at quarterly Corrections Standards Authority meetings • In 2011, CJPA member appointed on Title 15 Regulations Revisions Committee panel • Tailors trainings to address all levels of personnel working in jail programs, services, and administration 5/16/2011
Benefits to Members • Professional social structure • Venues and avenues to exchange ideas • Share/promote best practices • Training by leading industry professionals • Opportunities to educate legislators, media, and the public about the positive interventions implemented throughout the State 5/16/2011
Educational Involvement 5/16/2011
Shared Resources • Eliminates reinventing the wheel • Easily replication of successful programs • Quick and easy List Serve • On-site access to jail programs statewide via quarterly meeting participation • Promote successful programming 5/16/2011
AAT 5/16/2011
Vermiculture Program 5/16/2011
Training and Development • Tailored to various areas of expertise • State “regulations and standards” presentation from CDCR at annual CJPA conference • National, state, and local experts participate in and present at quarterly meetings • Concise delivery of information regarding goods/services from potential vendors 5/16/2011
Previous Training Topics • Legal Issues & Religious Practices – Carrie Hill, ESQ (Monterey County) • Education Based Incarceration & Evaluating Inmate Programs (Los Angeles County) • “Manalive, ” Violence Intervention and Prevention Training – Hamish Sinclair (Santa Cruz County) • Bridging the Gap Between Programs and Custody Staff – (San Bernardino County) 5/16/2011
More Training Topics • Women in the Criminal Justice System – Stephanie Covington, Ph. D. (Tulare County) • Reducing Recidivism; Principles of Effective Intervention – Ed Latessa, Ph. D. (LA County) • Justice Reform, “Dreams of the Monster Factory” – Sunny Schwartz, ESQ (Alameda County) • Gender Responsiveness & Promising Jail Based Programs for Women Offenders – Barbara Bloom, Ph. D. (Sonoma County) 5/16/2011
Pew Center on the States • April 2011 report on recidivism and value of behavioral interventions • • • Risk/needs assessments Case management Transition planning/reentry strategy Swift probation sanctions for violations Research or evidenced-based programs Creating incentives 5/16/2011
Successful Programming 5/16/2011
Overcoming Challenges • Budget/economic issues and their fiscal impact on programs and services • Generate and maximize revenue streams – Establishing jail industry programs – Inmate work crews – Developing and/or growing volunteer programs to support paid program instructors 5/16/2011
Overcoming Challenges – Grant proposals in collaboration with justice and community partners – Consider increasing contracted like services, such as legal research – Utilizing existing personnel for organizational cross training – Engage community – $$$ Diminishing budgets $$$ 5/16/2011
PATHS – Mental Health Program 5/16/2011
Community Support 5/16/2011
INMATE WELFARE FUND INMATE SERVICES & PROGRAMS 5/16/2011
Inmate Welfare Fund • The IWF is regulated by: – CA Penal Code Sections 4025 and 4026 • Commissary • Inmate Vocational Programs – Guidelines for use of revenue from these sources 5/16/2011
Inmate Welfare Fund • All services/programs are funded through the INMATE WELFARE FUND (IWF) • IWF is revenue collected from various sources: – Inmate telephone calls – Commissions from commissary sales – Sales of inmate industries products – Misc. revenue – Court reimbursements for pro-per phone calls; recycling • NO TAX DOLLARS ARE USED! 5/16/2011
Program Funding: Contra Costa County, CA • FY 2009 -10 IWF Budget - $1. 7 million • FY 2010 -11 IWF Budget - $1. 8 million – Based on an ADP of 1, 600 IWF Program Services is a division of the Custody Services Bureau and all program staff/volunteers work in collaboration with custody staff 5/16/2011
Inmate Services • In California, there are two legally mandated services – Legal services for pro-per inmates – Religious services • All other services – Discretionary 5/16/2011
WHAT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DOES THE INMATE WELFARE FUND PAY FOR? 5/16/2011
Inmate Services • Legal Research: (Mandated) – Legal Research Associates (LRA) – Provides unlimited criminal, not civil*, legal assistance to court-appointed, pro-per inmates; limited to general population * No civil issues unless mandated by law – Habeas Corpus, Civil Rights - Confinement 5/16/2011
Inmate Services – Request form in modules • Inmate completes; gives to deputy; deputy submits to CAS • Documents returned within 72 hours (pro-per policy) • Responsiveness and access to information reduces inmate stress 5/16/2011
Chaplain Services (Mandated) • • • Counseling Worship services Bible studies Marriage information for inmates Approve religious diets Provide requested reading materials All services are INMATE DRIVEN 5/16/2011
Educational Classes (Discretionary) – Contra Costa County Office of Education • GED and high school diploma prep • Adult basic education • DEUCE – drug and alcohol education • Computer applications • Parenting • ESL – English as a Second Language • Literacy (collaboration with libraries) • Transitional services 5/16/2011
GED 5/16/2011
Vocational Classes (Discretionary) • Woodshop • Inmate industries – Engraving, Signage (including Braille), Vinyl, and Vehicle Decaling • Picture framing • Landscaping 5/16/2011
Agency Services (Discretionary) • AA and NA • Domestic Violence • Veteran Affairs • SSI/Homeless Cooperative • Anger Management • Child Protective Services • Child Support Services • UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic • Women of Worth (WOW) 5/16/2011
Inmate Services • Library Services – Provide inmates information • Community programs • Published information from phone book • Limited copies of non-legal information 5/16/2011
IWF Provides – Newspapers – TVs • Direct TV Services • Movie Rentals – Equipment Repairs – DVD/VCR Players – Electric Razors 5/16/2011 – Bus/BART Tickets – Sports Equipment – Inmate Rewards • Soda, Candy, Popcorn – Hair Trimmers – Nail Clippers – Disinfectant Spray
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL IMPACTS 5/16/2011
Buy -In • Develop & solidify relationships – Includes command/line/programs staff and volunteer providers – Overwhelming support from CA Sheriff’s – Promote agency transparency – invite the community inside – Provide safety/security training bi-annually to all providers 5/16/2011
Local Reentry • Tasked by federal and state governments to assume increased responsibility – Realignment of state inmates to local level – Provide EBP interventions for state prisoners – Facilities contracting for state prisoners to boost agency revenues 5/16/2011
Collaboration with CBOs • Creating/strengthening programs with clearly defined reintegration links – In-custody → Probation → Community – Implement risk assessment tool and apply targeted interventions to the high risk-toreoffend – Inmate case management – Exit planning 5/16/2011
Quarterly Training 5/16/2011
Criminal Justice Planning • Apply alternative diversionary programs • Initiate day reporting centers or community correction service center • Develop Education & Employment Program – Napa’s outcome is an 85% employment rate • Institute an Education Based Incarceration plan 5/16/2011
State Budget Impacts • Fiscal impact on local budgets • Collaboration, consensus building, partnerships key to success 5/16/2011
Join CJPA www. cjpa. net $25 annually for non-voting member 5/16/2011