North Carolina
Department of Correction
Youth Accountability Planning Task Force
System Costs Work Group
March 18, 2010
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Part 1
An Overview of the
Department of Correction
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Department of Correction
Basic Facts
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Custody of more than 40,000 inmates
Supervision of approximately 117,000
offenders on probation, parole and postrelease
More than 20,000 employees
Presence in all 100 North Carolina
counties
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Organization and Structure
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Administration
Division of Prisons
Correction Enterprises
Division of Alcoholism and Chemical
Dependency Programs
Division of Community Corrections
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Department of Correction
Offender Demographics
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The Department of Correction
supervises:
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adult offenders 16 and over
juveniles between the ages of 13 and
15 who have been tried and convicted
as adults.
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Division of Prisons
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Custody and supervision of more than 40,000
inmates in 72 prison facilities across the state
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Per 2009 budget, closed six prisons since 07/01/09
McCain CH will close by April 1, 2010
Housing, meals, medical and mental health
services, general academic education, vocational
training and other rehabilitative programs for
inmate population
Administration of the death penalty
 158 inmates currently on death row
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Correction Enterprises
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Uses inmate labor to produce a wide range of
products and services for government agencies and
nonprofit entities that receive public funding
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State employees also can purchase from CE
Provides meaningful work experiences, employment
skills and rehabilitative opportunities for inmates
Receives no state appropriation. Instead, like a
private business, Correction Enterprises is totally
supported through the goods and services it
produces and sells.
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Division of Alcoholism and Chemical
Dependency Programs (DACDP)
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Provides comprehensive substance abuse interventions,
programs and services to male and female offenders who
have alcohol and/or drug problems
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Approximately 63 percent of new admissions need
residential substance abuse treatment
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1,485 available treatment slots; serves nearly 10,000
inmates annually
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Residential treatment for male probationers at DARTCherry
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Program for female probationers expected to admit offenders
in April 2010
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Division of Community Corrections
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Supervision of more than 117,000 convicted
offenders serving probation, parole or postrelease supervision in the community
Oversight of the Community Service Work
Program
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Approximately 23,000 offenders
Oversight of Criminal Justice Partnership
Program
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84 programs operating in 94 counties
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Part 2
Issues Specific to Offenders Under 18
Community Corrections
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Division of Community Corrections
Basic Facts
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No policies/procedures specific to
offenders under 18
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Offenders under 18 are eligible for most
sanctions/programs in DCC
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Offenders under 18 are not eligible for
residential substance abuse treatment at
DART-Cherry
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Under 18 must seek treatment from local
treatment providers
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Offenders on Community Supervision Under
Age 18: A Snapshot as of 1/31/2010
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Community Supervision
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2,035
Age 15…………………………………..2
Age 16…………………………….…377
Age 17………………………….…1,656
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Division of Community Corrections
Useful Supervision Tools
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School Partnership Program
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Criminal Justice Partnership Program
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Targets offenders under 21 who are enrolled in
public school or local community college
Goal is to ensure compliance by offender and
help student obtain GED/adult basic education
Community-based programs to support
education, substance abuse issues, life skills
Available in 94 counties
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention
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Helps offender develop pro-social thinking
patterns and problem-solving skills
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Part 3
Issues Specific to Offenders Under 18
Prisons
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HOUSING YOUNGER OFFENDERS
Five Full-Time Academic Schools
NOTE: All five schools have DPI-certified instructors
and serve students 21 and under
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Foothills Correctional Institution (maximum
age=25)
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Morrison Correctional Institution (maximum
age=25)
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NOTE: Close custody only; the minimum custody unit
houses only adults
NOTE: Minimum custody only; the medium-custody unit
houses only adults
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women
(females-no maximum age)
Polk Correctional Institution (maximum age=25)
Western Youth Institution (maximum age=22)
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Incarcerated Offenders Under Age 18:
A Snapshot as of 1/31/2010
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Incarcerated Offenders 189
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Age 15…………………………….…..3
Age 16………………………………..16
Age 17……………………………….170
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Western Youth Institution
Basic Facts
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Inmate population of up to 785,
with a staff of approximately 400
Felons ages 13 to 18 and
misdemeanants and minimumcustody inmates ages 13 to 22.
High-rise facility built in 1972
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Western Youth Institution
Basic Education
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Mandatory academic education for offenders under
18 who do not have a GED
Block system typically allows students to attend
academic school for half a day and also have time
to work or attend vocational classes.
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21 certified DPI educators in academic school
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Exceptional Students Program (Individualized
Education Programs for students with disabilities)
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School psychologist and school guidance counselor
on staff
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Western Youth Institution
Education, cont.
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Part-time GED preparation programs, vocational
classes and computer literacy classes through
Western Piedmont Community College
Youthful Offender Program (federal grant
program through UNC-Asheville that offers
post-secondary education, employability skills
training, and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention)
Correspondence courses through UNC-Chapel
Hill
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Western Youth Institution
Significant Programs
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VOCATIONAL (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, commercial
cleaning, horticultural)
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS (Intermediate Substance
Abuse Treatment, Long Term Substance Abuse Treatment,
NA, AA)
HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAM (9-week course designed to
inform inmates about topics relating to parenting,
relationships, and sexual behaviors)
JOBSTART I (prison-to-work transition project designed to
assist participants in securing and retaining employment
upon reentering the community)
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (screens, identifies, and
provides rehabilitation services to those inmates with
vocational liabilities which interfere with ability to obtain
competitive employment)
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Western Youth Institution
Mental Health
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Staffing: mental health program manager,
three full-time staff psychologists, and
one part-time psychiatrist
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Standard mental health services (mental
health screening and individual therapy)
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Special Programs
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Violent offenders
Young offenders (under age 16)
Developmentally disabled offenders
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Part 4
Issues Specific to Offenders Under 18
Costs
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Costs of Incarceration PER OFFENDER
Per Day Costs By Custody Level (FY 2008-09)
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Minimum Custody
Medium Custody
Close Custody
$59.17
$76.69
$85.68
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Average Annual Cost
$27,000 (est.)
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Average Per Day
$72.72
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Incarcerated Offenders Under 18
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Female offenders under age 18 can be housed at
any of the female facilities
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Eight (8) female offenders as of 1/31/2010
NCCIW is only female facility with full-time school
All male inmates 18 and under must be housed at
Western Youth Institution unless:
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they require inpatient mental health services that
can be provided only at Central Prison;
they are assigned to HCON at Polk; or
security or health reasons require a different
placement.
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Incarcerated Offenders 16 & 17
Prison Population Age 16 & 17 on 06/30
by Fiscal Year
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
FEMALE
2005
2006
MALE
2007
2008
2009
TOTAL
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Incarcerated Offenders – 6/30/09
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Cost Estimates –Age 16 & 17
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Female Offenders
Average Daily Cost
Annual Total Cost (est.)
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$70.92
$232,972
Male Offenders (Western)
204
Average Daily Cost
$104.54
Annual Total Cost (est.)
$7.7M
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Division of Community Corrections
Average Daily Costs (FY 2008-09)
Community/Intermediate
Punishment
Intensive Punishment
$2.49
$14.29
Electronic Monitoring
$8.93
Community Service Work Program
$0.95
Drug Screening
(cost per specimen)
$3.43
CJPP (Sentenced Offenders)
$14.96
Sex Offenders (GPS)
$14.28
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Community Supervision – 6/30/09
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Cost Estimates – Age 16 & 17
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Community Supervision
Average Daily Cost
Annual Total Costs (est.)
2,213
$2.49
$2.0 M
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Questions?
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