SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY
REALIGNMENT PLAN
1st Quarter Update
October 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
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Brief History
• The Executive Committee of the Community Corrections
Partnership approved the first year plan on August 22, 2011.
• Executive Committee Membership
- Patricia Mazzilli, Chief Probation Officer
- Peter Fox, Public Defender
- Steve Moore, Sheriff
- Vic Singh, Director, Behavioral Health Services
- Blair Ulring, Chief of Police, Stockton Police Department
- Honorable Richard Vlavianos, Superior Court Judge
- James Willett, District Attorney
• The Board of Supervisors approved the Public Safety
Realignment Plan on August 30, 2011.
• Public Safety Realignment went into effect on October 1, 2011
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AB109 Populations
• Non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenders
(irrespective of prior convictions) released from
prison placed on Post Release Community
Supervision (PRCS)
• Non-violent, non-serious, non-sex offenses with
no serious prior serve their sentence locally in
the County Jail (LCS)
• Parole violators (3056’s) serve their revocation
at the County Jail
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AB109 Flow Chart for San Joaquin County
LCS from the Courts
PRCS from State Prison
Assessment Center
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Parole Violators
County Jail
County Jail
Intake, assessment, screening
Behavioral Health Services
Human Services Agency
WorkNet
Medical services
 Incarceration (split or straight sentence)
 Jail programming
 Correctional Health Services
Parole Hold
(3056’s)
3056 with new
law violation
Community Supervision
Other Referrals and Components
 High Risk Unit
 Day Reporting Center
 Family and Youth Services
 SJCOE (via DRC, Jail, YouthBuild)
 Evidence Based Programming
Completion of
Probation
New Law Violation and
Revocation
 Return to court
 GPS/EM
 Flash Incarceration
Released from Jail
Released from Jail
 Straight sentence (no supervision)
 Split sentence
o Assessment Center
Re-Entry and
Compliance Court
State Parole
Community
Supervision
(Substance Abuse)
Jail
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Local Community Supervision
(LCS)
• Non-violent/non-serious/non-sex offenders
sentenced locally after October 1st
October
November
December
TOTAL
Straight Sentences
21
25
14
60
Split Sentences
44
31
30
105
Total
65
56
44
165
• Average length of sentence is 3 years
• Longest sentence is 8 years
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LCS’s Projections/Concerns
• CDCR estimated 87 more offenders would be sentenced
to Jail under the new sentencing guidelines in the first
quarter; the actual number (165) was almost double.
Quarter 1: Local Custody Supervision
N = 165
LCS released from Jail
1
Returned for new law violation
0
Returned for technical violation
0
Most LCS’s are still serving initial sentence
Post Release Community
Supervision (PRCS)
• County level supervision for offenders released
from State Prison
• Includes:
• Current non-violent and non-serious offenders
• Sex offenders (excludes high risk sex
offenders as defined by California Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
• Does not take prior convictions into consideration
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PRCS Projections
• As with the original LCS estimates from CDCR, original
PRCS estimates underestimated actual impact
October
November
December
TOTAL
Spring Projections
88
68
52
208
Revised Projections
70
94
113
277
• Revised estimates projected an increase of 33%
• In actuality, we have had 317 scheduled to appear at the
Assessment Center during the first quarter (a 52%
increase).
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PRCS Indicators
Quarter 1: Post Release Community Supervision
Arrested for new law violation
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Flash incarceration for technical violation
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PRCS’s Issues/Concerns
• Early packets received by CDCR had numerous issues
including ineligible offenders and packets that were
issued to the wrong county. These have improved
significantly.
• The spring projections provided by CDCR did not include
parole violators sentenced to State Prison prior to
October 1, 2011. When released after November 1st,
they are on PRCS.
• This population of parole violators should be completely
released from the State Prison system by September
2012.
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PRCS’s
• All PRCS’s are directed to report to the Assessment
Center within 48 hours of being released from State
Prison
October
November December
TOTAL
Scheduled for Prison Release
87
110
120
317
Appeared at Assessment Center
71
85
91
247
Initially Failed to Report
4
12
7
23
Revocations filed for Initially FTR
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11
5
20
• The difference in number of those scheduled, appeared,
and failed to report are a result of a number of reasons
(i.e. deportation, in custody, parole has jurisdiction, outof-county)
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Program Highlight
Assessment Center
• Located in Room 101 of the Canlis Building
• Four partner agencies co-located in same office:
• Probation Department
• Behavioral Health Services
• Human Services Agency
• WorkNet
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Prison
Jail
CDCR
611 Pocket
San Joaquin County
Probation
Department
Assessment Center
Re-Entry
Assessment Form
Send reporting
instructions to CDCR
County Jail
Static Risk
Assessment (STR)
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Office appointment
Offender needs Guide
Review conditions of
Community Supervision
Mandatory program referrals
(DV, child abuse, sex offenders)
Make Assessment Center Referrals
Bus
passes
Behavioral
Health Services
Worknet
Assign to
appropriate program
DRC
(18-25)
High Risk Unit
(Everything else)
Human
Services
Agency
Transitional
Housing
Post Supervision Release
Re-Entry Unit
(Substance Abuse)
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Probation Department
• Validated risk assessment to determine risk to reoffend
• Validated needs assessment to determine offender’s
criminogenic needs
• Development of case plan identifying offender’s
individual needs
• Determine appropriate level of supervision/program
• Refer to evidence based programs
• Refer to supportive services to assist offender in his/her
reintegration back into the community and provide
necessary resources to assist in their rehabilitation
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Behavioral Health Services
• BHS provides mental health and substance abuse
services for clients diagnosed with mental illness and/or
dependency issues
• Comprehensive Counseling
• Case Management
• Peer Supports
• Acute Care Services
• Substance Abuse Services
• Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
• Crisis Response and Stabilization
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Human Services Agency
• Eligibility workers screen clients for eligibility for:
• General Assistance
• CalFresh (food stamps)
• CalWORKS
• Medi-Cal
• If screening shows potential eligibility, the screener will
complete a General Assistance application
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Employment and Economic
Development Department
• WorkNet provides a variety of education, training, and
employment services to help clients obtain and retain
employment in living wage jobs
• Services provided:
• Orientation classes
• Employment Preparation Workshops
• Interviewing and Resume Writing
• Labor market information
• Job Search Assistance
• Access to a computer lab
• Classroom/occupational skills
• On-the-Job Training
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Assessment Center
• 209 offenders appeared at Assessment Center
• 77 referred to Behavioral Health Services
• 66% of PRCS offenders referred completed a mental health
assessment
• 48 PRCS offenders with diagnosed mental illnesses were given
prescriptions to continue their psychotropic medications
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152 referred to Human Services Agency
111 referred to WorkNet
14 referred to the Day Reporting Center
161 referred to the High Risk Unit
9 referred to the Post Release Supervision
Reentry Court
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Assessment Center
Accomplishments
• Multi-agency, intense collaboration between all partner
agencies
• Assessment Center fully operational with four agencies
co-located in the same building
• A fully functioning computer lab is available to all
offenders Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• WorkNet has offered 16 workshops with a total of 78
offenders in attendance
• HSA has screened 40 homeless offenders; all but one
qualified for General Assistance Housing
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Parole Violators
• After October 1, 2011, parole violators remain at the County Jail
pending their revocation hearing
• Revocations are capped at 180 days with day-for-day credits earned
• In the spring projections, CDCR estimated there would be 14 parole
violators with a new term in the first quarter.
• To date, this population has been the most significant challenge of
Public Safety Realignment.
October November December TOTAL
Number of 3056’s (parole holds) In
Custody
154
154
179
487
Number of Probable Cause Hearings
87
120
154
361
Number of Revocation Hearings
9
0
0
9
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Parole Violator Indicators
Parole Violators Remanded to San Joaquin County
Jail
Released from County Jail
220
Returned to custody with new criminal
charges
79
Returned to custody for other reasons
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County Jail
• Opened 210 beds for AB109 offenders
• A 124-bed housing unit has been designated as the PreRelease Housing Unit, for offenders with less than 6months remaining in custody
• The average daily population of the Pre-Release
Housing Unit has been:
Pre-Release Housing Unit
October
November
December
102
85
72
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In-Custody Programs
• Offered 7 days a week to AB109 offenders in the PreRelease Housing Unit
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Women to Warriors
Faith-Based Programs
GED classes
Pre-Release
Anger Management
Job Readiness
Office Technology
Narcotics Anonymous
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Library Activities for Women
Real Recovery
High School Diploma
Transitional Life Skills
Creative Conflict Resolution
HIV Counseling and Testing
Parenting
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Out-of-Custody
Evidence Based Programs
• Aggression Replacement Training
--13 offenders have attended two different series
• Moral Reconation Training
--24 offenders have attended two different series
• Common Sense Parenting (scheduled for February)
• Upcoming Trainings
• Women Moving On (training scheduled in March)
• Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Substance
Abuse (training scheduled in April)
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Alternatives to Incarceration
• In-Custody
• 72 offenders have been placed on Electronic
Monitoring in lieu of being incarcerated at the County
Jail
• Out-of-Custody
• The Probation Department is utilizing a
Rewards/Sanctions Matrix which provides alternatives
to incarceration in lieu of recommending jail.
• 1 PRCS offender has been placed on Global
Positioning Satellite (GPS) for a technical violation in
lieu of being incarcerated at the County Jail
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First Quarter
Accomplishments
• Strong, committed collaboration between all partner
agencies
• San Joaquin County was one of the first counties in the
State to have the Public Safety Realignment Plan
approved
• Our plan was used as a model for various statewide
organizations
• San Joaquin County has made significant progress in
implementing all plan components and is much farther
along than most counties in the State
• Monthly Bulletin highlights core data elements and
provides updates on activities
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First Quarter
Accomplishments (cont.)
• State Parole is an active partner in San Joaquin
County’s CCP, which is not the case throughout the
State
• A Parole/County Committee has been formed to develop
processes for sharing information and working together
to promote public safety
• The Assessment Center is fully functional and is the hub
for supportive services for offenders being released from
custody
• The County Jail was expanded by 210 beds
• Correctional Health access to BHS electronic health
record on emergency or as needed basis
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First Quarter
Accomplishments (cont.)
• The Probation Department’s Day Reporting Center has
been expanded
• Numerous evidence based programs are being offered
in-custody and out-of-custody at no charge to offender
• Expenditures are being spent as planned
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First Quarter
Challenges
• AB109 Population is higher than projections upon which
the plan was developed
• Data collection is more difficult than originally anticipated
• Challenges including working on common definitions,
formalizing record keeping policies, and connecting
data from different systems.
• Parole violators are primarily being court capped for
technical violations. Coupled with that fact, the longest
they can be revoked for is 180 days (with day-for-day
credit), there are negligible consequences for not abiding
by parole conditions.
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Next Steps
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Improve data collection for consistency of reporting
Agree on a local definition for defining recidivism
Further analyze make-up of County Jail population
Bring on additional treatment providers for residential,
out-patient, and sober living environments
Secure contracts for 45-day transitional housing for
homeless offenders who do not qualify for general
assistance housing
Increase utilization of community service as a sanction
Brainstorm a solution in dealing with parole violators
Develop Year 2 plan once funding allocation has been
finalized
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