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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRISON BOARD MINUTES May 2025 FRANKLIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD MINUTES Franklin County Jail May 13, 2025 Present: John Flannery, Commissioner/Chairman Dean Horst, Commissioner Bob Ziobrowski, Commissioner Harold Wissinger, Controller Ben Sites, Sheriff Heather Franzoni, Warden John Thierwechter, Asst County Administrator Etta Rotz, Deputy Controller Doug Wilburne, Probation Chief Mark Singer, Court Administrator Ellen Eckert, Pre-Release Supervisor Geoff Willett, Probation Deputy Chief Michelle Weller, FCJ Deputy Warden Jeffrey Scott, FCJ Deputy Warden Kayla Stoner, Probation Supervisor David Sunderland, FCJ Deputy Warden Janet Juarez, Correctional Treatment Specialist I. The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Flannery at 8:30 AM. II. Public Comment A. There was no public comment III. Minutes for the April 2025 meetings were discussed. A. Commissioner Ziobrowski moved to accept the minutes, Commissioner Horst seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. IV. Jail’s spotlight on staff A. Warden Franzoni introduced Correctional Treatment Specialist, Janet Juarez. CTS Juarez gave an overview of her job duties, and then Warden Franzoni commended her by reading the nominations for Correctional Professional of the Year that were written by her peers. V. Warden’s Report A. There were 140 commitments and 138 discharges in April. B. The average daily population was 271. The average daily population for males was 217 and it was 54 for females. C. The recidivism rate for all commitments was 46%. The recidivism rate for only those committed on new charges was 45%. D. A snapshot look at the jail’s numbers on May 1, 20205 showed there were 111 sentenced and 161 unsentenced inmates. There were six inmates on approved temporary absences to other facilities and 14 awaiting transport to the state institution. E. There was $1554 in revenue from Room & Board fees and $4930 collected from Central Booking fees. F. The average length of stay for those released in April was 53 days. G. There was one inmate housed out of county for April. Two Fulton County inmates were housed at FCJ in February, for a total of $4,455. H. A breakdown of the demographic statistics for April indicated that males made up 75% of the population, 69% of the population were white, 34% of the population was between the ages of 25-34, 73% were single and 84% had at least their high school diploma. I. PrimeCare’s medical report was presented. There were 1148 sick calls. There were 15 outside medical appointments and 6 trips to the ER. There was one hospital admission for two days. There were 815 mental health contacts. There were no inmates at Torrance State Hospital and no one awaiting transfer. There were 11 participants in the Sex Offender’s Treatment Program. There were 59 in the Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) program. There were 178 on the MH caseload and an additional 40 with SMI diagnoses. There were 21 commitments placed on detox protocol. J. March’s expenditures and budget were discussed. K. Controller Wissinger moved to accept the Warden’s report, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the report was unanimously approved. VI. Intermediate Punishment report A. The Pre-Release department received 50 intakes in April and processed 36 discharges B. There were five inmates placed into employment in April. C. There were 1458 hours of community service completed in April. D. The Drug and Alcohol RIP/DCIP program had 86 offenders. There were seven successful discharges in April. Chief Wilburne reported the caseload is comparable to pre-COVID numbers. E. The Pre-Trial Supervision program had 50 offenders. Chief Wilburne reported that one of the initiatives of CJAB’s First Contact committee is to increase the caseload for this program by using risk assessments. F. The Sex Offender Program had 41. G. There were 33 offenders on the Mental Health caseload. H. The Electronic Monitoring Program had 12 offenders. I. There were 19 participants in the Good Wolf Treatment Court. J. There were 15 offenders detained in April and there were 16 that were given alternative sanctions. K. There were 130 daily jail bed days saved by using the alternative sanctions of electronic monitoring (360 days), DCIP/D&A RIP (2044 days), intensive supervision (180 days) and pre-trial release (1319 days). L. The Work Release program collected $17,144 in April and the Probation Department collected $216,797. VII. Jail Expenses A. Commissioner Ziobrowski moved that the jail’s current bills be paid, Commissioner Horst seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. VIII. Old Business A. Warden Franzoni provided a staffing update. There are 54 officer positions filled and two scheduled to start next week. The interviews for part-time officers will also begin next week. Warden Franzoni thanked Sheriff Sites and Chief Wilburne for allowing their staff to assist with shift coverage. B. Warden Franzoni gave a facilities update. The jail has restarted sending inmate volunteers to the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. Renovations on the closed housing unit have been completed. IX. New Business = None X. The next meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2025 at 8:30AM at the Franklin County Administration Building. Commissioner Horst moved to end the meeting, Controller Wissinger seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.