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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRISON BOARD MINUTES November 2025 FRANKLIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD MINUTES Franklin County Jail November 12, 2025 Present: John Flannery, Commissioner/Chairman Dean Horst, Commissioner Bob Ziobrowski, Commissioner Hon. Shawn Meyers, President Judge Harold Wissinger, Controller Ben Sites, Sheriff Heather Franzoni, Warden Doug Wilburne, Probation Chief John Thierwechter, Asst County Administrator David Sunderland, FCJ Deputy Warden Geoffrey Willet, Probation Deputy Chief Ellen Eckert, Pre-Release Supervisor Michelle Weller, FCJ Deputy Warden Jeffrey Scott, FCJ Deputy Warden Matthew Elliott, FCJ Captain 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 October 2025 meetings were discussed. A. Sheriff Sites moved to accept the minutes, Commissioner Horst seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. IV. Spotlight on jail staff A. Warden Franzoni introduced Matthew Elliott as the new Captain of Security. V. Warden’s Report A. There were 138 commitments and 152 discharges in October. B. The average daily population was 261 with 227 males and it was 35 females C. The recidivism rate for all commitments was 41%. The recidivism rate for only those committed on new charges was 43%. D. A snapshot look at statistics for October showed there were 80 sentenced and 170 unsentenced inmates. There were four inmates being held for other counties and four federal inmates. There were 27 inmates on approved temporary absences to other facilities and 11 awaiting transport to the state institution. E. There was $1,377.05 in revenue from Room & Board fees and $6,480.42 collected from Central Booking fees. F. The average length of stay for those released in October was 58 days. The average length of stay for the year was 56 days. G. There were 29 inmates held in other county jails, with a total expense of $12,799.53. H. Twenty-six inmates from other agencies were housed at FCJ in October, for a total of $14,454. I. PrimeCare’s medical report was presented. There were 1238 sick calls. There were 10 trips to the ER and one hospital admission for two days. There were 779 mental health contacts. There were no inmates at Torrance State Hospital and no inmates awaiting transfer. There were two inmates on constant observation. There were 56 in the Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) program. There were 242 on the MH caseload and an additional 64 with SMI diagnoses. There were 25 commitments placed on detox protocol. There were two pregnant inmates. J. September’s expenditures and budget were discussed. K. Judge Meyers moved to accept Warden’s report, Sheriff Sites seconded the motion and the report was unanimously approved. VI. Intermediate Punishment report A. The Pre-Release department received 49 intakes in October and processed 47 discharges B. There were five inmates placed into employment. The jail had recently moved all of the inmates on the work release housing unit to Cumberland County. Community Release Supervisor Eckert reported that the inmates were able to retain their outside employment. C. There were 876 hours of community service completed. D. The Drug and Alcohol RIP/DCIP program had 97 offenders. There were three successful discharges in October. There were 22 intakes and Chief Wilburne noted this was the highest number in the program’s history. E. The Pre-Trial Supervision program had 58 offenders. F. The Sex Offender Program had 42. G. There were 34 offenders on the Mental Health caseload. H. The Electronic Monitoring Program had eight offenders. I. There were 18 on the Intensive Monitoring Program caseload. J. There were 18 participants in the Good Wolf Treatment Court. K. There were 18 offenders detained and there were 17 that were given alternative sanctions. L. There were 175 daily jail bed days saved by using the alternative sanctions of intensive/electronic supervision (540 days), DCIP/D&A RIP (2970 days) and pre-trial release (1919 days). M. The Community Release program collected $21,400.75 in October and the Probation Department collected $180,043.06 VII. Jail Expenses A. Judge Meyers moved that the jail’s current bills be paid, Controller Wissinger seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. VIII. Old Business A. Warden Franzoni provided a staffing update. There are 51 FT officer positions and two PT officers. B. Warden Franzoni gave a facilities update. The next training academy is scheduled for January. The jail has submitted to use the inmate welfare account to purchase updated exercise equipment for the recreational yards. IX. New Business = None X. The next meeting is scheduled for December 9, 2025, at 8:30AM at the Franklin County Administration Building. Commissioner Horst moved to end the meeting, Sheriff Sites seconded the motion, and the meeting was adjourned.