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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRISON BOARD MINUTES September 2022 FRANKLIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD MINUTES Franklin County Administration Building September 13, 2022 Present: John Flannery, Commissioner Dave Keller, Commissioner Hon. Shawn Meyers, President Judge Bob Ziobrowski, Commissioner Harold Wissinger, Controller Bill Bechtold, Warden Carrie Gray, County Administrator Doug Wilburne, Probation Chief Mark Singer, Court Administrator Jeffrey Scott, FCJ Deputy Warden Geoffrey Willet, Probation Deputy Chief Ellen Eckert, Pre-Release Supervisor Heather Franzoni, FCJ Deputy Warden Tammy Zook, FCJ Business Manager Michelle Weller, FCJ Deputy Warden 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 August 2022 meeting were discussed. A. Commissioner Ziobrowski moved to accept the minutes, Controller Wissinger seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. IV. Warden’s Report A. There were 159 commitments and 151 discharges in August. B. The average daily population was 287 with an average of 234 males and 53 females. C. The recidivism rate was 40% when looking at all new commitments and the recidivism rate was 37% when looking at those being held for trial only. D. At a snapshot view at the beginning of September there were 88 sentenced and 183 unsentenced inmates. There were 11 inmates on Approved Temporary Absence status. Eighteen inmates were pending transfer to SCI. E. There was $9,106 collected in total revenue for August. F. The average length of stay (ALOS) for those discharged in August was 59 days. G. There was one inmate housed in Centre. H. A breakdown of the demographic statistics for August indicated that males made up 76% of the population, 72% of the population were white, 38% of the population were between the ages of 25-34, 69% were single, 7% were military veterans and 82% had at least their high school diploma or GED. I. PrimeCare’s medical report was presented. There were 1231 sick calls. There were 22 outside medical appointments and 12 trips to the ER. There were 772 mental health contacts. There were 53 inmates on suicide watch. Two inmates required 1:1 observation. There were no inmates at Torrance State Hospital. There were seven participants in the Sex Offender’s Treatment Program. There were 49 in the Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) program. There were 178 on the MH caseload and an additional 43 with SMI diagnoses. There were 62 commitments placed on detox protocol. There were three pregnant inmates. Twelve inmates were given the COVID vaccine. J. July 2022’s expenditures were discussed. K. Controller Wissinger moved to accept the Warden’s report, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the report was unanimously approved. V. Intermediate Punishment report A. The Community Release department received 42 intakes and had 50 releases. B. There were four inmates placed in jobs. . C. There were 1252 hours of community service completed. D. The Pre-Trial Release program had 51 offenders. E. The Drug and Alcohol RIP/DCIP program had 62 offenders. There were 15 successful discharges. F. The Sexual Offender Program had 48. G. There were 40 offenders on the Mental Health caseload. H. The Electronic Monitoring Program had 21 offenders. I. There were 115 jail days saved by using the alternative sanctions of electronic monitoring (546 days), DCIP/D&A RIP (1438 days), intensive supervision (197 days) and pre-trial release (1380 days). J. There were 19 offenders detained in August and 18 given alternative sanctions. K. The Community Release Department collected $13,326 and the Probation Department collected $244,354. VI. Old Business A. Warden Bechtold provided a pandemic update. There is currently one staff member out on pandemic precautions and one inmate that is positive. B. Warden Bechtold provided a staffing update. There are currently 10 vacancies. Warden Bechtold thanked the Sheriff’s Office and Adult Probation Office for assisting with coverage and reported they assisted 78 times in August. VII. New Business A. Business Manager Zook reported to the Board on out-of-county housing for Franklin County inmates. FCJ currently has contracts with Allegheny, Armstrong, Centre, Butler and Indiana. The contract for FCJ to house Fulton County inmates was just signed. Contracts are different from Warden’s Agreements, which is when facilities exchange inmates. This is usually done when FCJ needs to house an inmate elsewhere due to court request or when there are conflicts due to the incarcerated person being a family member of a staff member. There is no cost to this with the exception of medical care that would be beyond routine care. VIII. The next meeting is scheduled for October 11, 2022 at 8:30AM at the Franklin County Administration Building. Controller Wissinger moved to end the meeting, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.