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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRISON BOARD MINUTES January 2023 FRANKLIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD MINUTES Franklin County Jail January 10, 2023 Present: Dave Keller, Commissioner John Flannery, Commissioner Matt Fogal, District Attorney Harold Wissinger, Controller Dane Anthony, Sheriff Hon. Shawn Meyers, President Judge Carrie Gray, County Administrator Doug Wilburne, Probation Chief John Thierwechter, Assistant County Administrator Benjamin Sites, Deputy Sheriff Mark Singer, Court Administrator Geoffrey Willet, Probation Deputy Chief Jeffrey Scott, FCJ Deputy Warden Ellen Eckert, Pre-Release Supervisor Heather Franzoni, FCJ Deputy Warden Michelle Weller, FCJ Deputy Warden I. The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Flannery at 8:30 AM. II. Nomination and Election of Prison Board Officers A. Commissioner Keller moved to retain the 2022 officers for 2023, Judge Meyers seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved for Commissioner Flannery to continue as President and District Attorney Fogal to continue as Secretary. III. Public Comment A. There was no public comment IV. Minutes for the December 2022 meeting were discussed. A. Commissioner Keller moved to accept the minutes, DA Fogal seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. V. Warden’s Report A. There were 137 commitments and 136 discharges in December. There was a total of 1635 commitments and 1707 discharges for the year. B. The average daily population was 249 with an average of 211 males and 37 females. C. The recidivism rate was 47% when looking at all new commitments that had been incarcerated at FCJ within the past three years. The recidivism rate was 45% when looking only at those commitments with new charges. D. At a snapshot view at the beginning of January there were 86 sentenced and 161 unsentenced inmates. There were 11 inmates on Approved Temporary Absence status. Eight were pending transfer to SCI. E. There was $6,004 collected in total revenue for December and $95,402 collected for the year. F. The average length of stay (ALOS) for those discharged in December was 60 days. G. There was one inmate housed in Centre. H. A breakdown of the demographic statistics for December indicated that males made up 77% of the population, 73% of the population were white, 37% of the population was between the ages of 25-34, 69% were single, 4% were military veterans and 83% had at least their high school diploma or GED. I. PrimeCare’s medical report was presented. There were 936 sick calls. There were 18 outside medical appointments and four trips to the ER. There were 590 mental health contacts. There were 434 inmates on suicide watch. There were five inmates that required 1:1 observation. There were no inmates at Torrance State Hospital. There were four participants in the Sex Offender’s Treatment Program. There were 39 in the Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) program. There were 164 on the MH caseload and an additional 43 with SMI diagnoses. There were 47 commitments placed on detox protocol. There were three pregnant inmates. Twenty-five inmates were given the COVID vaccine. J. Commissioner Keller moved to accept the Warden’s report, Controller Wissinger seconded the motion and the report was unanimously approved. VI. Intermediate Punishment report A. The Pre-Release department received 32 intakes for December and 511 for the year. A look at the five- year comparison indicated a 43% decrease in intakes from 2018 through 2022. B. The Pre-Release department had 40 discharges in December and 511 for the year. Judge Meyers asked for factors that may result in an offender serving their maximum sentence and Chief Wilburne answered that it is usually due to lack of home plan and/or misconduct history. C. There were six inmates placed into employment. Commissioner Flannery asked if work release numbers are expected to increase. Chief Wilburne answered that an increase is expected but the numbers will not be back to pre-COVID numbers due to the jail population being lower. D. There were 1444 hours of community service completed. E. The Pre-Trial Release program had 55 offenders. F. The Drug and Alcohol RIP/DCIP program had 65 offenders. There were five successful discharges. G. The Sex Offender Program had 45. H. There were 41 offenders on the Mental Health caseload. I. The Electronic Monitoring Program had 22 offenders. J. There were 24 offenders detained in December. K. The Work Release program collected $8,231 and the Probation Department collected $201,207 in December. VII. Old Business A. DW Weller provided a pandemic update. There are currently no staff and no inmates on COVID protocols. B. DW Weller provided a staffing update. There are currently 81 officer positions filled, 16 officer vacancies and eight pending hire. VIII. New Business A. None IX. The next meeting is scheduled for February 14, 2022 at 8:30AM at the Franklin County Administration Building. DA Fogal moved to end the meeting, Judge Meyers seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.