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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRISON BOARD MINUTES March 2024 FRANKLIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD MINUTES Franklin County Administration March 12, 2024 Present: John Flannery, Commissioner/Chairman Dean Horst, Commissioner Bob Ziobrowski, Commissioner Hon. Shawn Meyers, President Judge Christopher Schell, Warden Benjamin Sites, Sheriff Harold Wissinger, Controller Ian Brink, District Attorney Doug Wilburne, Probation Chief Geoffrey Willett, Probation Deputy Chief Mark Singer, Court Administrator Ellen Eckert, Pre-Release Director John Thierwechter, Asst County Administrator Carrie Gray, County Administrator Kayla Stoner, Probation Supervisor Michelle Weller, FCJ Deputy Warden Heather Franzoni, FCJ Deputy Warden Jeffrey Scott, FCJ Deputy Warden Elliott Sulcove, County Solicitor 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 February 2024 meetings were discussed. A. Judge Meyers moved to accept the minutes, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. IV. Warden’s Report A. There were 122 commitments (95 males, 27 females) and 146 discharges (112 males, 34 females) in February. B. The average daily population was 221. The average daily population for males was 190 and it was 31 for females. C. There were 69 sentenced and 146 unsentenced inmates. D. There was $1,434.37 in revenue from Room & Board fees and $6,940.60 collected from Central Booking fees. E. The average length of stay for those released in February was 71.4 days. F. A breakdown of the demographic statistics for February indicated that males made up 75% of the population, 76% of the population were white, 38% of the population was between the ages of 25-34, 67% were single and 56% had at least their high school diploma. G. PrimeCare’s medical report was presented. There were 78 inmates diagnosed with a co-occurring disorder. There were 70 inmates on MH medication. There were 38 inmates diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness and an additional 152 on the MH caseload. There was one inmate at Torrance and two awaiting transfer. There were 47 inmates placed on suicide watch. Forty commitments were placed on detox protocol upon commitment. H. January’s expenditures and budget were discussed. I. Controller Wissinger moved to accept the Warden’s report, Judge Meyers seconded the motion and the report was unanimously approved. V. Intermediate Punishment report A. The Pre-Release department received 46 intakes in February and 48 discharges. B. There were three inmates placed into employment in February. Chief Wilburne reported that the number on work release is lower this month due to a layoff by one of the larger employers. C. There were 1,460 hours of community service completed. Commissioner Flannery asked if these hours were from incarcerated offenders and Chief Wilburne answered that some were but the majority were those under community supervision. Judge Meyers asked if community service was still a component to the ARD program and DA Brink answered that it was. D. The Drug and Alcohol RIP/DCIP program had 63 offenders. There were nine successful discharges in February. E. The Pre-Trial Supervision program had 39 offenders. F. The Sex Offender Program had 40. G. There were 41 offenders on the Mental Health caseload. H. The Electronic Monitoring Program had 19 offenders. I. There were 19 offenders detained in February and there were 15 that were given alternative sanctions. J. There were 102 jail days saved by using the alternative sanctions of electronic monitoring (483 days), DCIP/D&A RIP (1394 days), intensive supervision (21 days) and pre-trial release (1070 days). K. The Work Release program collected $16,228 and the Probation Department collected $246,060 in February. VI. Jail Expenses A. Commissioner Ziobrowski moved that the jail’s current bills be paid, Deputy Sites seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. VII. Old Business A. Warden Schell provided a staffing update. There are currently 70 officer positions filled and seven pending. B. Warden Schell gave a facilities update. The jail is in the process of reviewing proposals from potential vendors for the security camera upgrade. The plan is to also reach out to get other bids. VIII. New Business A. The Board discussed the county jail’s protocols in working with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). DW Franzoni reported that FCJ and ICE communicate frequently and that ICE has never failed to pick up someone that ICE has identified as an illegal immigrant. IX. Executive Session A. Controller Wissinger moved to begin an Executive Session to discuss legal matters, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the meeting moved into Executive Session. B. Judge Meyers moved to end the Executive Session, DA Brink seconded the motion and the Executive Session ended. X. The next meeting is scheduled for April 9, 2024 at 8:30AM at the Franklin County Commissioners Office. Commissioner Ziobrowski moved to end the meeting, Commissioner Horst seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.