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Home My WebLink AboutPRISON BOARD MINUTES April 2025 FRANKLIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD MINUTES Franklin County Administration Building April 8, 2025 Present: John Flannery, Commissioner/Chairman Hon Shawn Meyers, President Judge Bob Ziobrowski, Commissioner Harold Wissinger, Controller Ben Sites, Sheriff Carrie Gray, County Administrator John Thierwechter, Asst County Administrator Doug Wilburne, Probation Chief Mark Singer, Court Administrator Ellen Eckert, Pre-Release Supervisor Michelle Weller, FCJ Deputy Warden Jeffrey Scott, FCJ Deputy Warden Kayla Stoner, Probation Supervisor 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 March 2025 meetings were discussed. A. Sheriff Sites moved to accept the minutes, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the minutes were unanimously approved. IV. Warden’s Report A. There were 129 commitments and 124 discharges in March. B. The average daily population was 270. The average daily population for males was 213 and it was 57 for females. C. The recidivism rate for all commitments was 45%. The recidivism rate for only those committed on new charges was 39%. D. A snapshot look at the jail’s numbers on April 1, 20205 showed there were 111 sentenced and 151 unsentenced inmates. There were five inmates on approved temporary absences to other facilities and 10 awaiting transport to the state institution. 1. Commissioner Flannery asked for more information regarding the number of sentenced vs. unsentenced inmates, and if it would relate to inmates unable to post bail. President Judge Meyers said that while there a number of individuals that either will not or cannot post bail, the lower number of sentenced inmates could be attributed to more emphasis on alternative sanctions. Also, a majority of local sentences would not exceed eleven months, and a lot of sentences are either time served or short sentences. E. There was $1,122 in revenue from Room & Board fees and $6,498 collected from Central Booking fees. F. The average length of stay for those released in March was 49 days. G. There were no inmates housed out of county for March. Two Fulton County inmates were housed at FCJ in February, for a total of $5,022. H. A breakdown of the demographic statistics for March indicated that males made up 76% of the population, 67% of the population were white, 36% of the population was between the ages of 25-34, 74% were single and 83% had at least their high school diploma. I. PrimeCare’s medical report was presented. There were 1103 sick calls. There were 14 outside medical appointments and 10 trips to the ER. There were two hospital admissions for seven days. There were 698 mental health contacts. There were no inmates at Torrance State Hospital and one awaiting transfer. There were 12 participants in the Sex Offender’s Treatment Program. There were 51 in the Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) program. There were 180 on the MH caseload and an additional 37 with SMI diagnoses. There were 33 commitments placed on detox protocol. J. February’s expenditures and budget were discussed. K. Sheriff Sites asked if the jail had an idea on how the Federal Communications Commission ruling that caps the revenue generated from inmate phone calls would impact the jail. Deputy Warden Scott answered that exact impact is unknown at this time. L. 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 Pre-Release department received 42 intakes in March and processed 30 discharges B. There were four inmates placed into employment in March. Commissioner Flannery asked what percentage of income is collected from work release wages. Chief Wilburne answered that 17% of net pay is collected for fines and restitution, and 25% is collected for room and board fees. C. There were 1800 hours of community service completed in March. D. The Drug and Alcohol RIP/DCIP program had 81 offenders. There were three successful discharges in February. E. The Pre-Trial Supervision program had 48 offenders. F. The Sex Offender Program had 37. Sheriff Sites asked if the two offenders that were unsuccessfully discharged from the program were due to new sex offenses and Probation Supervisor Stoner answered that there were not. G. There were 32 offenders on the Mental Health caseload. H. The Electronic Monitoring Program had nine offenders. I. There were 19 participants in the Good Wolf Treatment Court. J. There were 15 offenders detained in March and there were 16 that were given alternative sanctions. K. There were 115 daily jail bed days saved by using the alternative sanctions of electronic monitoring (269 days), DCIP/D&A RIP (1697 days), intensive supervision (181 days) and pre-trial release (1412 days). L. The Work Release program collected $14,667 in March and the Probation Department collected $312,115. VI. Jail Expenses A. Sheriff Sites moved that the jail’s current bills be paid, Controller Wissinger seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. VII. Old Business A. Deputy Warden Scott provided a staffing update. There are 54 officer positions filled and 12 applicants pending. The Commissioners recently approved to convert 10 of the full-time slots to part- time. Jail staff are reviewing training requirements for the part-time staff and part-time positions will be advertised in the upcoming week. B. Deputy Warden Scott gave a facilities update. The HVAC project recently went out to bid. The contract regarding the security system upgrade is being reviewed by the solicitor. The jail continues to have a housing unit shut down and maintenance on that unit is expected to last until mid-May. VIII. New Business = None IX. The next meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2025 at 8:30AM at the Franklin County Jail. Controller Wissinger moved to end the meeting, Commissioner Ziobrowski seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned.