Sentencing, Recidivism & the Positive Impact of Successful Reentry, Governor's Public Safety Summit, 2014
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Sentencing, Recidivism, and the Positive Impact of Successful Reentry Agenda • Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism • Tennessee Trends • Sentencing • Recidivism • Reentry • Going Forward Governor’s Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism • Composition – All 3 branches of state government, local officials and private entities • Established to work with Public Safety Subcabinet on crime reduction and public safety improvement efforts • Seeking input from hundreds of stakeholders throughout the state • Developing legislative and policy recommendations by focusing on sentencing and recidivism challenges and best practices • Receiving technical assistance from the Vera Institute of Justice’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections • Recommendations are due to the Public Safety Subcabinet by June 2015 Tennessee Trends TDOC Admissions and Releases FY 2010 - 2014 17500 16500 Admissions 15500 Releases 14500 13500 Fiscal Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Admissions Releases 13788 15961 14655 15423 15205 16115 14713 16879 14312 16357 Tennessee Trends 7 Average Length of Stay (in years) 6 Average Time Served When Released FY 2010 - 2014 6.3 6.3 TDOC In-house 4.2 System-wide 5 4 3.9 3.1 3 2.8 2 2.1 1 Fiscal Year 2.4 TDOC Backup Locally Sentenced Tennessee Trends Population Projection 33,000 32,407 32,500 32,000 31,500 31,000 30,500 30,000 29,564 9% Growth Projected over the next 5 years (Assumes No Operational / Strategic Changes) 29,500 29,000 28,500 28,000 Population Tennessee Trends TDOC “Areas of Influence” x • Admissions x • Length of Stay Jail • Length of Stay Diagnostics x = • Length of Stay State Prisons Tax Payer Dollars Tennessee Trends TDOC “Targets of Influence” Reduce Admissions Admissions 10% by 10% Reduce Admissions Length of Stay Population Budget Impact Cost Avoidance 1,000 900 1 year 1 year 1,000 900 $ 24,531,650 $ 22,078,485 $ 2,453,165 12,000 10,800 3 years 3 years 36,000 32,400 $ 883,139,400 $ 794,825,460 $ 88,313,940 Deliver Sentences in Months vs. Years Delivering Sentences in Months v. Years Admissions Length of Stay Population Budget Impact Cost Avoidance 1,000 1,000 1 year 9 Months 1,000 750 $ 24,531,650 $ 18,398,738 $ 12,000 12,000 3 years 30 Months 36,000 30,000 $ 883,139,400 $ 735,949,500 $ 147,189,900 6,132,913 Sentencing TDOC Continuum of Supervision Current State Conviction & Sentencing Community Corrections State Prison or Local Jail Recovery Courts Boot Camp Probation Parole Technical Violators Diversion Program Community Impact Programs Probation Technical Violator Unit Recidivism Definition - a person's relapse into criminal behavior, usually after receiving sanctions or undergoing intervention for a previous crime Measured by criminal acts that result in rearrests, reconvictions or returns to prison with or without a new sentence during a threeyear period following release Tennessee – 46% • State 38% v Local 51% National – 68%* • Bureau of Justice Statistics report – April 2014 Recidivism Barriers to Success • Lack of suitable housing • Lack of meaningful employment • Educational deficiencies • Lack of mental health & substance abuse aftercare • Lack of vital records (birth certificates, DL’s, ID’s) Reentry Case plan & Reentry plan Classification Access to services Assessments Access to services Community Supervision Expiration of Sentence Milestone Reviews Reentry Drug Courts Enhanced Supervision Standards Take One Program Ongoing Initiatives Reentry Housing Partnership Probation Technical Violator Unit Workforce Development Specialists Community Impact Program Identification Partnership w/ DOS Day Reporting Centers Reentry 2,117 Adult Basic Education Participants 107 Organizations in Take One 236 Successful HISET Tests Impacts Residential Substance Use Treatment – 1,216 3,999 Vocational Education Program Assignments 9,000 Job Opportunities 1,814 Reentry Plans since August Morgan County Recovery Court – 84 274 Transitional Housing Placements Moving Forward • Continue to build partnerships with state and local governmental agencies, community partners, service providers and other interested parties • Enhance the continuity of service provision from prison to the communities • Programming being provided by practitioners • Curriculum for programming is the same throughout TDOC supervision • Consulting with other DOC’s for evidence based, best practices • Partner with a university to evaluate the programs we provide END