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FROM: Richard K. Rainey, Sheriff-Coroner Contra
Costa
DATE: September 6, 1990 C ^
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF NIC GRANT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommended Action:
Approve, authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to execute on behalf of the County, acceptance of
a grant from the National Institute of Corrections in the amount of $35,000.
Financial Impact:
No n e
Reason for Recommendation/Background:
The Martinez Detention Facility opened. in 1981 as the first local direct supervision
facility in the country and since has become the model for direct supervision. The
facility was previously a Jail Resource Center for a period of six (6) years. During
this time the facility averaged 709 visitors a year. When NIC lost its funding in
1987, the visitors continued to come and to date more than 8000 visitors have toured
this. facility. These visitors represented 43 states , 14 countries , and 43 of
California 's 58 counties. Eight point three (8.3) percent of these were directly
referred to Contra Costa County by National Institute of Corrections . Nearly all
visitors were correctional practitioners, interested in the "nuts and bolts" of the
operation.
The Martinez Detention Facility also has an impressive assortment of inmate programs,
which served as the focal point for the development of expanded inmate programs in
the other less security based facilities . In addition to the MDF, the Contra Costa
Sheriff's Office Detention Division currently operates two other direct supervision
facilities. A fourth direct supervision facility, designed to facilitate new expanded
concepts in direct supervision, will be opening later this year.
Recently, the NIC reinstituted its Jail Resource Center Program and we applied for
and were awarded this grant in the amount of $35,000 to produce a video tape on "DIRECT
SUPERVISION" that allows the viewer to see direct supervision .at work in four separate
and distinct .facilities . Each facility has different needs, programs, resources, and
classifications of inmates. Each facility has different design and security provisions .
And each facility provides a direct supervision environment that meets the needs of the
inmates and the Criminal Justice System.
This video tape will provide views of the diverse housing units, program areas, and
amenities of each facility. Interviews of line staff, inmates, and program staff will
highlight how the system works and provide insight on the importance of providing staff
with a good understanding of the direct supervision philosophy and goals .
Each agency sending individuals to visit the applicant's facility would receive a copy
of the video tape for their use. In addition ,to this video tape, visitors would also
receive other informational materials......al'so--paid- for out of this?grant.
Consequences of Negative. Action :
Loss of $35,000 in federal funds.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATI N OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): v
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN'
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Sheriff-Coroner ATTESTED SEP 2 5 1990
CAO-Justice System Programs PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BY ,DEPUTY
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