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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09101996 - C88 a Ax P- � V� To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Warren E. Rupf,. Sheriff DATE: August 20. 1996 SUBJECT: PRIVATE ELECTRONIC HOME DETENTION & SHERIFF'S AGREEMENT SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMBNDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION• Authorize the Sheriff to enter into an agreement with Sentencing Concepts, Inc. , a private firm, for electronic monitoring of inmates on a limited closely scrutinized basis in an amount not to exceed $25, 000 .00. FINANCIAL IMPACT• Cost of running the program will be paid through the Custody Alternative Bureau program fees. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Certain inmates referred to the Sheriff for out-of-county programs cannot be accommodated due to various administrative reasons. To allow those qualified for an out-of-custody program to have the opportunity to remain or become a productive member of society, it is necessary to have alternatives to incarceration available to the Sheriff. One such alternative is an agreement with a private electronic -home monitoring firm 1203 .016 of the Penal Code authorizes the Sheriff, with the Board of Spervisors' approval, to enter into an electronic home monitoring contract with a private company. BACKGROUND: January 1, 1995, AB152 became law. Under AB152, no private electronic home monitoring firm may operate in the County without a signed agreement with the Correctional Administrator and approved by the Board of Supervisors. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: -X—YES SIGNATIIRB: -?R;'9ff 1 RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S), ACTION OF BOARD ON D1796 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE O,F SUPERVISORS- ^/// I HEREBY CBRTIPY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOTES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISO�R,S, ^OWN THE DATE SHOWN_ o `` CC: SHERIFF-CORONER ATTESTED eMal /�M /01 / 9 lD CAO JIISTICH SYSTEM PROGRAM PHIL H TCHELOR, CLERK OF HB HOAR OP SUPERVISORS WD COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382 (10.88) BY DBPIITY_ PRIVATE ELECTRONIC HOME DETENTION & SHERIFF'S AGREEMENT The Sheriff must closely monitor the contract, and all inmates allowed to apply for an out-of-custody program by the courts must be evaluated and approved by the Sheriff prior to being referred to a private firm. The authority to establish the program and contract with a private firm is granted the Board of Supervisors in Penal Code 1203 . 016 . CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION If this proposal is not approved, the ability to allow some qualified inmates the opportunity to become a productive member of society will not be possible. The remaining alternative is incarceration, an alternative that adds to the Sheriff ' s Detention Facilities inmate population, thus increasing housing costs .