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C 63 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: JOHN CULLEN, County Administrator g _ _ s Costa DATE: APRIL 15,2008 coo ~ County SrA COi1K SUBJECT: REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE ON A PROPOSAL BY THE SHERIFF TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE STATE PAROLE TO ADMINISTER AN IN- CUSTODY DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM(ICDTP) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS REFER to the Public Protection Committee for further studiy and recommendation to the Board, a proposal by the Sheriff-Coroner to enter into a partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation(CDCR)to provide low and medium-security flexible jail bed space to the state to create a joint rehabilitation program for State and County inmates at no additional County cost: CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ❑ YES SIGNATURE: r ©RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ❑ RECOMME14 T ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE [APPROVE fj OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF B DON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. OTHER ❑ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND NANIMOUS(ABSENT ) ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: APRIL 22,2008 Contact: JULIE ENEA(925)335-1077 JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cc: SHERIFF-CORONER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR By: Deputy Proposal for In-Custody Drug Treat Program in Contra Costa County April 15,2008 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT As proposed, there will be no cost to the County to provide this program. The state will provide full funding to accomplish the In-Custody Drug Treatment Program expansion. Funding for this expansion has been established through the State General Fund, facilitated by the stipulation in the federal district court (Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger). If approved, this agreement may generate a modest amount of funds annually. However,revenues would be used to offset the program administration and staff costs,with the remaining balance requested to be applied to immediate jail improvements,.jail remodeling, security upgrades, and future jail expansion costs. BACKGROUND The 60-70%rate of recividism in the state and in this county' is of grave concern. The Board of Supervisors has recently expressed interest in prevention programs to help curtail the staggeringly high recidivism rate. To that end,the Office of the Sheriff has collaborativey sought out partnerships to develop and implement new programs to help achieve this goal and positively impact the adult criminal justice system.. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation(CDCR) is authorized to establish a substance abuse treatment control unit per sections 11560 and 11563 of the California Penal Code. In a stipulation by the federal district court in the Valdivia vs. Schwarzenegger case,dated April 3, 2007,the CDCR was ordered to incrementally expand the In-Custody Drug Treatment Program from 288 beds to 1,800 beds statewide by April 1, 2008. To help expedite this expansion, CDCR wishes to contract with local jurisdictions throughout the state for bed space. The Sheriff has developed a proposal to accomplish this objective. Action today would refer this proposal to the Board's Public Protection Committee for further study and recommendation back to the Board. The In-Custody Drug Treatment Program(ICDTP) is a resource that assists in the CDCR's goal of reducing recidivism, and also serves as a remedial sanction in lieu of a return to custody for parolees who have violated their conditions of parole. Placement into ICDTP is intended for parolees who have committed violations as a result of drug-or alcohol-related dependency, and/or who have a need for a period of confinement and treatment to`get their substance abuse under control. All placements in ICDTP are voluntary, must be approved by the Board of Parole Hearings(BPH) and in accordance with criteria established by the Office of the Sheriff, and will not constitute a break in parole. The parolee will remain eligible for discharge consideration per,Penal Code(PC) Section 13001. The ICDTP operates under Health and Safety Code sections 11561 (male), and 11563 (female), which allow the BPH to place a person in an in-custody drug treatment program, in non-revoked status, for up to 90 days, f when there are reasonable grounds to believe that he or she is addicted or habituated, or in imminent danger of being addicted or habituated to controlled substances or alcohol. Of the parolee candidates offered this program in this county,priority consideration will first be given to those having a resident address in Contra Costa County. Additional benefits to the County may follow as the program expands to the County inmate population, at no additional County cost. This program has 1 California Department of Corrections • I • Proposal for In-Custody Drug Treat Program in Contra Costa County April 15,2008 Page 3 shown promise in some cases by reducing the recidivism rate by 40%. The Division of Adult Parole Operations(DAPO)in cooperation with the Division of Addiction and Recovery Services(DARS)manage and operate two ICDTP models: a jail-based and community-based drug treatment programs. The state will provide teachers to facilitate the instruction of the program, and a facility-assigned State Parole Agent to supervise the parole program. The following program descriptions further identify the phases of treatment for both models: ♦ Jail Based ICDTP-Phase I is a 60-day, in-custody, cognitive behavioral, drug treatment phase that is accomplished through contracts between county jails and DAPO. The'Contra Costa County Office of Education provides enhanced cognitive behavioral curriculum during this phase. Phase II is a 30-day residential aftercare treatment phase provided by community-based organizations contracted through the Substance Abuse Services Coordination Agencies(SASCA). Phase III is 60-days of outpatient treatment that consists of referrals to Alcoholics Anonymous(AA),Narcotics Anonymous (NA), aftercare groups, etc. Parolees may also continue in residential treatment for some or all of Phase III if they agree to do so and funding is available. ♦ Community-Based ICDTP- Phase I is a 90-day residential treatment phase provided by community- based organizations contracted through the SASCA. Phase II is 60-days of outpatient treatment that consists of•referrals to AA,NA, aftercare groups, etc. Parolees may also continue in residential treatment for some or all of Phase III if they agree to do so and funding is available. f i i j