>> [GAVEL] >> CHAIR CONSIDINE: I WILL
CALL THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM CORRECTIONS DIVISION TO ORDER. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST OF ALL
PUBLISHES UP A TURNING ON
THE MICROPHONE. >> [INAUDIBLE / OFF MICROPHONE]
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: WE ARE
GOOD OKAY. I WILL START BY
RECOGNIZING
CHAIR MARIANI >> CHAIR MARIANI: THANK YOU
MR. CHAIRMAN.. THIS IS A FIRST
FOR US.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS IN THE
COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IS CONVENING TOGETHER. I SUSPECT
THREE-I KNOW WE WILL DO IT A FEW
MORE TIMES AND AT WORK WE WILL
BE DOING AT STILLWATER.
I BELIEVE PROBABLY OUR
FIRST HISTORIC THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED. SO WE
WILL HAVE THE HISTORIAN PUBLIC
CHECK THAT TO SEE IF THAT'S CORRECT. LET ME JUST VERY QUICKLY SAY THAT
I'M REAL PLEASED TO BE ABLE
TO WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONER FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY; COMMISSIONER PAUL
SCHNELL; AND FOR MANY REASONS.
ONE; BECAUSE OFFICER SCHNELL;;
A POLICE I
POLICEMAN BACK IN THE DAY AND PLENTY
OF RESIDENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY
WHO STILL RECALL YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR
FINE WORK
WITH US AS WELL. THEN COME ALSO IN MUCH MORE TO
OUR POINT FOR TODAY'S DISCUSSION
; AND QUITE FRANKLY; MR. CHAIR; WHAT I HOPE WILL BE
A STRONG FOCUS OF THIS COMMITTEE
AND SUBCOMMITTEE
AS WELL AS OTHER COMMITTEES IN THE HOUSE IS TO
REALLY EMPHASIZE
THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY
. SO THE PUBLIC SAFETY REALLY
BECOMES SYNONYMOUS WITH
COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. WITH
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
WITH BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES
TO SUSTAIN THEM OVER TIME. AND
I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF EXPENSE
AND EVIDENCE FOR THOSE ACROSS
OUR NATION AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPROMISE ONE FOR
THE OTHER. WE ARE PUBLICLY SAFE COMMUNITIES
WHERE YOUR LOVE ONES CAN BE
FREELY INVOLVED WERE BUILDING
COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE]
AND WANT TO BE PART
OF WHOLE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. SO I AM HOPING THAT WILL GUIDE MUCH OF OUR
VALUES AND PRINCIPLES IN
TODAY'S CONVERSATION BUT ALSO QUITE FRANKLY AS WE
GO FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE
DISCUSSION. SO MR. CHAIR; THANK YOU FOR
[INAUDIBLE] I LOOK FORWARD TO
TODAY'S TESTIMONY. >> CHAIR CONSIDINE: THANK YOU
MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO TALK REAL BRIEFLY ABOUT
THE THEME WE ARE DEVELOPING FOR BOTH
CORRECTIONS
COMMITTEES AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HOME SAFELY
. OF COURSE; WE HAVE HAD
SOME HORRENDOUSPROBLEMS THIS YEAR
THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE REPEATED AND WE WILL BE
DEALING WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
THE
INSTITUTION BUT WITHOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY IN INSTITUTIONS WE REALLY CAN'T ACCOMPLISH OUR OTHER GOALS
. ADEQUATE PROGRAMMING. MEANINGFUL JOB TRAINING.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. SO THAT WHEN
OUR RESIDENTS ARE LEAVING THEY ARE GOING HOME SAFELY; TOO; AND ALSO WITH SOME HOPE
AND I GUESS WE WILL DEAL
FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH SAFETY
AND SECURITYBUT WITH AN
EYE ON LOOKING HOW WE CAN
IMPROVE THINGS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR
THIS COMMITTEEWILL BE TO
REDUCE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN PRISON.
IT'S GOT HORRENDOUSLY EXPENSIVE. ON THE ONE HAND.
BUT SIMPLY IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
SO WITH THAT; I WILL WELL
AS CHAIR
MARIANI MENTIONED WE ARE HAVING A TOUR ON FRIDAY.
IF YOU WANT TO GO; I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIND SIGN UP
SO WE
IDEA OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT TO ATTEND ON FRIDAY
IT RIGHT NOW; I THINK WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE AHEAD AND SIGNED UP.
I WILL SAY I'M ON THAT LIST NOW; TOO. I HAVE NOT DONE IT EITHER. WITH THAT;
I MEAN TO TURN IT OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS NOW; WE ARE VERY
EXCITED
ABOUT HAVING COMMISSIONER SNOW ON BOARD
IN OUR PRELIMINARY TALKS; I THINK
WE ARE A WORKING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION. SO COMMISSIONERS NOW.
>> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU;
MR. CHAIR
. TREMENDOUS HONOR FOR ME TO SIT IN THIS CHAPTER I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
MEETING MANY OF YOU AND TESTIFYING
BEFORE MANY OF YOU IN MY PREVIOUS WORK
IN POLICING. THIS IS A BIT LIKE COMING HOME FOR ME. I STARTED
MY CAREER AS A SOCIAL
WORK INTERN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST.
THOMAS AND MY
FIRST INTERNSHIP WAS IN A HALFWAY HOUSE WORKING WITH ADULT MALE OFFENDERS. I SPENT ALMOST 10 YEARS WORKING IN CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO MAKING
THE SWITCH; THE FLIP; OVER TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPENT THE
PAST 25+ YEARS WORKING
IN THE CAPACITY THE BODY OF
DEPARTMENTS. IN THE SHORT
TIME SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY GOV.
WALZ AND LIEUT. GOV. FLANAGAN
HAD AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITYTO
TALK WITH A
WIDE VARIETY OF THE STAFF AT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. ANY OF THEM I KNEW INCLUDING
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT WHO
I REMEMBER
MUCH YOUNGER SOME YEARS AGO
AND SO IT'S NICE TO BE PUT TO COME BACK
AND BEGIN TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE. I THINK IN LIGHT OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND
OUR FACILITIES THE DEATHS OF OFFICER GONE AN
OFFICER EASY; FOR ME; THIS IS A
CRITICAL TIME.. IT
SOMETHING THAT
I UNDERSTAND THROUGH A DIFFERENT BUT
CONNECTED EXPERIENCE AND LOSING
A COLLEAGUE IN THE LINE OF DUTY
; AS THE FOLKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
HAVE EXPERIENCED; THE IMPACT OF THAT
IS CERTAINLY FOR THE FAMILY; FOR
THE IMMEDIATE
COWORKERS IS PROFOUND; BUT THESE INCIDENTS HAVE INCREDIBLE IMPACT
ON ORGANIZATIONS. I AM REALLY HONORED TO BE IN A POSITION
TO CALL ALI
4300 MEMBERS OF MINNESOTA'S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS NOW; MY COLLEAGUES
. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
THE MEMORY AND SACRIFICE OF THESE
CORRECTION OFFICERS WHO I THINK
WERE DOING CRITICAL WORK THAT
OFTEN TIMES FORGOTTEN BY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY.AND THEY PA
ID A PROFOUND PRICE BUT ONE I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT
TO
THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD.SO
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A BIT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO ULTIMATELY BRING IT
TOGETHER THE
COLLECTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE; NINE
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN A WAY THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTS
IN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INSIDE OF OUR PRISONS AND BEING SUPERVISED PROBATION ACROSS OUR STATE ULTIMATELY
DO BETTER THEY COME BACK
AND BECOME WHOLLY ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITIES
AND BECOME
PRO-SOCIAL REGULAR NEIGHBORS. WHICH IS AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT WE ALL WANT. SO
WITH THAT; CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS I WILL START
THE LAUNCH OF GIVING YOU THE OVERVIEW. I'M GOING TO START AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUES HERE REPRESENT BOTH FIELD SERVICES AND THE FACILITY SIDE
DIVISIONS OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS. SO AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER;
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS A
LARGE ORGANIZATION. 4300 STAFF
ABOUT 80% OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS ARE WORKING IN THE
FACILITY SIDE;
[INAUDIBLE]OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. THE PRIORITIES OF OUR ARE SIMPLY
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY
AND SECURITY
OF FEWER ASSAULTS AND INJURIES TO OUR SEVEN ULTIMATELY WE NEED TO DRIVE DOWN AND WE HAVE A GOAL OF DRIVING DOWN PRISON POPULATION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION;
TREATMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING FOR
THOSE INVOLVEDAND OBVIOUSLY; ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BECOMES KEY AND REALLY CRITICALIS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
TO GIVE EMPHASIS
AND ATTENTION TO PREVENTION AS WELL.
RIGHT NOW; THERE IS OVER 105;000 OFFENDERS
ON PROBATION IN THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA. THE
COMMITTEE; YESTERDAY SPENT SOME TIME
AT LEAST
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ABOUT PROBATION IN MINNESOTA WITH MORE TO COME. WE ARE JUST
SHY
OF 10;000 PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING IN OUR PRIS
ONS TODAY. INVOLVED ENGAGE IN OUR PRISONS.
THESE ARE MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
SENTENCED DIRECTLY INTO COURT. THEY MAY ALSO BE PROBATION VIOLATORS. PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ABIDE BY THE CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE COURT
. [INAUDIBLE] THOSE OF BEEN
PROJECTED TO RELEASE WHICH WILL TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT LATER.
AND ULTIMATELY;ABOUT
6500 PEOPLE ARE ON SUPERVISED RELEASE STATUS AND SOME
STATE THAT WOULD BE KNOWN AS PERL.
SO HOW DOES THAT DIVIDE OUT?
THE MINNESOTA WE HAVE A DETERMINATE SENTENCING SYSTEM IN WHICH
TWO THIRDS OF OFFENDERS SENTENCED
TO
SPEND INCARCERATION AND IN THIS CASE IN PRISON. WE
KNOW THAT A
S THE REMAINING ONE THIRD OF THE TIME IS REALLY FOCUSED ON SUPERVISED RELEASE.
THERE CAN BE SOME
PROVISIONS WHEREBY THE COMMUNE EXTENSION
OF SUPERVISED RELEASE BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT'S ONE THIRD OF THEIR SENTENCE IS GOING TO BE SPENT ON SUPERVISED RELEASE TO AN AGENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS BECOMES I THINK
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN THAT WE HAVE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT 95% OF
THESE PEOPLE;OVER
7000 PEOPLE; BIGGER THAN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES
IN MINNESOTA; ARE GOING TO
COME BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES
. THEY ARE GOING TO BE NEIGHBORS OF OURS AND IT IS IN OUR COLLECTIVE BEST INTEREST
NOT ONLY
TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND ENGAGED WHILE THEY ARE IN
THE FACILITY BUT BECOMES
OUR COLLECTIVE
BEST INTEREST FOR THEM
TO ULTIMATELY WALK OUT OF THOSE FACILITIES BETTER OFF THAN THEY WERE WHEN THEY CAME IN. THAT IS THE GOAL OF
OUR DEPARTMENTS. 70% OF
THOSE OFFENDERS; THE OFFENDERS TO HAVE
SOME PREVIOUS VIOLENCE CONVICTIONS IN THEIR BACKGROUND
. ABOUT 54% OF THE OFFENDERS
ARE IN PRISON
SERVING PRESENT TIME PER PERSON BASED OFFENSES.
SO SEXUAL ASSAULT; THOSE
SORTS OF
CRIMES. THEN; ULTIMATELY; WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS WE
KNOW THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR --
IS IN OUR FACILITY; THAT SOME
OF THEM HAVE 10 PRIOR CRIMINAL
CONVICTIONS AND A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THEM ARE AT
-- HAVE FOUR PRIORS. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PRIOR
CRIMINAL IT'S A GENERAL
'S DEMEANOR GROSS MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY AND
THE FOUR IS REALLY FELONY;
ONLY SO THAT'S ANOTHER
SECTION CANWITH THAT; I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND INTO
WALK US THROUGH THE FACILITY.
>> TESTIFIER: COMMITTEE CHAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS I'M BRUCE
-- DEPUTY SUPERVISOR OF
THE FACILITIES
DIVISION AND I'LL DISCUSS THE NEXT
FEW SLIDES. WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] 11
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE CUSTODY LEVEL BREAKOUT IS WE HAVE
ONE MAXIMUM CUSTODY WHICH IS OL
D PARK HEIGHTS. THREE LEVEL FOR WHICH WE CALL CLOSE CUSTODY WHICH ARE AT STILLWATER; ST. CLOUD; AND
[INAUDIBLE] LEVEL III SWITCHER MEDIUM SECURITY; WE
HAVE LOOSELY; LINE O'LAKES;
AND TERRIBLE.. TWO CIP
PROGRAMS; CHALLENGE
INCARCERATION PROGRAM; WHICH IS A BOOT CAMP
TYPE SETTING WITH
[INAUDIBLE] AND CD TRACK TRAINING AND THAT'S IN [INAUDIBLE]
ANDIN NORTHERN MINNESOTA IN
TOGO; AND THE FEMALE FACILITY WHICH IS AT
SHAKOPEE
AND THAT'S KIND OF THE UNIQUE FACILITY BECAUSE IT COVERS ALL CUSTODY LEVELS FROM A MINIMUM
OF A WAY TO MAXIMUM CUSTODY NOW HOUSED IN
ONE FACILITY. WE ALSO HAVE
MINIMUM UNITS THAT ARE ATTACHED
TO STILLWATER; THEIR BOLTS;
LINE O'LAKES; AND THE REDWING FACILITY. SO IN REDWING IS THE ONLY JUVENILE FOR SOME.
WE'LL ABOUT A POPULATION OF ANY GIVEN
TIME BETWEEN THE HIGH 70S
TO THE HIGH 80S. SO SOME PLACE IN
THAT RANGE. IF YOU LOOK
AT THE POWERPOINT IT KIND OF
TALKS ABOUT
PHYSICAL PLANT ISSUES BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
PHYSICAL PLANT ISSUES AND YOU CAN SEE BY THE
DATES ON A LOT OF THESE FACILITIES THEY ARE NOT NEW FACILITIES BY ANY MEANS.
WE PRETTY REGULARLY ASK FOR
SUBSTANTIAL ASSET PRESERVATION AND DIFFERENT FUNDING HELP US
KEEP THE FACILITIES UP AND OPERATIONAL BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD PHYSICAL PLANT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN GOOD SECURITY.
CAPACITY LEVELS ARE ALSO ON THE
POWERPOINT. WE HAVE GOT SOME
[INAUDIBLE] THE NEXT SLIDE
MINNESOTA
PRISON POPULATION OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2015-16; AND 17;
PUBLISHER IS
FAIRLY STABLE 2018; POPULATION HAS DROPPED TO
ABOUT 9849 BEDS IN
OUR PROJECTION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND
RELATIVELY FLAT. SO OUR PROJECTIONS ARE THAT
THAT POPULATION WILL REMAIN
FAIRLY CONSISTENT.. WHEN WE WERE AT
OVER 10;000 WE HAD
TO RENT BEDS FROM THE
JAIL FACILITIES.. AT ONE POINT IN TIME IN THE LAST
THREE YEARS WE WERE RENTING UP TO 500 BEDS IN JAILS TO ACT
AS THE PRESSURE
RELEASE VALVE FOR THE NUMBER OF OFFENDERS WE HAD IN OUR SYSTEM.
BUT SINCE THE POPULATION HAS COME DOWN
THAT NUMBER WE HAVE BEEN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF
OFFENDERS WE ARE KEEPING IT IN COUNTY JAILS AND RIGHT NOW; THE NUMBERS
FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 130-140. SO
IT'S BEEN
GOOD THE GEL SETTING WORKS WELL BUT IT'S A
DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT AND WORKS VERY WELL FOR US AS A PRESSURE
RELEASE VALVE..
CHAIR CONSIDINE IT'S NOT THE BEST WAY TO OPERATE
BUT IT HELPED US
GET OVER THE HUMP AND HOPEFULLY THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUEON THE SAME PATH
WHICH ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: I'M SORRY BUT SHAKING MY HEAD WHEN YOU ARE
SAYING THAT. WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH STILLWATER AND DID NOT WORK OUT REAL WELL AND I WAS REFLECTING.
>> TESTIFIER: WE HAVE THE NEXT
DIAGRAM SHOWS OUR OFFENDER IN A PROGRAM HOW IT IS BROKE DOWN.
AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID;
ABOUT 54
-53.2% OF OUR OFFENDERS INCARCERATED OUR PERSON
OFFENDERS. [INAUDIBLE] OF ANDERSON'S THE NEXT LARGEST
CATEGORY PROPERTY OFFENDERS AND THEN THE OTHERS.
>> TESTIFIER: COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF I HAD ONE THINK IT WHEN WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT
SOME OF
THE DRIVE WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF
THESE NUMBERS; AND I THINK AT
SOME POINT IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE
[INAUDIBLE] IN TERMS
OF IMPACT AS WELL AS SOME OF THE
MANDATORY MINIMUMS OF WEAPONS
RELATED OFFENSES IT WILL BECOME
A FACTOR IN TERMS OF LOOKING
A POPULATION OVER TIME.
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: ISSUES MAY COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE A QUESTION. I'M SORRY I
SHOULD'VE RECOGNIZEDFROM
THE BEGINNING; CHAIR LESCH IS ALSO
GOING TO BE VERY INVOLVED IN THIS.
>> REPRESENTATIVE LESCH: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR SAID ONLY IF I
HAVE TO. THE QUESTION RELATES
TO WEAPONS. THIS
POINT [INAUDIBLE]
THAT SIMPLY WEAPONS POSSESSION CAN YOU GET CAUGHT WITH IT
. BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE A PERSON
OFFENDER; RIGHT?
>> TESTIFIER: CORRECT.
MR. CHAIR; REPRESENTATIVE
LESCH; YES. THIS REALLY SPEAKS TO
IF IT'S AN ASSAULT IT WOULD REALLY
BE MORE OF THE ASSAULT OFFENSE.
THE WEAPONS
RELATES MORE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOME OF THE MANDATORY MINIMUMS AROUND
WEAPON POSSESSION AND
ELIGIBLE PERSONS. >> REPRESENTATIVE LESCH:
THANK YOU. >> CHAIR CONSIDINE: NINEWE ONE
MORE QUESTION.
REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTIANSEN. SEE QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU; MR. CHAIR
>>
REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTENSEN: THANK YOU;
MR. CHAIR. I'VE A QUESTION ABOUT POPULATION AND THE QUESTION. YOUR PROJECT IN A LOWER POPULATION OF [INAUDIBLE] I WONDER HOW YOU COME UP WITH
THAT NUMBER?
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTIANSEN I WOULD SAY WILL GET TO
THAT POINT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WAYS WE ARE SEEING
POPULATIONS FLUCTUATION AND WHAT WE THINK ARE SOME OF THE
KIND OF
LOW HANGING FRUIT PERHAPS WE MIGHT BE
TO LOOK AT TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THOSE ISSUES AND SPEAK TO THAT MORE CLEARLY.
>
> TESTIFIER: CHAIRS; COMMITTEE MEMBERS PROVIDED SECURITY IS OF COURSE AND SAFETY IS WHAT WE DO
AS CORRECTIONS AND IN ADDITION
TO THAT THE PROGRAMMING
OF OFFENDERS TRIED TO
ASSIST THEM IN DEVELOPING MARKETABLE SKILLS WHEN THEY GET OUT SO THEY DON'T COME BACK TO PRISON. BUT AS
CHAIR CONSIDINE SAID
; WE CAN DO THAT UNLESS THE FACILITIES
ARE SAFE. A PART OF THAT IS
OUR MAINTAINING SECURITY
AND SAFETY.. IT'S A 24 HOUR
DAY; SEVEN DAY A WEEK
; HOLIDAYS; EVENINGS; MIDNIGHTS; BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT OFFICE HOURS. IT'S NOT
EIGHT-4:30 PM JOB. IT'S 24-7
DID SO WE DEPEND ON OUR
SECURITY STAFF TO ADDRESS OF
THE SECURITY ISSUES AND TO MAINTAIN A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT 24 HOURS A DAY; SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
NOT ONLY DO WE DEPEND ON OUR SECURITY STAFF TO DO THAT; WE DEPEND ON
ALL STAFF THAT WORKS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS TO ADHERE TO THAT
SAME PHILOSOPHY..IT IS IMPORTANT THAT AS AN ORGANIZATION WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE
AND WE ARE ALL TALKING OUT OF THE
SAME BOOK.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU'RE A CASE MANAGER OR A NURSE OR A THERAPIST OR A
MAINTENANCE PERSON; WE ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
ENSURE THAT IT'S A SAFE FACILITY
AND THAT'S OUR BUSINESS AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. WE HAVE
AN OFFICE OF
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
AND IT'S BROKE DOWN INTO A FEW
DIFFERENT UNITS. THE FUGITIVE
APPREHENSION UNIT WHICH GOES OUT
IN THEIR LAW
ENFORCEMENT GOT PEACE OFFICERS AND CERTIFIED
THEY APPREHEND PEOPLE
THAT ABSCOND FROM SUPERVISION.
RIGHT NOW; WITH LEVEL III SEX OFFENDERS APPREHENSION RATE IS
99.5% WITHIN
72 HOURS OF THE TIME WE ARE NOTIFIED THEY HAVE
TAKEN OFF OR THEY ARE NOT
-- THAT THEY HAVE NOT COMPLIED WITH THE RULES.SO THEY ARE
VERY PROFICIENT. WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT IF WE WOULD
ALSO BE
THAT WE DEPENDED ON THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE REALLY
INTEGRATED WITH A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AND WORK VERY VERY
CLOSELY TOGETHER TO GO BACK IN A FRIEND THESE GUYS TO GET THEM BACK UNDER CUSTODY I GET. THEY ALSO HAVE A SECTION
OF THE SPECIAL
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT THAT WORKS WITHIN OUR
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
AND THEY DO
A LOT OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION FOR US.
THE AUDITOR
[INAUDIBLE] ANY TYPE OF DRUG INTRODUCTION. ANYTHING LIKE THAT
THAT JEOPARDIZES THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE FACILITY
THAT PIECE OF OUR INVESTIGATIVE
[INAUDIBLE] SPECIAL INVESTIGATION PROVIDES
THE INFORMATION TO US AND TO THE
MANAGEMENT TEAM SO THAT WE CAN GET ON TOP OF
THAT BECAUSE DRUGS IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS NEVER A
GOOD THING. IT'S A MONETARY
ISSUE. PEOPLE USE IT TO TRADE
AND BARTERAND NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS
WHEN THAT'S THE CASE. WE HAVE
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS. THEY ARE FEMA TRAINED
AND CERTIFIED. WE OF REGIONAL TEAM IN NORTH AND THE SOUTH. VERY TRAINED;
VERY CAPABLE. ANY TYPE OF CRISIS SITUATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT WE WILL CALL OUT AND GET THESE
PEOPLE TRAINED AND
WE INTEGRATED INTO OUR FACILITIES TO ASSIST
WITH MANAGING CRISIS SITUATIONS
. AND SO IT'S BEEN
VERY BENEFICIAL. WE WORK WITH THE STATE
[INAUDIBLE] OFFICE AND
-- AGAIN IS NOT ONLY
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS ALSO INT FOR THE STATE AND WE SHARE OUR RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITH
OTHER ENTITIES. WE HAVE K-9 OFFICERS IN THE FACILITIES.
THEY ARE VERY VERY
WELL RECEIVED. IT JUST TAKES A
CANINE BARKING TWO;
SITUATION DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND
IT SURPRISING HOW FAST THAT WORKS
.. JUST THE
PRESENCE KIND OF CHANGES THE ATMOSPHERE. SO WE
ARE COMMITTEDTO OUR CANINE DEPARTMENT IN OUR CANINE
OFFICERS AND THEY ARE TESTIFIED QUALIFIED
AND CERTIFIED.. THEY GO OUT AND
DO THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS A
ND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF AWARDS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY GOOD. SPECIAL
[INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT SPECIAL OPERATION TEAMS AND ONE
IS CALLED SPECIAL
OPERATIONS GROUP AND THEY ARE VERY HIGHLY
TRAINED INDIVIDUALS.
THEY ARE TRAINED IN WEAPONS. THEY ARE TRAINED IN CELL ENTRY.
THE TRAINING
CHEMICALS. SO; AYE FROM THERE MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS IN EACH FACILITY. IT'S A VERY SOUGHT
AFTER POSITION PEOPLE INTERVIEW FOR IT. A LOT OF TRAINING. A LOT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WE HAVE
ALSO HAVE
TEAMS WHICH ARE MORE SPECIFIC TO
A FACILITY. SO THEIR STAFF THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FACILITY THAT ARE
TRAINED AND IT JUST A BIT LONGER THAN THE SPECIAL
OPERATIONS GROUP. WE ALSO HAVE
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAMS. AGAIN; THAT ARE TRAINED AND WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR
[INAUDIBLE] SEEMS JUST IN CASE WE HAVE A CRISIS SITUATION WITH AREA OR BE
A HOSTAGE. SO WE FEEL THAT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT
WE ARE TRAINED AND VERY ADE
PT AT RESPONDING TO ANY OF THESE CREDIT CRISIS SITUATIONS BECAUSE
IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY IN SAVING LIVES AND IF WE CAN DO THAT THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING. THE CRISIS
INTERVENTION TEAM; WE HAVE CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING
FOR STAFF AND IT WAS
ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED
IN A NEXUS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IT WAS TO DEAL WITH STAFF
AYE DID NOT STOP BUT PEOPLE THAT
HAVE MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES. SO THEY ARE TRAINED ON HOW TO MANAGE AND INTERACT WITH
OFFENDERS THAT ARE IN CRISIS SITUATION HAVING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
. SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO USE
[INAUDIBLE] WE'D RATHER SIT
AND TALK
[INAUDIBLE] PEACEFULLY AND BEING ABLE TO RATIONALIZE AND
JUST BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE OFFENDERS A BETTER BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SUB.
>> CHAIR GUNTHER: THANK YOU.
REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL HAS A QUESTION. >>
REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL: THANK YOU; MR. CHAIR. AS I WAS TOURING THE FACILITY RADICAL 25 BROWN OF YOUR STAFF
HAVING BEEN CIP TRINKET HOW CLOSE TO THE GO ARE YOU?
>> TESTIFIER: I BELIEVE WE ARE PROBABLY IN THE 20S; 22; 23%.
TURNOVER IS VERY
DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU GET THEM TRAINED AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY
MOVE AROUND. THE NUMBER FLUCTUATES BUT WE ARE VERY ADAMANT. WE USUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF
TRAINING ACADEMIES; 20-25
A YEAR.
>
> TESTIFIER: REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL IF I CAN ADD WHEN THE CHALLENGES HAS BEEN OUR STAFFING
LEVELS BEEN SO LOW IN GENERAL HAS
BEEN IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT TO ATTEND
CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING.
>> REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL: A QUICK COMMENT. I ACTUALLY MET YOUR DAUGHTER WHEN I WAS TOURING WHO IS A CIA
P TRAINING IS TRAINING THE PROGRAM AND HOW EFFECTIVE SHE IS AND HOW SHE
HAS PREVENTED SO MANY
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT COULD HAVE
TURNED VIOLENT. I THOUGHT I SHOULD POINT OUT TO YOUR
DAUGHTER IS CIP
TRAINED AND IS DOING A
GREAT JOB. >> CHAIR
GUNTHER: ANDTHANK YOU. SHE NEGLECTED TO TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THESE
THINGS.>> [LAUGHING] >> CHAIR CONSIDINE:
REPRESENTATIVE NORNES>>
REPRESENTATIVE NORNES: COMMISSION I WAS GONNA
BRING THIS UP BUT YOU BRING UP
AN IMPORTANT -- YOU BROUGHT UP
SPIRIT; HAVE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE SO I CAN SEE YOU. THERE WE GO.
YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR STAFFING NUMBERS
ARE LOW. WHAT ARE
THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU ARE
FACING TO FILL THOSE SPOTS.
I DON'T NEED A WHOLE REVIEW BUT WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT YOU
ARE SEEN
? I THINK WHERE THE CONCERNS WE HAVE
SOME OF THE INCIDENTS WE'VE SEEN LAST
YEAR IS ARE WE HELPING THOSE PEOPLE
THAT ARE DOING THE WORK
WITH PROPER STAFFING SO WHAT ARE
THOSE CHALLENGES?
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
REPRESENTATIVE;
WE WILL DO WHATEVER BUT I WILL SAY QUICKLY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
AND EXPLAIN AND WE JUST LOVE A MEETING IN
FACT WITH THE WORD IN TALKING VERY
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT STEPS
AROUND RECRUITMENT EVEN LOOKING AT EVERY
OPTION. SCHEDULING; BECAUSE ULTIMATELY
THIS IS
-- THIS ON A SINGLE FIXED SERVICE. WE KNOW THAT
WE NEED TO BRING UP
OUR STAFFING.. THAT HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS IMPORTANT. SOME PEOPLE
HAVE SAID; WHAT IS
THE QUESTION CORRECTION
OFFICERS DO? I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OFTENTIMES PEOPLE MAY
NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE A PRISON IS
NOTHING HAPPENS. GOING TO DINNER
; GOING TO AN EDUCATION PROGRAM.
GOING TO GED CLASSES
OR TREATMENT. NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN
WITHOUT SECURITY
TO HELP DIRECTIONS OFFICERS TO HELP MAKE
THOSE MOVES. TO MOVE PEOPLE FROM THEIR UNIT;
THEIR CELLBLOCK; TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
NOTHING. I THINK IT REALLY
BECOMES IMPORTANT.
DURING IDLE TIME AS ANY OF US WHO ARE PARENTS OF TEENAGERS WERE ONCE WORK KNOW THAT
I'LL TIME IS NOT A GOOD THING. IT CERTAINLY IS
THE CASE IN
LIFE GENERALLY AND IT'S
REALLY PARTICULARLY I THINK CHALLENGING INSIDE OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. SO
THIS BECOMES
I THINK WHAT WE BEGIN TO SEE AND
TALKED ABOUT HIS OFTENTIMES WE
FIND OURSELVES IN
THE SELF REINFORCING CYCLE OF NEED TO GET
-- ENGAGE PEOPLE IN PROGRAM BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE STAFF TO
MOVE THEM AND SECURE
THE PROGRAMMING AND THEN WE HAVE
TO HAVE
THE BODIES AND ULTIMATELY THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF ISSUES
AROUND THAT WHICH THIS COMMITTEE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT HERE AND WILL CERTAINLY BE THE
TOPIC OF
SEVERAL CONVERSATION AS WE
GO FORWARD. EVEN OPERATIONALLY; WE THINK THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS
THAT WE LEAST WANT TO EXPLORE AND ARE
HAVING
CONVERSATIONSACROSS FACILITIES WITH OFFICERS WITH THE UNION ABOUT HOW IT IS THAT
WE ULTIMATELY MEDIA NEED IT
IMMEDIATE NEEDS BECAUSE
THAT'S HER REALITY OF
THE SITUATION. SPEECH OR CAN'T SIGN>>
CHAIR CONSIDINE: THANK
YOU COMMISSIONER. IF I COULD GIVE ONE EXAMPLE. I THINK RECENTLY
OH PARK
FIRST TIME IN THEIR HISTORY ARE TWO CAMPS VISITING AND FRANKLY I DON'T
KNOW ANYTHING
THAT INFURIATES THE RESIDENTS
THEIR MORE THAN TO HAVE SOME
FAMILY MEMBER TRAVEL FOR HOURS TO GET THERE
FOR A VISIT THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING
FORWARD TO AND TO BE TOLD; WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO
CO
VER TODAY. THAT ACTUALLY TURNS INTO A VOLATILE SITUATION
RATHER QUICKLY. THE
OTHER THING I APPRECIATE BUT WHEN YOU START
COUNSELING VISITING CANCELING VISITING YOU HAVE SOME
REAL PROBLEMS. CONTINUE; THANK YOU.
>> TESTIFIER: CHAIRS; MEMBERS;
THIS SHOWS THE NUMBER
OF ASSAULTS
AND THE PATTERNS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST
SPIRIT AND SINCE FISCAL YEAR
19 BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FISCAL YEAR 18 WAS NOT A GOOD YEAR AT
ALL REGARDING
STAFF ASSAULTS; STYLES OF STAFF CAUSING HIM
TO STOP WITH WEAPONS OR
ASSAULTS OF STAFF CAUSING HARM. IT'S BEEN A VERY VERY
DIFFICULT YEAR AND THERE CAN BE A NUMBER
OF FACTORS THAT ARE
ATTRIBUTED TO BUT WE CONTINUE TO
WORK ON MAKING OUR FACILITY SAFER.
OF THIS; IF IT'S AN ASSAULT THAT
INJURES STAFF WILL WAS REFERRED TO THE COUNTY AND
SO IN FISCAL YEAR 19 WE
REFERRED 28 TO THE COUNTY
FOR PROSECUTION AND COUNTIES THAT THE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN.. IN 18 IT WAS 55
AND IN FISCAL YEAR 17 IT WAS 71
ASSAULTS
THAT REFER TO THE COUNTY FOR PROSECUTION.
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: YOU TOOK A
BREAK SO
REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS HAS
A QUESTION. >>
REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS: THANK YOU; MR. CHAIR.
I GUESS TO
COMMISSIONER SCHNELL CONGRATULATIONS; BY THE WAY
ON THE APPOINTMENT AND BEST
OF LUCK. I THINK KIND OF LOOKING
ATTHE NUMBERS
AND FOLLOWING THE PRESS REPORTS IN
TALKING WITH SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES IT'S
CLEAR THAT
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
SOMETHING DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT
HAS OCCURRED CREATING AN
ENVIRONMENTIN WHICHTHE RATE
OF ASSAULTS ON STAFF HAVE CLIMBED
SO DRAMATICALLY
. I KNOW GOING BACK A FEW YEARS THERE WAS A
STAR TRIBUNE EXPOSE ON
THE USE AND IN SOME INSTANCES ARGUABLY
THE MISUSE OF
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN
SOME SENSES [INAUDIBLE] TO DOCUMENT
THE REASONS OF THE USE OF
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. W
AS VERY TRANSPARENT IN THAT THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS I TRIED WITH YOUR PREDECESSOR TO GET
DATA ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT; THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THEY WERE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT; WHEN THOSE TIMES
WERE EXTENDED AND FOR WHAT REASONS. THE
COST FOR BEING PUT IN
SOLITARY AND IF EXTENSIONS WERE MADE WHY
THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WERE EXTENDED. QUITE HONESTLY; 27
MONTHS LATER I
GOT NOTHINGAS FAR AS DATA FROM
THE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S A REAL
CHALLENGE. ESPECIALLY BEING A
POLICY PERSON THAT SUPPOSED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO
IMPROVE THIS AND
MOVE FORWARD. SO I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THE
NEW ADMINISTRATION AND UB NEW
TO IMPROVE THEIR
WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND I LOOK
FORWARD COMMISSIONER TO WORKING WITH YOU
BUT THERE WERE CONCERNS EXPRESSED SEVERAL YEARS
BACK ABOUT INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE SPENDING 10; 12; 20; 30; OR 40
MONTHS CONTIGUOUSLY IN
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AND THEN IN
SOME CASES AFTER TWO;
THREE; YEARS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT THEIR
TERM EXPIRING
AND BEING THAT DIRECTLY OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.
AFTER YEARS OF 23 HOURS A DAY
ISOLATION. SO CLEARLY
SETTING FOLKS UP TO FAIL. SO; AT
THAT TIME WHEN WE HAD
A RESOLUTION THAT THE FORMER COMMISSIONER
WAS NONSUPPORTIVE OF REALLY
[INAUDIBLE] AND WE WERE
CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT THE
DEPARTMENT WAS IN THE
EARLY STAGES OF WORKING WITH A
CONSULTING FIRM THAT HAD DONE
SOME WORK
IN OTHER STATES AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME; I THINK
WAS COLORADO SPECIFICALLY AND
PERHAPS MICHIGAN. COLORADO I'M
PRETTY
SURE MICHIGANESTATES ARE RATTLING AROUND
MY HEAD. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE NO ONE
100% RIGHT. MY UNDERSTANDING
AND TALKING
TO STAFF AND DIGGING INTO THIS IS INSTEAD OF
LOOKING
AT LEGISLATION WHICH ASKED FOR
ANNUAL REPORTING OF DATA BY THE LEGISLATURE AND
THEN BENCHMARKS FOR
KEEPING INDIVIDUALS IN SEGREGATION
WE WOULD HAVE SIGN-UPS BY THE
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE
[INAUDIBLE] FOR LONGER THAN
90 DAYS. [INAUDIBLE] COMPLYING
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT; MY
UNDERSTANDING IS; AND HAVE
BEEN TOLD TWO VERSIONS OF THIS;
MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT SOMETIME IN 2017 THEY USE
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
[INAUDIBLE] WAS ALL
ALWAYS KEPT IN 90 DAYS. SO THAT THE
MAXIMUM TIMESOMEONE WOULD SPEND
IN SEGREGATION WAS 90 DAYS. IN
FACT; EVEN IF AN
INMATE ASSAULTED AN EMPLOYEE OR A
CORRECTION OFFICER
THE MAXIMUM THEY COULD BE HELD IS 90 DAYS
. CLEARLY; THAT'S NOT AT ALL
WITH THE BIGGEST PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE
HAD DISCUSSED. IT'S NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ANY LEGISLATION THAT'S
BEEN INTRODUCED AND IF THAT IS IN FACT THE CASE IT IS
A HUGE SWING OF THE PENDULUM THAT
SOME FEEL;; SOME STAFF
SPECIFICALLY; FEEL COULD BE AT THE CORE OF
THIS HUGE UPTAKE IN 2017
AND 2018 OF NOT JUST A ASSAULTS BUT
VIOLENT ASSAULTS ON
INDIVIDUALS.. SO I GUESS I'M
CONCERNED REALLY; COMMISSIONER;
IN MOVING AND
LEGISLATING FORWARD AND NOT
LOOKING BACKWARDS UNDER
A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. SO I'M
LOOKING FOR IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO EXPRESS TO THIS COMMITTEE
YOUR COMMITMENT TO LOOKING AT
POLICY CHANGES TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS
THAT POSE WILL HARM TO YOUR EMPLOYEES
ARE SEGREGATED FROM THE
POPULATION AND THAT REASONS FOR
THAT SEGREGATION
ARE DOCUMENTED. I THINK
THAT'S IMPORTANT AS THE OTHER TWO BUT
OF THAT ACTION IS PRESIDED
BACK TO THESE COMMITTEES INTO
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS. TO HAVE YOUR COMMITMENT ON THAT TODAY; COMMISSIONER?
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS WITHOUT A DOUBT YOU CAN MY COMMITMENT ON THAT. THOSE ARE JUST
HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR FROM YOU WAS ALSO
AN EXULTATION OF
THE GOVERNOR THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I
WOULD DO. THIS IS A TREMENDOUSLY
COMPLICATED ISSUE.
[INAUDIBLE] TO GET INTO THIS BUT I DO BELIEVE IT
IS CRITICAL THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND CERTAINLY
THE PUBLIC HAVE AN AWARENESS
OF HOW
RESTRICTIVE HOUSING; OR SEGREGATION; IS USED IN RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS IN
THE PRESENT. I THINK AS YOU HAVE
TALKED ABOUT AND LOOKED AT
WHAT'S HAPPENED
THERE IS ONE OF THINGS BECOMES A
LITTLE CHALLENGING WITH THE NUMBERS ARE SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THE COUNT HAPPENS
I DON'T WANT IT MINIMIZED BECAUSE THESE
ARE REAL
INCIDENTS INVOLVING REAL PEOPLE. SO I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THAT AT ALL. BUT AT THE SAME TIME BUT WE NEED TO DO
IS UNDERSTAND TO
WHAT EXTENTDOES ONE AFFECT THE OTHER
IS A BIT
UNCLEAR. EVERYONE. NUMBER TWO; I DO
THINK THAT ONE OF
THE CHALLENGES AROUND THE CHANGE IN POLICY THAT DID OCCUR
ULTIMATELY WAS I THINK SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF STAFFING TO MAKE THAT
BIBLE TO MAKE THAT WORK TO MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE AND TO PROVIDE
AS SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE IN
RESTRICTIVE
HOUSING BECAUSE OF CONDUCT ISSUES IN PARTICULAR ASSAULT ON STAFF.
THIS IS I THINK A CRITICAL ISSUE. WE AS
A DEPARTMENT AND WE ARE
FOCUSING HEAVILY
ON EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND WHAT WE KNOW
IS HAPPENING. WE ARE LOOKING AT
GOING OUT FOR HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF RIGHT NOW
ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN AND WHEN THAT CAN HAPPEN BASED UPON THE
STUFFING REALITIES THAT WE HAVE
AND ULTIMATELY; THERE HAS TO
BE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ASSAULT
ON STAFF BUT WE ALSO HAVE
TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT
AND HARM THAT SEGREGATION CAN
CAUSE BECAUSE
THAT IS CONTRARY TO OUR INTRICATE IS A CHALLENGING BALANCING ACT THAT IS THE WORK AND YOU DO HAVE A
COMMITMENT WE WILL BRING THAT
INFORMATION FORM.
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER TO
REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS OF THE MIGHT BE THE LONGEST QUESTION ON RECORD. [LAUGHING] IF WE COULD HAVE THE QUESTIONS IT HAD
MORE SUSTAINED >> REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS: I'M JUST HERE TO HELP
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE:
THANK YOU. AS YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AS BEEN INCREMENTED INCORRECTLY IT WAS A BIG PROBLEMS
AS MUCH WITH THE PROGRAM BUT HOW WAS IMPLEMENTED AND AGAIN YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE DATA THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE
IS AFFORDED OF IT IF WE COULD KEEP OUR QUESTIONS A LITTLE BIT SHORTER IN LENGTH
SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE THING THAT WOULD BE
NICE. REPRESENTATIVE
DEHN >> REPRESENTATIVE DEHN:
[INAUDIBLE] THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON AND
I JUST HOPE AS YOU MOVE FORWARD AND YOU DO
SOME ANALYSIS THAT
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SOME THINGS ARE NOT GOING TO REALLY
BE MEASURABLE.. JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS
MEASURABLE [INAUDIBLE]SO I
HOPE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE AMENDMENT THAT
YOU GAVE
TO REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS AND THE COMMITTEE; THAT YOU ARE COMMITTED TO REALLY
TRYING TO TAKE UNDERNEATH WITH
THIS IS AND WOULD LIKE TO
JUST MAKE A COMMENT IF I CAN
MR. CHAIR WILL
QUICKLY THAT I THINK SOME CHANGES OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING ABOUT REDUCTION OF RECIDIVISM
AND THINGS HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON
THE POPULATION OF RESIDENTS THAT
ARE BEING INCARCERATED IN I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY
YOU CANNOT HIRE ANY MORE STAFF
BUT IF YOU REDUCE THE POPULATION BY 1000 IN THE
PRISON SYSTEM THAT AN INDEX
THAT RATIO. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT NOT JUST EITHER OR BUT
AND THEN WHAT I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE SOME
PROGRESS BUT
CLEARLY; THERE ARE SOME ISSUES AROUND SAFETY FOR
THOSE INDIVIDUALS INSIDE AND NOT JUST
FOR THOSE THAT WORK BUT
THE RESIDENCE THAT ARE LOCKED UP
AS WELL.
THEIR SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THEM AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. SPEECH OR CONCERT ON
>>
CHAIR CONSIDINE: JUST A COMMENT TO FOLLOW
REPRESENTATIVE DEHN. I WISH WE'VE BEEN INCLUDED THE ASSAULT
ON RESIDENCE
FROM YEARS PAST WHEN I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THESE
THERE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ASSAULTS
ON RESIDENCE AND PURCHASE BECAUSE OF
PROXIMITY BUT WHEN WE ARE TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY IT IS
THE RESIDENCE ALSO THAT WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT
AND WE WANT THEM TO GO HOME SAFELY
ALSO. REPRESENTATIVE
EDELSON >> REPRESENTATIVE EDELSON: MR.
CHAIR; COMMISSIONER; THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IN TERMS OF THESE ASSAULTS THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE; I GUESS I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE LARGER PICTURE AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AFTER AN ASSAULT TAKES PLACE IN A PRISON. AFTER
AN ASSAULTTAKES PLACE; WHAT HAPPENS TO PROGRAMMING? WHAT HAPPENS DC
SYSTEMATICALLY MORE
ASSAULT HAPPEN TO
OFFICERS WHERE IN A PRISON WHERE THE SALT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE? I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE
GOOD TO SEE WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF ASSAULT AFTER THEY TAKE PLACE
IN PRISON AND WHAT ARE THE
LONGER IMPACT THAT YOU ARE SEEN.
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
REPRESENTATIVE WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
I THINK WE ALSO JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF EXACTLY
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
MOTIVES ARE. WE ARE LEARNING SOME THINGS
ABOUT THAT. IN FACT;
I SPENT SOME TIME UP AT ST. CLOUD JUST
VISITING WITH STAFF AND MEETING SOME OF
THE INMATES AND DURING THE COURSE OF THAT WAS
STEP ASSAULT NOT THAT LONG AGO. IT WAS THE LAST MONTH OR SO
THAT SOMEBODY ONE OF THE STAFF
WAS HIT WITH A MEAL TRAY
AND REALLY SOME OF THE MOTIVATION RUN
THAT WAS AN ATTEMPT BY
A PERSON TO BE MOVED TO A
DIFFERENT FACILITY. SO MOTIVATIONS CAN BE
ACROSS THE BOARD. WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT OTHER
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS THAT
ULTIMATELY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD
OF PROBLEMS AND I THINK; TO YOUR
POINT; REDUCING PROGRAMMING
OR AVAILABILITY FOR INCREASING
IDLE TIME CERTAINLY HAS
AN IMPACT.
MR. CHAIR; TO YOUR COMMENT; I WILL JUST SAY THAT
WHEN WE NEED WEDNESDAY WE WILL
DEFINITELY COVER AND TALK ABOUT
ASSAULTS ON STAFF OR INMA
TE ASSAULTS. SPEECH OR CONCERT ON THANK YOU I WOULD APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE TRY TO GET BACK ON TRACK IT BE REP HE O'NEILL HAS ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION. >> REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL: THANK YOU;
MR. CHAIR I TACKLE IMPORTANT TO SAY
AFTER [INAUDIBLE] YOU ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT
MAYBE [INAUDIBLE] AND SINCE WE ARE
WITH NEW MEMBERS EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ST.
CLOUD --
COMPARE THAT TO OH PARK HEIGHTS WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM WHAT DOES IT TAKE
WHAT ARE WE DOING THESE FOLKS IF
THEY HAVE
ASSAULTED STAFF OR ASSAULTED AN INMATE; WHERE DO
THEY GO?
[INAUDIBLE]THEY MAKE IT MOVE TO A HIGHER
SECURITY FACILITY AND YOU SORT OF TAKE
IT UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL
AND ANOTHER ABOUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND HIS WILL.
>> TESTIFIER: COMMITTEE CHAIR
AND MEMBERS; IT DEPENDS ON THE SEVERITY OF
THE ASSAULT. IF THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT INJURY
TO STAFF MAY KEEP
THAT OFFENDER IN A
PARTICULAR FACILITY. IF IT'S APPROPRIATE CUSTODY LEVEL
. IF AN OFFENDER DOES ANY TYPE
OF BEHAVIOR
[INAUDIBLE] MOVE UP TO A HIGHER
CUSTODY LEVEL. IF AN OFFENDER IS ALSO STAFF
THEY ARE GOING TO END UP AT OAK PARK HEIGHTS AND DYLAN UP IN RESTRICTED HOUSING AT OAK PARK HEIGHTS THEY WILL
END UP WORKING THROUGH OUR STEP DOWN
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW AT OAK PARK HEIGHTS WHICH IS ACTUALLY --
HAS WORKED SOME OF THE BUGS OUT
AND IS
I THINK MORE WELL-RECEIVED THAN WE INITIALLY
>> [GAVEL] AN INITIAL IMPLICATION OF SECURITY STUFF THERE. THROUGH THAT PROCESS
THE OFFENDERS RECEIVE
COG SKILLS; THROUGHOUT
THE PROCESS AND THEY SHOW POSITIVE BEHAVIOR WE WORK THEM DOWN INTO A
LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO TRY TO GET THEM I GUESS NOT TO BE
PERFECT CITIZENS TO BE
BETTER OFFENDERS AND LESS OF A
RISK. DEPENDING ON THE AREA
SEVERITY OF THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURS THAT RESULTS IN WHERE YOU WILL END UP IN OUR SYSTEM
BUT EVERYBODY COMES IN THROUGH
ST. CLOUD. WE REVIEW
THEIR FILE; WE LOOK AT WHAT THEY CAME IN FOR;
WE ASSIGN
THEM A CUSTODY POINT AND BASED WITH THEIR
INFRACTION WAS FOR THEIR CHARGE
COMING TO PRISON THAT COULD
BE [INAUDIBLE] FROM ST. CLOUD 20 PARK HEIGHTS AVATAR RENDERS CRIME THEY COMMITTE
D OR IF IT IS A MINOR TYPE OF ISSUE THEY COULD END UP GOING TO A LEVEL
III FACILITY. WE LOOK AT THEIR NEEDS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ISSUE ALL LONG WE GET
THEM [INAUDIBLE] IN A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM. IF THEY COME IN
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY VIABLE
JOB SKILLS MAYBE WE WILL GET THEM
TO A
FAREBOX CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH EDUCATION;
VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. SO WE TRY TO MATCH OUR FACILITY
;; WHAT WE OFFER IN FACILITY TO THE NEEDS OF
THE OFFENDERS SO THAT WHEN THEY COMMENT WERE STARTING TO WORK WITH THEM
MAKE THEM BETTER WHEN THEY LEAVE RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THEY LIVE AND ALL
THE SUDDEN; ONLY GOSH; THIS PERSON DOES NOT HAVE A
JOB SKILLS. TOO BAD COMMITMENT FIVE YEARS AND WE DO NOT DO ANYTHING
AND THAT'S NOT HOW WE OPERATE. SO JUST A
BRIEF VACCINATION.
>> REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL: JUST A QUICK FOLLOW.
DESPITE SUPPORT TO GO TO STILLWATER BUT ALSO IMPORTANT TO GO AND SEE ALL
THE PERSONS WILL BE ON THE CORRECTIONS COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING TO SHAKOPEE
GOING TO OH PARK HEIGHTS; GOING TO BE
[INAUDIBLE] THEY
ARE COMPLETE -- STILLWATER. THEY'RE COMPLETELY FEELS AND PRISONS
AND WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED
TO MOVE.
YOU HAVE TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND AND TO ACTUALLY ARE THERE AND WALK THROUGH IT AND
SEE IT.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT
IS THAT IF THERE IS AN ASSAULT
THAT HAPPENS IS MORE THAN JUST RESTRICTIVE HOUSING THAT CAN HAPPEN
THEY CAN BE MOVED TO LIKE YOU SAID OH PARK HEIGHTS WHICH IS
QUIET AND WOMAN IS VERY
LIMITED AND IT SORT OF -- VERY EVIDENCE
ZONE SOLITARY ON ITS OWN. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. SPEECH OR
CONCERT ON
THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE UGLEM FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW I BELIEVE
REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL IS A 10 OUT OF 11
SO THAT'S ADMIRABLE. I'VE NOT BEEN TO
THE MINUTE. LET'S TRY TO GET BACK
ON TRACK WITH THE PRESENTATION.
I'M SORRY CHAIR LESCH HAS
A QUESTION.
>>
REPRESENTATIVE LESCH: THANK YOU; MR. CHAIR. MY QUESTION WAS
RELATED TO REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS
EARLIER A QUESTION REGARDING A LACK OF
DATA AND
I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER; YOU UNDERSTAND THE BUCK STOPS HERE WHICH IS
GOOD; BUT I THINK PROBABLY
RELATED TO
GENTLEMEN FLANKING MIGHT HAVE AN EXPIRATION
AS TO THE DATA
WAS WITHHELD. CAN EITHER OF YOU GENTLEMEN
EXPLAIN WHY THE DATA ON THAT REQUEST
REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS
WAS WITHHELD?
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS; I CAN MAKE
ABOUT ALL KINDS OF SKUS IS I
GUESS BUT OUR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; OUR OFFENDER
INFORMATION SYSTEM
DOES NOT DO A GOOD JOB TRACKING
DISCIPLINARY OFFENSES.
I'M GETTING INTO HIS BUT WE TRACK IT BY
HOUSING ASSIGNMENT SO WE CAN HAVE AN OFFENDER THAT HAS
DONE A PERIOD OF TIME
IN SEGREGATION
RESTRICTIVE HOUSING; HAD
SOME PROBLEMS WITH MENTAL HEALTH UNIT WITH TWO; 34 MONTHS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE MOVES BACK
TO OUR RESTRICTIVE HOUSING UNIT AFTER
HE WAS [INAUDIBLE]
AGAIN. SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND
REPORT ON ON COMPS HE'S BEEN IN
SEGREGATION FOR 40 MONTHS WHEN IN ACTUALITY HE HAD A BREAK IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE SENTENCE.
SO WE DO YOU SAY
[INAUDIBLE] HE DID THIS MUCH TIME IN THIS
MUCH TIME AND THEN IN THE
MIDDLE BUT OUR SYSTEM DOESN'T
DISTINGUISH THAT. THERE WERE
SOME PROBLEMS WITH OUR SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE
WORKING ON AND RECTIFYING RIGHT NOW SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
ACCURATE INFORMATION IN
THE FORTHCOMING WHEN YOU REQUESTED.
THAT'S THE BEST I'VE
GOT FREE. >> REPRESENTATIVE LESCH:
THANK YOU. SPEECH OR
CONCERT ON >>
CHAIR CONSIDINE: REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON >> REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON: MR.
CHAIR JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP ON REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL'S QUESTIONS ON HOUSING. I AM JUST
WONDERING IF IF [INAUDIBLE]
ACTOR INTO [INAUDIBLE].
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS; YES IT DOES.
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WE CAN RETURN TO
THE PRESENTATION THANK YOU. >> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR SYSTEMS
AND LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN UPGRADE TECHNOLOGY
SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS. A FEW FACILITIES ARE OFTEN SYSTEMS
[INAUDIBLE] HAD TO BE REPLACED
OR PROTECTION SYSTEMS AT
THE FACILITIES
WHICH ARE ALARMS THAT GO OFF
IF AN OFFENDER TRIES TO BREACH
THE FENCE. WE HAVE REPLACED THOSE
. IN WAS LIKE WERE PLACING MASTER CONTROL
AREA WHICH HAS ALL
THE SECURITY [INAUDIBLE] FOR
THE UNIT. DOOR CONTROLS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A FACILITY AT FAIR BOLT
THAT ARE DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE
THE FACILITY IS RUNNING ON
WINDOWS XP WHICH IS OBSOLETE AND BEEN OBSOLETE FOR A LONG TIME
AND SO WE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF
MOTHBALL SOME
COMPUTERS AND WE PUT THEM OUT WHEN WE HAVE TO BUT THAT'S
ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT WE ARE GETTING REPLACED. THEN;
OF COURSE THE BOND
LAST YEAR AND TAKEN CARE OF
THE SECURITY [INAUDIBLE] AT ST. CLOUD WITH
INTAKE CENTERTHERE RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THAT APARTMENT MAKE A MUCH MUCH SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR
THOSE STAFF TO WORK IN THAT AREA.
CAMERAS; WERE ALWAYS LOOKING AT
CAMERAS DID
WERE ALWAYS TRYING TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS COULD
SWITCHING A LOT OF THEM ALREADY FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL SO THAT IS AN ONGOING
ACTUALLY ONGOING REQUEST
AN ONGOING FUNDING ISSUE. AS WE HAVE DONE THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] DOUBLE HUNTING WIT
H OUR REDUCTION IN POPULATION BUT WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REDUCE
DOUBLE BUNKING AT STILLWATER BY 65 BEDS. WHICH IS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY
AND SECURITY
THEY HAVE ANOTHER 62 BEDS THAT ARE
DOUBLE BOND. WILL BE TAKING
A GOOD HARD LOOK AT AND TRYING TO DO SOME POP
REDUCE THE POPULATION BUT
WAS NEVER CONSTRUCTED TO HOUSE -- HAVE
SHARED DOUBLE BONDS THAT STILL WANT THAT THE CELLS ARE EXTREMELY SMALL
AND WE GO ON THE TOUR YOU WILL SEE IT.
SO; I THINK ONE OF THE BETTER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR SECURITY
IS IF A FACILITY
WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR SINGLE BONDS; BUT HAVE A SINGLE BONDS NOT DOUBLE THEM UP BECAUSE IT JUST EXIT VERY
VERY DIFFICULT
TO MANAGE. [INAUDIBLE] CONTROL AFTER THE INCIDENT
HAPPENED WE EVALUATED OUR TOOL CONTROL PROCESS. WE
LOOK AT CONNECTICUT;
SOUTH DAKOTA NORTH CAROLINA; VIRGINIA. WE ANALYZED
LOOK AT THEIR TOOL CONTROL POLICIES.
LOOK AT OURS AND DID AN AUDIT
TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY TOOLS FROM OFFENDER ACCESS
. SO THAT HAS WENT VERY WELL.THE
DIFFICULT THING WITH SOME OF THIS IS THAT
THERE'S NOT VERY MANY OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES
THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT YOU DON'T NEED TOOLS. SO HOW DO
TRAINED OFFENDERS
IN CARPENTRY IN DIFFERENT VOCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING WERE MAINTENANCE
STAFF OR INDUSTRY IF YOU ARE
TOOLS AVAILABLE? IT'S ALWAYS
A BALANCE
AS TO SAFETY; SECURITY AND WHATEVER TOOLS THAT WE
ARE ALLOWING TO A
COLLEGE TEST THAT HAVE TO
BE ACCOMPLISHED. WE ACTUALLY REVIEWED
OUR OFFENDER
WORK ASSIGNMENT AT THE HIGHER
CUSTODY LEVEL. WE TOOK A LOOK AT NEEDS A NEW
QUITE A BIT OFFENDERS HAVE TO BE
[INAUDIBLE] 10 YEARS NO
STAFF ASSAULT.
THREE YEARS NO WEAPONS; THREE YOUESCAPE OFFENSE BUT THREE YEARS
NO VISITING INFRACTIONS
OR SMOKING. SO WE HAVE ASSIGNED THOSE CRITERIA TO
SPECIFIC JOBS LIKE IN
THE KITCHENWHETHER USING KNIVES THAT ARE TETHERED OTHER TYPES OF TOOLS LIKE THAT. SO WE TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT
WHAT OFFENDERS [INAUDIBLE] AND
THE CRITERIA THAT WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW THEM TO WORK IN THOSE POSITIONS.
>> TESTIFIER:
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TALK
BRIEFLY AROUNDSOME OF THE THINGS WE
ARE DOING RELATIVE TO
BEST PRACTICES. WHICH OBVIOUSLY ALSO
I THINK IS IMPORTANT
. [INAUDIBLE]THE WORD GETS KICKED AROUND A LOT BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WE
ARE DISTINGUISHING
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FROM THE
NOTION OF WHAT WOULD WE OFFERED
REFER TO AS BEST PRACTICES OR JUST CALL OAKLEY WHAT WORKS.
ULTIMATELY; WE TALK ABOUT THIS
BUT WERE LOOKING AT WAS SUBJECTIVE. THE THINGS WE CAN SEE WE CAN OBSERVE AND SEEN BY OTHERS. IT'S
REPUTABLE SO IT COULD
BE REPEATED USING THE
SAME METHODS IN ACHIEVING THE SAME OUTCOMES.
THEN; ULTIMATELY
GENERALIZABLE ACROSS A VARIETY OF SETTINGS
WITH SIMILAR OUTCOMES. WE ARE
DOING THIS IN OUR
CASE MANAGEMENT BOTH IN
OUR FACILITIES AND EVEN DOING THINGS LIKE MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWINGWHICH IS A FOR
INSTANCE A AND
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICETHAT CAN BE USED
BY EVEN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
WHICH IS HOW WE MORE DEEPLY ENGAGE THE INMATES TO
BECOME A PART OF CREATING A MORE POSITIVE
ENVIRONMENTS. WHEN WE BRING
PEOPLE IN THIS
HEAVY EMPHASIS LOOKING AT AND I THINK THIS WAS
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
IN INTAKE PROSPECT WHAT IS THE NEED FOR AN
OFFENDER HAS; WHAT ARE THE RISKS
THEY POSE AND WHAT ARE THEY CAN BE MOST LIKELY RESPONSIVE TO IN TERMS
OF INTERVENTION. THE KEY TO THIS BECOMES THE WAYS IN WHICH WE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE
AND MOTIVATE THEM TO
BECOME ENGAGED AND CHANGED AND ULTIMATELY
HERE'S A VARIETY
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO
ADDRESS THE CRIMINAL GENIC NEEDS OF
THE OFFENDER.
THE NEXT ITEM JUST GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHERE SOME OF THE EVIDENCE
BASE PROGRAMMING AND WITH THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS. WHAT WE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WHEN WE ARE TALK ABOUT COST WERE TALKING THE FIRST LINE IS THE BOLD LINE
; WE ARE TALK ABOUT NASCAR SAVINGS BUT
COST AVOIDANCE.
ULTIMATELY; THAT IF YOU LOOK AT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND TREATMENT
PROVIDING THAT TO OUR INMATES
RESULTS IN 17% FEWER
RE-ARRESTED 20%
REDUCTION IN THE CONVICTIONS AND 25% REDUCTION
IN REINCARCERATION. SO
I THINK BEING COMMITTED TO
TRYING TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF
THESE OFFENDERS I THINK SPEAKS TO THE
FACT THAT WE NEED
WORKFORCE OBVIOUSLY
MINNESOTA AND REALLY ACROSS OUR NATION AND
THIS HAS BEEN HAVING ONE OF THE AREAS THAT HAS BEEN
ON UNTAPPED AND WE WANT HIM TO COME BACK INTO
OUR COMMUNITIES BE SUCCESSFUL;
BE PROACTIVELY AND
SOCIALLY ENGAGED. THE NEXT SLIDE
WE WOULD JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
HEALTHCARE COSTS.
WE BRING THIS UP AS A CHALLENGE TO US.
OBVIOUSLY FROM A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE WE PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF
>> CHAIR CONSIDINE: IS
TO COMMISSIONER REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL HAS A QUESTION. >> REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL:
MR. COMMISSIONER BACK ON THIS LIGHTWEIGHT ABOUT TREATMENT OR SOMETHING MISSING
THE [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS A REDUCTION OF 40% WHICH IS MUCH
HIGHER THAN
[INAUDIBLE] YOU MISSED THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT
THAT IT IS A PART OF THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAM BUT IT'S VERY SPECIALIZED THAT THEY WERE
40% REDUCTION IN I JUST WANT TO POINT
THAT OUT THAT WAS MISSING ON YOUR SIDE.
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR
REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL WE KNOW THERE'S A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS
THAT ACHIEVE AN ARRAY.
I THINK THE
MORE SUPPORT AND THE FELLOWSHIP HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
PLACES WHERE
OFFENDERS ULTIMATELY
GET HIGHER LEVELS OF SUPPORT AND
ULTIMATELY DRIVE SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE NUMBERS. SO JUST BACK ON
THE NOTION
OF HEALTHCARE;; OUR THESE ARE CHALLENGES THAT YOU
ALL FACE IN PROFOUND WAYS
IN DOING THE BUSINESS OF POLICYMAKING FOR OUR STATE
. BUT THESE REALITIES I THINK ARE
AFFECTING US IN
SIGNIFICANT WAYS. THE COST OF PHARMACEUTICALS;
INFECTIOUS DISEASES;
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S NOT ON
THIS LIST WITH THAT I THINK
IS PROFOUND IS THE MENTAL
HEALTH REALITY OF A
HIGH NUMBER OF THE PEOPLE IN A PRISON.
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL AS POLICYMAKERS ARE HEARING THIS FROM EVERY FRONT
EDUCATION; LAW
ENFORCEMENT; CORRECTIONS; HUMAN SERVICES
BUT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY
MASSIVE PROBLEM AND I THINK YOU
WALK INTO
THE UNIT INFERENCES OH PARK
HEIGHTS AND SEE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE
HAVE INCARCERATED THAT HAVE REALLY
PROFOUND SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT CHRONIC
MENTAL ILLNESSES AND I THINK
AS A SIZE OF
THE COMMUNITY; WHILE THEY DID SOMETHING TO GET THERE
; THE QUESTION BECOMES I
S THIS THE BEST PLACE FOR THEM.
SPEECH OR GOING TO SIGN
MR. COMMISSIONER
REPRESENTATIVE EDELSON HAS A QUESTION >> REPRESENTATIVE EDELSON:
THANK YOU; MR. CHAIR OF COURSE I WANT YOU TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR PROGRAMMING LOOKS LIKE
IN THE PRESENCE BECAUSE IT 11 A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO REHABILITATE CURIOUS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU?
>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR I'M GOING TO MAKE HER A BROAD
GETTING WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM HEALTH
SERVICES HERE THAT COULD ANSWER THAT
REALLY SPECIFICALLY. THERE'S A FULL RANGE THAT WE PROVIDE A PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE
APPEARED OBVIOUSLY FULL RANGE OF
MEDICAL INTERVENTION [INAUDIBLE]
IN PSYCHOTHERAPY. AND THAT IS
BASED AGAIN
ON WITH THE NEEDS THAT ARE
BEEN EVALUATEDARE AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I THINK
THAT WAS THE ALONG
THE CONTINUUM IS MANY OF
THE PEOPLE
[INAUDIBLE] UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A WHOLE RANGE OF NEEDS
. OFTENTIMES IT'S NOT ONE.
THE RANGE. THEN; THE QUESTION BECOMES HOW LONG THEY WILL BE THERE; WHAT THEY CAN ACCESS; HOW DEEPLY ENGAGEDWE CAN GO WITH
THEM BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY ARE GOING TO BE THERE
AND AGAIN;
TRY TO ULTIMATELY MAKE SURE THEY WERE GED WITH A HAVE THAT PARENTING CLASS BEFORE THEY'VE EVEN GET BACK IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S A LOT
OF BALANCING THAT I THINK GOES ON IN THAT
AND CERTAINLY IF YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF PEOPLE HERE THAT CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THATFAR MORE DETAIL
THAN I. >>
REPRESENTATIVE EDELSON: HAVE THEM FOLLOW UP WITH ME AFTER
THIS COMMITTEE.
>> TESTIFIER: YES WE CAN DO THAT >> CHAIR CONSIDINE: --
>> TESTIFIER: WE WILL TALK JUST REAL BRIEFLY ABOUT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
AND WILL GET TO THE FIELD
SERVICES PIECE. FROM AN
EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT; ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT HAPPENS WHEN OFFENDER COMES INTO THE PRISON FOR THE FIRST TIME; THEY LOOK
AT EDUCATION COULD IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A GED OR HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA THAT BECOMES A
TOP PRIORITY.
WE KNOW IT'S NECESSARY. IT'S REALLY NEEDED. THAT
REALLY BECOMES WHERE A LOT OF THE WORK GETS DONE I HAD
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME IN
>> [GAVEL]
FOR A GRADUATION AND IT'S REALLYINCREDIBLE
TO SEE MANY OF
THESE OFFENDERS GRADUATE FROM
THESE PROGRAMS FOR THE FIRST TIME I SPENT SOME
LEVEL OF SUCCESS. WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE
AREAS THAT WE CAN AND
SHOULD ULTIMATELY
INVEST MORE IN. ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THAT PROGRAMMING BECAUSE OF
THE REDUCTION IN RECIDIVISM AND ARE SOME INCREDIBLE EXAMPLES FROM AROUND
OUR COUNTRY OF SUCCESSES THAT EVER HAPPENED; BUT AGAIN
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE STAFF IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
YOU CAN SEE
IT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE NUMBERS
OF GRADUATES. WE DO HAVE 31
THAT GRADUATED WITH AN
ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND WAS A NUMBER
OF THEM WHEN I ATTENDED
IN -- AS WELL AS A REALLY UNIQUE ELECTRONICS
PROGRAM THAT WHEN THESE
INMATES GET RELEASE WE PUT THEM INTO THE JOBS THAT WOULD TYPICALLY PAY IN A 25-$30 AN HOUR RANGE. SO THERE'S SOME INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES HEREAND THAT'S DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OF
THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND I THINK
IT'S AN AREA OF INCREDIBLY HIGH NEED FOR
OUR STATE. SO THERE IS SOME
OPPORTUNITIES HERE TO MEET
MUTUAL OBJECTIVES.
THEN; LESLIE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT
. WE
SEE THAT A HIGH NUMBER OF THESE FOLKS COME IN THE
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. IT'S ALSO RISE TO ANY OF US
. WE HAVE ABOUT 1000 OF OUR
[INAUDIBLE] TREATMENT FOCUSED AND WE KNOW
THAT ULTIMATELYTHIS DOES BECOME AGAIN A HUGE RETURN
ON INVESTMENT AND FOR EVERY DOLLAR
WE SPEND
RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS ABOUT $6.50. PROVIDING
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
TREATMENT PROGRAM INTERVENTION MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A SUPPORT WHEN I COME OUT IS A TRUE BENEFIT.
>> TESTIFIER:>> TESTIFIER:
MR. CHAIR MY NAME IS RON --
[INAUDIBLE] I'M HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMUNIT
Y SUPERVISION. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE FIRST SLIDE HERE
OFFENDERS SPENDAPPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF
THEIR SENTENCE
ON SUPERVISION IN THE COMMUNITY. SO TWO
THIRDS INCARCERATION; ONE THIRD ON SUPERVISION IN THE COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE SOME NUANCES TO THAT
WE WON'T GO INTO B
UT ESSENTIALLY THAT'S
A TYPICAL STAY FOR AN OFFENDER.
THE NEXT SLIDE HERE TALKED
ABOUT MINNESOTA; WE WOULD LIKE
HEAVILY ON COMMITTEE SUPERVISION AS YOU SAW EARLIER.
WE HAVE ABOUT 105;000 PEOPLE
ON PROBATION IN THE COMMUNITY WE WITHOUT ANOTHER 7000 PEOPLE
WHO ARE
ON SUPERVISED RELEASE. THEY COME TO PRISON
AND HAVE BEEN RELEASED BACK INTO THE COMMITTEE OR ARE UNDER SUPERVISION.
I THINK THE COMMITTEE HEARD YESTERDAY FROM
KELLY MITCHELL
[INAUDIBLE] INSTITUTE WE TALKED ABOUT
MINNESOTA HAVING
TYPICALLY WE HAVE THE THIRD OR FOURTH
LOWEST INCARCERATION RATE IN
THE COUNTRY BUT WE ARE ABOUT
13TH OR SO ON THE COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION SIDE. SO
THAT ESSENTIALLY
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OTHER STATES IS KIND OF
A TRADE-OFF
. PROBATION IS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO INCARCERATION FOR THE COURTS
AND WE USE IT PRETTY EFFECTIVELY HERE
IN MINNESOTA.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS TO THINK ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. 105;000
IS ALL COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
ON PROVISION
BOTH FELONS ADULT MISDEMEANORS AND JUVENILES.
THE PHONES COMPRISE OF
ABOUT 35;000 OF THAT NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DIVISION ALSO ASSIST IN TRANSITIONS FROM PRISON TO COMMUNITY
WE HAVE TRANSITION CENTERS IN ALL OF
OUR FACILITIES. A NUMBER OF
THE SERVICES
THAT OUR FOLKS PROVIDE OUR TRANSITION
COORDINATORS. THEY COORDINATE GETTING
THE OFFENDERS AUTHENTICATION PRIOR
TO RELEASE FROM PRISON SO WHEN A WAL
K OUT THE DOOR THEY HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY GOES; DRIVERS
OF POISONS IF APPROPRIATE DRIVER'S ID; NON-DRIVER'S ID
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
. WE WORK EXTENSIVELY WITH THEM TO
GET THEM SET UP WITH
THOSE DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO RELEASING
FROM PRISON. WE REQUIRE
PRE-RELEASE CLASSES. WE GET THE MAJORITY OF OUR OFFENDERS INTO PRE-RELEASE
CLASSES PRIOR TO BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON AND A LOT OF THE CURRICULUM
FOCUSES ON LIFE UNDER SUPERVISION HOW YOU
ACCESS RESOURCES; HOW DO YOU GET CONNECTED WITH RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY
AND ALSO HOW DO YOU
SUPPORT YOURSELF ONCE YOU RELEASE FROM PRISON AND
REMAIN COMPLIANT WHILE UNDER SUPERVISION. WE HAVE
INTEGRATED CASE
MANAGERS INTERFACEFACILITIES THEY LOOK
AT OUR HIGH-RISK
OFFENDERS. THAT'S AN AREA WE CONTINUE
TO EXPAND AND WHAT THAT AMOUNTS
TO IS
TAKING THE HIGHEST RISK OFFENDERS IN REDUCING
THE CASELOADS FOR CASE MANAGERS WERE WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH THOSE OFFENDERS TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE GETTING THEM CONNECTED WITH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OR THEY ARE IN PRISON AND AS
THEY TRANSITION BACK INTO
THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER FUNCTION IN OUR DIVISION IS A RISK ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION UNIT. THE RAC
AND UNIT
ESSENTIALLY ASSIGNS RISK LEVELS TO
PREDATORY OFFENDERS AS THEY ARE RELEASING
FROM PRISON.
MANY OF THESE OFFENDERS OBVIOUSLY END UP
ON OUR INTENSIVE
SUPERVISED RELEASE. WHEN THEY'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY BASED UPON THE LEVEL OF RISK. ON ANY GIVEN DAY
WE ARE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF
12-1300 OFFENDERS
ON INTENSIVE SUPERVISED RELEASE AND THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO ASSIST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION. SO WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT AND ESSENTIALLY A LEVEL III OFFENDER;; RELEASING INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THERE IS BROAD-BASED
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION;
OUR UNIT PUTS TOGETHER
THE PACKET FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS OFFENDER
AND THEY DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL
OF
NOTIFICATION THAT THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY. THOSE PACKETS OF INFORMATION ALSO PUT TOGETHER FOR OUR
OSI; OR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT THAT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO SOME
OF THAT
QUICK APPREHENSION FOR THOSE LEVEL III OFFENDERS WHEN THEY LEAVE BECAUSE
THEY PUT IN A TIRE PACKET TOGETHER OF ALL THE VISITORS THEY HAVE HAD
;; PHONE NUMBERS THEY HAVE CONTACTED; ANY INFORMATION THAT WE GLEANED WHILE THEY ARE INCARCERATED
GOES TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SO THAT IF A WARRANT
IS ISSUED IN A FULL PACKET
OF INFORMATION TO START
TO LOOK WHERE DO WE LOOK FOR THIS OFFENDER; HOW MANY
VISITORS HAVE A THEY HAD IN THE LAST MONTH AND WHERE ARE THEY LIKELY TO GO. SO THERE REALLY IS
HELPS IN THAT
APPREHENSION PROCESS. WE INSPECT AND LICENSED
AND APPROVED JAIL FACILITIES; ADULT
HALFWAY HOUSES;
. SOME GROUP HOMES AND JUVENILE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. OUR INSPECTION AND
ENFORCEMENT UNIT HAS
REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES OVER ABOUT 213
FACILITIES STATEWIDE AND WE
ALSO CERTIFIED OUT-OF-STATE
JUVENILE FACILITIES
IF JUVENILES ARE BEING PLACED IN FACILITIES IN OTHER STATES
ON INSPECTION AND
ENFORCEMENT UNIT GOES TO THOSE STATES AND CONDUCT INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT
THEY NEED THE SAME STANDARDS OR SIMILAR STANDARDS
TO MINNESOTA'S FACILITIES.
ANOTHER UNIT WITHIN THE COMMITTEE SERVICES
DIVISION PROVIDES
VICTIM NOTIFICATION AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE SERVICES. THAT'S A BIG PART
OF WHAT WE DO.
THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 9-10;000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE REGISTERED
FOR NOTIFICATION AGAINST OFFENDERS WITHIN THE PRISON SYSTEM. SO IF AN OFFENDER IS GOING TO MOVE
OR CHANGE
CUSTODY CLASSIFICATION AS AN EXAMPLE;
THOSE INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT THE OFFENDE
R IS FOR EXAMPLE A MOVING FROM OAK PARK HEIGHTS TO A MEDIUM
CUSTODY FACILITY. WE ALSO
ASSIST WITH THE SORT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES BOTH IN
THE FACILITIES FOR OFFENDERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM
TO PARTICIPATE
; VICTIM OFFENDER DIALOGUE IS ONE EXAMPLE;
APOLOGY LETTERS AND APOLOGY LETTER BANK
FOR VICTIMS AND THEN WE ALSO
DO SIMILAR THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY
WITH OUR OFFENDERS UNDER SUPERVISION AND WE ALSO HAVE
THE SENTENCINGTO SERVICE PROGRAM WHICH IS
REALLY ABOUT
GIVING BACK AND GIVING BACK TO
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OFFENDERS WORKING ON COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. THE OTHER
THING THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HERE WAS THE
DELIVERY SYSTEMS BUT I KNOW WE WILL GET INTO THAT. THAT'S WHERE THE COMPLEXIONS
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SO I'LL GIVE A
BRIEF OVERVIEW. YOU HEREBY THREE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND FOLKS OFTEN ASK WHY.
WELL;
I WON'T GET INTO ALL THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES HERE BUT
ESSENTIALLY; THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS;; WE PROVIDE
FELONY SUPERVISION TO
ADULTS; ADULT FELONY SUPERVISION AND 53 COUNTIES OF THE STATE. IN 28 OF
THOSE COUNTIES WE
ALSO SUPERVISE JUVENILE
AND ADULT MISDEMEANORS THERE
ON PROBATION AND THAT IS THE REQUEST OF THE
COUNTY IN 75 COUNTIES WE PROVIDE
THROUGH INTENSIVE SUPERVISED RELEASE AND STATEWIDE WE PROVIDE
THE SUPERVISION OF OFFENDERS WHO ARE COMING
THROUGH THE BOOT CAMP PROGRAM OR THE
CHALLENGE INCARCERATION. THERE'S
THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ACT COUNTIES THAT WAS INITIATED BACK IN THE 1970S. THAT ALLOWED
FOR COUNTIES
WHO ARE OF A CERTAIN SIZE; 30;000 OR MORE;
COULD ENGAGE IN PROVIDING A
LL THE CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO COUNTIES SUCH AS HENNEPIN;
NANCY ANOKA DAKOTA THERE'S
34 COUNTIES. THEY MAKE UP OF
21 JURISDICTIONS ESSENTIALLY ACROSS THE STATE
. THE MAP IS UP THERE AND ONE IN YOUR HANDOUT AND GIVES YOU AN INDICATION OF WHERE THOSE COUNTIES ARE. THEY PROVIDE FOR ALL OF THE
PROBATION AND
SUPERVISED RELEASE IN 12 OF THOSE COUNTIES
THEY PROVIDE FOR INTENSIVE
SUPERVISED RELEASE SUPERVISION
AS WELL.
THEN; LASTLY; THE OF THE COUNTY
PROBATION OFFICESOR WHAT WE CALL
CBO COUNTIES. THOSE ARE 25 COUNTIES ANDTHEY
RESIDE IN WITHIN THOSE
53 COUNTIES THAT EEOC
POC OPERATES AND WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM. THEY PROVIDE SUPERVISION TO THE
JUVENILES AND
ADULT MISDEMEANORS ONE PROBATION IN
THOSE COUNTIES. JUS
T SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND HOW WE PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY
ON SUPERVISION. WE CONTRACT WITH
COMMITTEE-BASED
HALFWAY HOUSES THAT THEY PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND
TRANSITION SERVICES
FOR OFFENDERS WHO ARE RELEASING FROM PRISON. IT IS
JUST OVER I WOULD SAY A DOZEN
HALFWAY HORSES.
MAJORITY LOCATED IN THE METRO AREA
BUT THERE'SONE IN ROCHESTER; ONE IN
DULUTHAS WELL THAT WE
WORK WITHAND
CONTRACT WITH. TYPICALLY WE UTILIZE
THOSE FACILITIES FOR OFFENDERS THAT ARE RELEASING ON WORK RELEASE ON ANY GIVEN DAY
THERE'S ABOUT TWO AND 20 STATE OFFENDERS WHO
ARE RELEASING EARLY THROUGH THE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM
AND THEY WILL GO TO
THE ADULT HALFWAY HOUSES OR COUNTY JAILS WE CONTRACT
WITH A TO HOUSE THEM UNTIL THEY REACH
THEIR SUPERVISED
RELEASE DATE. THEN; WE ALSO UTILIZE THE
HALFWAY HOUSES
THAT THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC ONES THAT WE
CONTRACT WITH FOR HELPING
US TRANSITIONTHOSE HIGH RISK
TERRITORY OFFENDERS OUT THE DOOR FROM PRISON SO THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL EYES
AND ADDITIONAL SUPERVISION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS THEY ARE TRANSITIONING AND TRYING TO FIND A RESIDENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE OUTPATIENT SEX OFFENDER
TREATMENT STATEWIDE
THROUGH GRANTS THAT WE HAVE TWO ABOUT 20
COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS. SO THAT OFFENDERS WE ARE RELEASING FROM PRISON WHO STILL NEED SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT HAVE
AN OPTION TO RECEIVE THAT TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
. AGAIN THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. ESSENTIALLY; WE'RE PRETTY MUCH EVERY AREA
OF THE STATE COMFORT
IS DIFFICULT IN THE RURAL AREAS TO
FIND PROVIDERS
BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WITH OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
BY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. WE PARTNER WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OFECONOMIC
- EXCUSE ME - ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEED AT TWO METRO WORKFORCE CENTERS
TO PROVIDE WHAT'S KNOWN A
S THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE PROGRAM
. THAT WAS SOME FUNDING THAT
WAS PROVIDED FRO
M THE LEGISLATURE A COUPLE OF SESSIONS AGO THAT ALLOWED US TO DEVELOP THESE TWO WHAT WE CALL
HUB CENTERS ONE IN HENNEPIN ONE IN RAMSEY IN THE METRO AREA
IT ASSISTS
HIGH-RISK OFFENDERS WHO ARE RELEASING
FROM PRISON WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT;
HOUSING SUPPORTS
MENTORING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMMING IN CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE UTILIZE [INAUDIBLE] FOR SOME
MENTORING PROGRAMMING.
WE UTILIZE
RESOURCES OVER IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR SOME OF THE
COG PROGRAMMING AND WE WORK WITH
DEED WHO PROVIDES IT TO
IMPLEMENT NAVIGATORS
TO RECRUIT EMPLOYERS WHO ARE WILLING TO
HIRE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RELEASING
FROM PRISON. THEN; WE ALSO COMMUNICATE
- EXCUSE ME - COLLABORATE WITH
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
TO FACILITATE TRANSITION COALITION. THESE ARE LOCATED IN FIVE AREAS AROUND THE STATE MADE UP OF LARGE
NETWORKS OF LOCAL PROVIDERS FOR
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY;
RELIGIOUS RESOURCES
; FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES; HOUSING RESOURCES;
EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES; AROUND
THE STATE WHO
COME TOGETHER AND WORK WITH THE AGENTS IN THOSE REGIONS TO A PROVIDE THESE PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDER SUPERVISION 12 THEM SUCCEED
AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES ONCE THEY'RE RELEASED
FROM PRISON. I DO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR
THE LASTCOUPLE OF SLIDES HERE
REAL QUICKLY.
THIS ONE WHEN THE NEXT ONE SAYS
DOC RELEASE BY LATER ADMISSIONS OVER TIME. THIS IS
INCORRECTLY LABELED. YOU MIGHT
NOTICE THE INTERESTING LITTLE [INAUDIBLE] WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVE IT BEFORE WE GOT HERE WITH THIS
IS ACTUALLY
; THIS SLIDE; IF YOU WANT TO JOT DOWN ON
THE TOP; THIS IS ACTUALLY
A PROBATION BY LATER ADMISSIONS TO PRISON.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE OVER TIME
FROM 2014-2018 FOR THE FIRST
FOUR YEARS OF THIS THE
PROBATION VIOLATORS BEEN ADMITTED TO PRISON WAS RELATIVELY
CONSISTENT AROUND200
0 ROUGHLY; OFFENDERS WHO ARE VIOLATED
PROBATION AND THEIR SENTENCE EXECUTED AND SENT
TO PRISON. WE HAD AN
INCREDIBLE DROP SOMETHING THAT WE ARE NOT SEEN FOR SOME TIME FROM 2017 TO 2018
WERE PARTPROBATION
VIOLATOR [INAUDIBLE] DROPPED TO 1390. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT IT'S BY CALENDAR YEAR DATA NOT FISCAL YEAR DATA.
>> TESTIFIER: CHAIR AND MEMBERS COME I THINK THIS IS A POSITIVE TREND LINE.
IT'S REALLY
A PRIORITY AND I THINK IT REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT I THINK OF ALL THE
PARTNERS ACROSS[INAUDIBLE] AND FIND WAYS
TO ADDRESS THOSE PEOPLE THAT
ARE STRUGGLING ON PROBATION TO
FIND WAYS TO MEDIATE AND ADDRESS THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY
[INAUDIBLE] INTO OUR PRISONS.
>> TESTIFIER: THE AGAIN IS TITLED ANNUAL
REVOCATION ADMISSION THESE ARE
RELEASING VIOLATORS. WHAT WE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
OUR RB AND AS YOU
CAN SEE YOU HAD AN UPWARD TREND OVER SEVERAL YEARS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS WITH
A RELEASE BY LATER ADMISSIONS
TO PRISON AND
THIS AGAIN IS CALENDAR
YEAR DATA IN THE LAST YEAR BETWEEN 17 AND 18 WE SAW
ABOUT 400 OFFENDER DROPPED IN A RELEASE BY LATER ADMISSIONS
TO PRISON.
>>
CHAIR CONSIDINE: WEAVE ABOUT
FOUR MINUTES. >> TESTIFIER: SURE.
SO [INAUDIBLE]>> TESTIFIER: WRAP
THIS UP. THE LAST SEVERAL
WEEKS SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE
I BEEN OUT AND ABOUT TALKING TO
STAKEHOLDERS IN A VARIETY OF FRONTS WITH THE COMMUNITY SIDE AS WELL AS
OFFENDERS IN OUR PRISONS COULD SOMEONE SUPERVISION AS WELL CERTAINLY A LOT OF OUR STAFF. WE KNOW AS
REPRESENTATIVE CHAIR
CONSIDINEPOINTS
OUT [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S A BASIC HUMAN NEED
WE RECOGNIZE THAT REALITY
THAT IS OUR FIRST FOCUS. WE NEED TO STABILIZE ON THAT FRONT SO THAT
WE CAN DO A GOOD JOB BY
WAY OF PROGRAMMING WHICH IS THE SECOND POINT. ULTIMATELY; IN RECOGNITION OF
THE FACT THAT THESE FOLKS ARE COMING BACK TO
OUR COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO BE
OUR NEIGHBORS
IN MANY CASES. WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE
OPPORTUNITYFOR CHANGE
WHILE THEY ARE IN OUR FACILITY OR UNDER OUR SUPERVISION.
THIRD; WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
OUR AGENTS AND THE FOLKS ARE DOING CRIMINAL
JUSTICE WORK IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS NOT SEEN AS FREQUENTLY. SONIC THE
LAW ENFORCEMENTIS FAR MORE VISIBLE AND YET ULTIMATELY I
THINK CORRECTIONS DOES PLAY A KEY AND CRITICAL ROLE IN COMMUNITY SAFETY GOING FORWARD AND THEN FINALLY
WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE. WE ALL KNOW THIS.
WE NEED IN GOVERNMENTS; WE
NEEDTHE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO COLLABORATE ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM
TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING AND ENTERING THE SYSTEM IN THE
FIRST PLACE THEN ULTIMATELY
DEVELOPING
STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION; BUSINESS;
TO INCREASE
SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION THOSE
RETURNING HOME
TO OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN; ALL THAT IN LIGHT OF THE
SAFETY. SO BETTER PRESENTATION. WE THANK YOU FOR LETTING US
DO THAT. WE STAND FOR
ANY QUESTIONS IF
THERE'S TIME. >>
CHAIR CONSIDINE: I THINK YOU
MR. COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE AND THERE A
RE FOUR LEFT AND I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE TO
REPRESENTATIVELOHMER
REPRESENTATIVE ALLEN >> REPRESENTATIVE MILLER:
[INAUDIBLE] I DON'T FEEL TOO BAD ABOUT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT - SORRY - I AM
SURE. [LAUGHING] GOING BACK TO
REPRESENTATIVE ZERWAS IN
THE 90 DAY STEP DOWN PROGRAM I WOULD FUEL BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION
THAT I WAS IN OAK PARK HEIGHTS
IN JUNE AND THEY WERE IMPLEMENTING IT CORRECTLY AND IT WAS STARTING AYES TO GET
BY IN AND THE
CUSTODY STAFF. SO IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN WORKING AT OAK PARK HEIGHTS BUT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE OTHER ONES. BUT
THAT WAS WHEN I SAW THE WORDING FROM OAK PARK HEIGHTS AND SHE'S DOING A
GOOD JOB. I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO
SAY THAT.
SON OF A GUN; IT'S NOW 2:15 PM. WE
ARE ADJOURNED. >> [GAVEL] >> [ADJOURNMENT]
>>
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