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Goals of Justice Reinvestment

Goals of Justice Reinvestment. Increase Public Safety . Manage growth of the prison population and reduce spending on corrections . Hold offenders accountable in meaningful ways . Increase the cost-effectiveness of existing criminal justice investments.

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Goals of Justice Reinvestment

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  1. Goals of Justice Reinvestment Increase Public Safety Manage growth of the prison population and reduce spending on corrections Hold offenders accountable in meaningful ways Increase the cost-effectiveness of existing criminal justice investments Make smarter, more effective use of community corrections use Reinvest in strategies that can increase public safety Strengthen probation supervision

  2. Sentencing Policy Changes • Increased penalties for theft and non-theft related offenses • Changes to prison terms for 1st and 3rd degree felons • Community control sanctions for 4th and 5th degree felons • Changes to criminal penalties for certain drug offenses • Risk reduction sentence option

  3. Sentencing Policy Changes Risk reduction sentencing allows courts to release offenders after serving 80% of the aggregated non-mandatory prison if participate in prison programming • Court-determination at sentencing • DRC must prescribe programming based on risk/needs of the offender • DRC must notify sentencing court of successful completion of programming & risk reduction sentence at least 30 days Truth-in-sentencing Incentive program participation Transparency RC 2929.143 RC 5120.036

  4. Probation Changes • Use of a standardized risk/need assessment system – ORAS • Reduce duplication of supervision resources • Establish minimum standards for effective probation supervision • Collect and analyze data from every probation department in the state • Provide incentive and improvement grants

  5. Probation Supervision Policy Changes Provide funding and incentives to improve felony probation supervision and increase successful completion rates Probation Improvement Grant Probation Incentive Grant Purpose Help felony probation agencies reduce recidivism. Purpose Encourage practices and policies leading to further recidivism reductions Eligibility Counties that reduce revocation rates from baseline FY 2010 Eligibility Any felony probation agency that is using ORAS and in compliance new probation standards • RC 5149.311

  6. Justice Reinvestment Initiative Advisory Committee • The Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) Advisory Committee is comprised of members from multiple areas of local government and the criminal justice system with a broad spectrum of experience. The JRI Committee is expected to advise DRC in developing criteria, guidelines and a process for evaluating the Probation Improvement and Probation Incentive grant applications submitted by entities seeking funding.

  7. Community Corrections Changes • Establish standards regarding admission criteria for all DRC funded programs • OJACC collaborative • Draft Administrative Rule

  8. Other Changes • Judicial release of offenders who have served at least 80 percent of at least a one-year sentence • Changes to the earned credit days for programming within prison • Enhance victim notification

  9. Other Policy Changes Judicial release of offenders who have served at least 80 percent of at least a one-year sentence RC 2967.19

  10. Resources and ‘New’ Ideas Justice Reinvestment Officers Eligibility determined at institution Justice Reinvestment Officer determines suitability; prepares and communicates meaningful information for the Court Court makes informed release decision

  11. Resources and ‘New’ Ideas Judicial Request for Community Sanctions If a court is sentencing an offender for a non-violent felony of the fourth or fifth degree and believes no community control sanctions are available for its use that adequately fulfill the overriding principles and purpose of sentencing, the statute directs the court to contact DRC and ask DRC to provide the court with the names of, contact information for, and program details of one or more community control sanctions lasting for a combined total of at least one year in duration.  DRC shall provide the possible sanctions within ten (10) business days after receiving the request from a court.

  12. Resources and ‘New’ Ideas The Judicial Request for Available Community Sanctions form, DRC 2599 http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/apa.htm and any supplemental information (ie psi, criminal history, etc ) provided by the court are to be submitted to DRC.JudicialRequest@odrc.state.oh.us email address. The Reentry Coordinator shall be responsible for monitoring the incoming emails and providing a response to any court falling into their area of responsibility.

  13. Resources and ‘New’ Ideas JRI Phase 2 Assistance Training for Judiciary and Probation Bench cards Regional Symposia

  14. Resources and ‘New’ Ideas

  15. Impact of Policy Changes

  16. Sara Andrews Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation sara.andrews@odrc.state.oh.us 614.752.1258 Thank You Questions?

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