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2008-610-Minutes for Meeting May 05,2008 Recorded 6/5/2008DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS 4J 24NE610 NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERK J v Y j COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 06/052008 09;18;40 QM IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II III 2008-610 Do not remove this page from original document. Deschutes County Clerk Certificate Page If this instrument is being re-recorded, please complete the following statement, in accordance with ORS 205.244: Re-recorded to correct [give reason] previously recorded in Book or as Fee Number and Page Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF WORK SESSION DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 Present were Commissioners Dennis R. Luke, Michael M. Daly and Tammy Melton. Also present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator; and, for part of the meeting, Ruth Jenkin, Sheriff s Office; Sheriff Larry Blanton; Anna Johnson, Communications; David Inbody, Assistant to the Administrator; Dan Sherwin, Road Department; Mark Pilliod, Legal Counsel; media representative Hillary Borrud of The Bulletin; and one other citizen. Chair Luke opened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. Request from Sheriff Blanton to Discuss Out-of-Town Jail Site Visits. Sheriff Blanton brought up concerns he has regarding the jail remodel project. He read a statement in this regard (copy attached). He added that he is 100% on board with checking other facilities' designs, mistakes they have made, cost savings potential and construction issues. But he will not be part of a field trip if it has to do with how the Sheriff runs the jail. He is concerned about comments made by Commissioner Daly regarding the jail facility operations. Professionals have said that the jail needs to expand by 800 beds. A gamble has been taken to just make an incremental expansion of the jail, which may or may not be enough to handle future needs. He hopes the new beds are empty but the plan developed by the Jail Needs Committee indicates the need is there. The idea was an incremental step: reactivate the work center, and then build an expanded facility. The jail population is about what it was before. He hopes the project remains under $40 million, but the comparison needs to be apples to apples. Comments were made about what it takes to keep someone in jail, which is about the middle of the road for this. In Utah, the jailers get $14 per hour; the professionals here get twice that much. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Page 1 of 6 Pages Monday, May 5, 2008 He hopes that if the Commissioners have a question, issue or concern about the jail and the cost of doing business, that they come to him. Commissioner Daly stated that he does not necessarily trust the process; he looked at the proposals for the architect and his scrutiny help to find a $500,000 savings. He is skeptical, and wants to be sure the homework has been done. He pointed out that there are thirty more employees now than there were in 2000. Sheriff Blanton stated that it is his department and his decision. In the State of Oregon there is a mandated bargaining requirement regarding staffing and public safety. And every employee was approved by the budget committee. If the citizens do not like how the jail is run, it is between the Sheriff and the citizens. He does not like to be questioned or criticized in a public forum about how his department is run. There are 94 employees and all of them are necessary. Sheriff Blanton does not want to go on a field trip if it will end up being more than just learning about construction aspects of other jails. Commissioner Daly said that he did not mean to attack the Sheriff personally but feels that he needs to understand what the differences in the jail construction and operations might be between Deschutes County and other locations. Sheriff Blanton said there is a vast difference between doing research to examine construction issues and how operations are handled. Commissioner Melton asked if the trip would be just to look at construction aspects. Commissioner Daly stated that the jail was constructed in a fashion that allows minimal staffing. It makes sense to build a jail that requires less staff. Sheriff Blanton stated that there is direct, indirect and a mix of supervision. OMNI was hired to evaluate the needs of Deschutes County. Commissioner Luke said that there was an article in the paper that emphasized how two killers could be together in a jail, or how a murderer could be in minimum security. Ruth Jenkin stated that they are holding serious offenders in the Beaver, Utah medium security jail. It has been said that the security and offender situation there is "upside down". Sheriff Blanton said that he wants to trust the professionals that were hired to make these determinations. Commissioner Melton stated that she is not going on the field trip. She believes there are people to view this but sees her job as policymaking, and not making determinations about staffing and expertise, the types of beds and so on. Unless the Board plans to micromanage the entire process, she does not want to get that involved with the process. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, May 5, 2008 Page 2 of 6 Pages Commissioner Luke said that he wants to provide the highest quality of facility and the safest for the community. Commissioner Daly did not agree that this is the only concern. Commissioner Melton asked what he feels is broken. Commissioner Daly said that he heard about the guard who had been ganged up on at the Beaver facility, but wants to visit the facility to get some ideas on how they built and operate the facility. 2. Discussion of Identity Theft Protection Policy. Eric Kropp stated that this policy is required. If a breach of security occurs and information gets into unauthorized hands, there is a duty to notify. Mr. Kanner stated that the County will not collect social security numbers unless required. MELTON: Move approval. DALY: Second. VOTE: MELTON: Yes. DALY: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. 3. Discussion regarding EBAC Appointments Policy. Mr. Kanner went over the proposed language for the policy. The positions to be filled by the unions will not be affected. MELTON: Move approval. DALY: Second. VOTE: MELTON: Yes. DALY: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. 4. Discussion of Fair Board Appointments. Commissioner Luke's choices are Bev Clarno, James Morrell and Lindsay Stevens. Commissioner Daly's choices are Morrell, Dennis Tooley and Ron Carter. Commissioner Melton's choices are Clarno, Morrell and Carter. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, May 5, 2008 Page 3 of 6 Pages MELTON: Move approval of the appointment of James Morrell. DALY: Second. VOTE: MELTON: Yes. DALY: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. Commissioner Melton expressed concern that Bev Clarno often has a problem attending meetings as a member of other committees. Commissioner Daly was impressed by Mr. Carter's energy and background as a businessperson. Commissioner Melton stated that she wants the Fair Board President or Dan Despotopulos take part in any future interview process as non-voting participants. She wants to be sure that members actually attend the meetings and are members in more than name only. Commissioner Daly would like to see more business people involved and not just people who are involved in the political arena. He feels there needs to be more of a balanced group. Commissioner Melton stated that she was lobbied to not accept the resignation of Mike Maier. She believes there may be a request for an ex officio member. MELTON: Move approval of the appointment of Bev Clarno, upon accepting of the resignation of Mike Maier. LUKE: Second. VOTE: DALY: No. (Split vote) MELTON: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. 5. Economic Development Grant Request. • Deschutes County Weed Board - Bend Orchard Neighborhood Association "Let's Pull Together" Event Dan Sherwim stated that the City gives $25,000 towards the project. They are mandated to do certain kinds of weed control. Commissioners Luke and Melton granted $1,000 each. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, May 5, 2008 Page 4 of 6 Pages 6. Update of Commissioners' Meetings and Schedules. Commissioner Melton pointed out that the third Sunriver hearing is scheduled during AOC. Commissioner Luke assured that this would not be a problem. 7. Executive Session, under ORS 192.660(2)(e), Real Property Negotiations. This will be addressed at a future meeting. 8. Other Items. Kelly Smith of the Planning Commission is an at large member of the Planning Commission and indicated that he will not be seeking reappointment. Commissioner Luke said that if a resignation is received before his term is up on June 30, then Merle ? could begin attending meetings as an observer. Mr. Kanner stated that three other Planning Commission members are up for renewal. They are term limited but can be reappointed at least one more time. The Commissioners indicated they would like to meet with CDD to discuss this issue in detail. Regarding Countywide Goals and Objectives, Mr. Kanner said that this could be discussed in detail next week. Mr. Kanner is meeting with the City of Bend to discuss the future of the Bethlehem Inn. Commissioner Luke said that some a-mails are being received regarding the South County groundwater issue. It also appears that the Committee supposedly wants to go in other directions and does not want to follow the guidelines recommended by the facilitator. The Committee has presented an idea about a "sewer summit" which the County cannot promote. Once they know how much it might cost to install sewer systems, the County can then become more involved. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, May 5, 2008 Page 5 of 6 Pages In regard to an Oregon Liquor Control License Application from Green Acres Market, the Sheriff has recommended denial and the Board supports that opinion. Commissioner Daly asked that in the future the Sheriff provide more details explaining why denial is recommended. Commissioner Luke pointed out that the OLCC can choose to approve the application regardless of the recommendation given by the Sheriff or the Commissioners, and that it is very rare for the Sheriff to recommend denial of an application. LUKE: Move denial of the application. DALY: Second. VOTE: MELTON: Yes. DALY: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. Being no further items before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 2:50 p. m. DATED this 5th Day of May 2008 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Dennis R. Luke, Chair ATTEST: &aA,t-- Recording Secretary Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, May 5, 2008 Page 6 of 6 Pages mmy (Ba "y) elton, Vice Chair Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org WORK SESSION AGENDA DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1:30 P.M., MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 1. Request from Sheriff Blanton to Discuss Out-of-Town Jail Site Visits 2. Discussion of Identity Theft Protection Policy 3. Discussion regarding EBAC Appointments Policy 4. Discussion of Fair Board Appointments 5. Economic Development Grant Request: • Deschutes County Weed Board - Bend Orchard Neighborhood Association "Let's Pull Together" Event 6. Update of Commissioners' Meetings and Schedules 7. Executive Session, under ORS 192.660(2)(e), Real Property Negotiations - Susan Ross 8. Other Items PLEASE NOTE: At any time during this meeting, an executive session could be called to address issues relating to ORS 192.660(2) (e), real property negotiations; ORS 192.660(2) (h), pending or threatened litigation; or ORS 192.660(2) (b), personnel issues Meeting dates, times and discussion items are subject to change. All meetings are conducted in the Board of Commissioners' meeting rooms at 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, unless othertivise indicated. If you have questions regarding a meeting, please call 388-6572. Deschutes County meeting locations are wheelchair accessible. Deschutes County provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. For deaf, hearing impaired or speech disabled, dial 7-1-1 to access the state transfer relay service for TTY. Please call (541) 388-6571 regarding alternative formats or for further information. DESCHUTES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LARRY BLANTON Sheriff 63333 W. Hwy. 20 Bend, OR 97701 Bend Station 541.388.6655 Fax 541.389.6835 Administration 541.388.6659 Fax 541.389.4454 La Pine Station 51340 Highway 97 La Pine, OR 97739 541.536.1758 Fax 541.536.5766 Sisters Station 703 N Larch St., Suite C 541.549.2302 Fax 541.549.1762 Terrebonne Station 8154 11th Street, Suite 3 Terrebonne, OR 97760 541.923.8270 Fax 541.548.7589 Special Services/SAR 541.388.6502 Fax 541.388.0793 Emergency Services 541.617.3303 Fax 541.388.0793 Adult Jail 541.388.6661 Fax 541.330.9162 May 5, 2008 Commissioner Dennis Luke Commissioner Mike Daly Commissioner Tammy Melton Dear Commissioners: As we continue with the jail remodel and expansion project, I've grown more concerned that we have lost track of our task at hand and lost what the expressed needs and concerns of the Deschutes County citizens are for this corrections remodel and expansion. As you may recall, the Commissioners, County Administrator, defense attorneys and Deschutes County residents have been involved in a public process for evaluating our jail needs in Deschutes County for more than 3 years. We have had numerous public meetings and forums where we had presentations made to the commissioners and the public outlining the expansion project. I agree with the concept of visiting other facilities to learn from their accomplishments and mistakes when constructing their new correctional facilities. What I have heard conveyed in public and in open meetings are comparisons with not only jail construction but also the cost of inmate housing, the number of staff and the daily cost of incarceration. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is proud to say our correctional facility is 100% compliant with all 400 jail standards set by the Oregon Sheriffs' Jail Command Council. These standards include staff review, revision, training and implementation of over 130 policy and procedures. It is erroneous and very misleading for comments to be made comparing our daily bed costs of inmates with other states when their laws and their individual counties have different standards and philosophies on managing a correctional facility and providing needed care and treatment for those incarcerated. I have attached a recent article from the "Sheriff' magazine discussing many of those concepts and issues. This is a quarterly magazine distributed by the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association. In addition, I've attached copies of several brief on-line articles expressing growing issues and concerns from one of the correctional facilities that we are scheduled to tour. In closing, I would suggest that we keep our collective eye on the ball when discussing issues and concerns with this corrections project. W7ant ,Sheriff cc: Dave Kanner Document Reproduces (Archived) ,s 4 + ' r~ i ~ Sk L . 5 I I FFATURE JAIL OPERATIONS IN THE STORY STATE OF OREGON Most people who look at the profession of Correct- ions from an outsider's perspective such as legisla- tors, the media and the general public, at times do not distinguish the difference between a jail and a prison. A variety of disciplines fall under a county jail's um- brella including, incarceration, communi- ty corrections and pa- role and probation. Ultimately, all these areas have a responsi- bility for the supervi- sion of individuals within the Oregon County criminal jus- tice system. As members of the Oregon Sheriffs' Jail Command Council, we all work together to improve our specific disciplines by sharing ideas and communicat- ing our experiences. However, our main focus will always be the management of the jail. The county jail is a place for the confine- ment of persons in law- ful detention. The ini- tial admittance of an individual into a jail, especially the first 72 hours, is critical. The emotional and physical health of those from the streets to the jail can be tense and at times unpredictable. Corrections deputies and practitioners assigned to jail 10 OREGON SHERIFF reception areas must gather information concerning an arrestee's physical health, mental health, criminal history, previous institutional history and potential incom- patibilities (inmates who cannot be housed together due to gang rivals, co- defendants and protective custody are just a few). Additionally, the jail admittance staff other blood and airborne pathogens. JAIL STANDARDS COMPLIANCE Each of the county jails are operated using the Oregon Jail Standards. The stan- dards were developed and adopted by Oregon's Sheriffs for a consistent and sound approach by which to operate and Benton County jail must deal with a wide range of unknown variables such as possible drug ingestion prior to entering the jail, high risk suicide and mental instability, as well as exposure to diseases such as tuberculosis, AIDS and comply with conditions of confinement and organization of the county jails. This rigorous process involves auditing the jails for compliance with standards covering virtually every aspect of correctional oper- Document Reproduces Poorly (Archived) ations. It is essentially a collaborative effort by each sheriff's office to raise the professionalism in the county jails and sys- tem wide. The standards are administered allow- ing the county jails to measure themselves through audit processes and inspections, towards meeting requirements for condi- tions of confinement and operations linked to medical care, personal safety, shelter (including, but not limited to, such things as heating, cooling, ventilation, technologies and classification of inmates on behavior and risk factors. The facilities operate on various security levels from minimum to maximum security. The characteristics that help define the security levels of a facility are the perimeter securi- ty measures, the level of staffing, the inter- nal controls for inmate movement and accountability, and the type of inmate liv- ing quarters from multi-occupancy rooms, cells and open dormitories. A facility's security scheme and classifi- Deschutes County jail lighting and noise levels), sanitation, food, clothing, exercise, programs, inmate disci- pline, mail, hiring of staff, and training and development of sound polices/proce- dures and correctional practices. FACILITY SECURITY cation allows staff to assign an inmate to a housing area in accordance with the in- mate's individual security needs. Inmates who are able to function with relatively less supervision, without disrupting facili- ty operations or threatening the safety of staff and other inmates, or the public, can be housed in lower security housing areas The county jails ensure facility security through a combination of direct staff supervision, physical features, security Continued on page 12 IDLE JAIL BEDS REOPENED In December; two dozen Clack- amas County Jail inmates in orange- striped pants were: chatting and kill- ing time in Cell- block E, their voic- es ringing off the Sheriff Craig cinder-block walls. Roberts Only three weeks earlier, the area was silent. Located on an 84-bed wing of the jail vacated for lack of funding in 2002, Cellblock E had been empty for more than five years, while the rest of the jail was crammed so full that corrections deputies were forced to release hundreds of inmates early each month. Thanks to explosive population growth, Clackamas County had been steadily outgrowing its jail. Having 84 empty, but unusable, jail beds didn't help. When Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts announced that deputies had started reopening the 84 moth- balled jail beds, it was a victory the sher- iff had been working towards. The beds were able to be reopened -thanks to a $42.7 million jail levy voters passed in 2006. With more beds for inmates, the number of early releases is expected to drop by 20% or more. MONEY STARTS ARRIVING In 2007, corrections officials prema- turely released an average of over 425 inmates -a month because the jail did not have room for them. The vast majority of those released were inmates awaiting trial rather than. convicts serving sen- tences. Continued on page 13 Document Reproduces Poorly OREGON SHERIFF 11 (Archived) JAIL OPERATIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 and participate in various activities and jail programs as well as eligibility to work out- side the secure perimeter of a facility. INMATE MANAGEMENT Staff are the key component to effec- tive inmate management. Constructive and frequent interaction and communica- tion between staff and inmates is critical to maintaining accountability, ensuring secu- rity and managing inmate behavior. Corrections staff are the inmate's primary contact while incarcerated and each sher- iff's office emphasizes employee ethics, responsibility and standards of conduct. Corrections staff are expected to con- duct themselves in a manner that creates and maintains respect for an agency and the law. All corrections staff are expected to avoid situations that create conflicts of interest with their employment when managing the inmate population and to uphold and comply with ethical rules and standards that govern their specific profes- sion, as well as the laws, regulations and procedures that ensure facility security, inmate management and protect the safe- ty of inmates and the general public. Inmates are provided mechanisms to address issues of oppression and concerns through a grievance system which allows for an administrative means of expression, provides for resolution of problems and helps to improve operations. Inmate accountability is essential in managing inmate behavior. Each jail has also established inmate rules of conduct which serve to prohibit behavior that can have an adverse effect on an inmate or on facility order and security. These rules are administered through a tested system of due process and fairness. INMATE PROGRAMS serving relatively short sentences. The jails are challenged to be innovative and flexi- ble in the world of recovery and treat- ment, to reach a common goal for return- ing those incarcerated back to the com- munity healthy, stable and with a contin- uum of care when possible. Although the jails throughout Oregon offer a wide variety of programs for of- THE REPRESENTATION. fenders as one of the many goals of the jail, OF CORRECTIONS the means by which this is administered n St,4 fare the'..key Unfortunately, the gen- component: . may vary tremen eral public often forms dously due to short to effectzve znmate management; impressions of jails and it's sentences, popula Constructive and frequent inter-• systems from media tion capacities, facilaction and. communication be . sources like the movies and ity designs, and hav " the news. Those who draw ing to release offend- tween staff and inmates u critical their impressions in this ers back to the com to ma ntaznm. accountability, manner alone may think of munity on a daily ensunng'secunty`and managing jails as brutal environments basis. with staff who inflict point- inmate behavior." The jails have a less cruelty on inmates. Or, responsibility to pro - conversely, some may feel vide inmates with that jails are unduly com- opportunities to participate in voluntary fortable places that provide needless programs that can provide them with amenities at the taxpayer's ex-pense. Some skills to lead crime-free lives after release. conclusions may be based upon news Accordingly, the jails provide many self- which may highlight an unfortunate and improvement programs including work isolated event and make it appear as if it release, work crews, facility jobs, educa- represents the entire jail system. tion, substance abuse treatment, parent- With the ever changing inmate popula- ing, anger management, counseling, reli- tion due to emergency releases to meet jail gious observance opportunities, and other capacities, budget, and staff constraints, programs that teach essential life skills. the members from security, support and Meeting the challenges posed by an volunteers who operate the county jails increasing and constantly changing popu- pride themselves on being outstanding lation involves more than just providing public employees working diligently to bed space, meals and health care. Experi- accomplish the goals of ensuring public ence has shown that keeping inmates pro- safety and providing appropriate, efficient, ductive and involved in appropriate pro- safe and humane jails in the State of grams and activities is critical to ensuring a Oregonr safe and secure jail and public safety. One of the main obstacles facing many Story by Captain Rai Adgers, of the jail administrators is assisting jail Commander ' offenders with serious addiction problems Multnomah County Sheriff s Office and mental health issues when they are 12 OREGON SHERIFF OSSA SURVEY: AVERAGE STATEWIDE COSTS OF JAIL BEDS The Oregon State Sheriffs' Association (OSSA) conducted a survey starting in December of 2005, to determine the state- wide average costs of jail beds for SB 1145 inmates. SB 1145 is the 1995 state law that trans- simoo ferred the res- $140.00 ponsibility for WTOO operating felony sioo.oo offenders in the 15 seo.oo community from the state to counties. In ex- change, for agreeing to man- age community corrections locally, the state agreed to pro- vide adequate funding. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) assisted OSSA by gather- ing, analyzing and assessing the data reported by participating sheriff offices. document based upon the original survey conducted in 1996. The costs included in the survey were designed to standardize the cost in order to determine a statewide reimbursement rate for SB 1145 offenders. The costs may not reflect a total cost for any particular county. Each County would have to be contacted for their cost information. All data was then entered by partici- pating counties into Excel spreadsheets and sent to MCSO to summarize and analyze the data. MCSO did not attempt to verify the data it received. Out of the 36 Oregon Counties, 27 counties sent in data out of a possible 33 counties (three counties In order to create uniformity of report- ing to the best extent possible, MCSO rep- resentatives met with OSSA officials and agreed upon the methodology and the types of accounts to be included in the study. MCSO used an Excel template have no county jail and four counties share a pri- vate provider system and report the total beds and costs for all four counties). RESULTS FOR PARTICIPATING COUNTIES The average statewide costs were $103.10 per day per bed. This is based Continued on page 14 Last July;. the 'Clackamas County Comniissioners authonzed the sheriff's office to start filliji w positions, even though the levy money didn't start arriving -until November, 2007 when property taxes were collected It was, a race to, hire enough- . staff to meet demands: To help, along with recrintuig new staff, the sheriff's office used secondary- ruging st une and b rategies: paying oYert n , retired deputies. As well,." the, re= Opened areas were initially used to hold .trustees:-, inmates, considered less ° of a threat: requiring less supervision.--. NOT ALONG-TERM SOLUTION Sheriff Roberts knows reopening the beds isn't a long-term solution to Clwk- amas County's jail woes: the. region's population continues to grow. An inde- pendent consultant has projected that Clackamas County will need 1,400 jail beds by 2010. The county commissioners have sup- ported initial proposals for a new jail. The plans: are still in development, but the sheriff. hopes the facility, slated to hold more than 800, inmates, .will be completed ;in_ the next two years. Now; However; the focus is on incre mental progress Barry'Rotrock, 64, of Qregon.,City, wlio served on a blue. rib- bon committee that studied the jail, said he was glad to see the beds finally open. "It was scary, it ''really was, to. `see the "number of people; who 'were juk being processed and let out " ° The sheriff agreed Every jail -bed helps "Any uidividual that we're -hold-, in accountable for crimes, by keeping them in jail, we''re safer;'.he said "But, we still have a long way: to:go Story.by Jessica Bruder, ong?? ly p~znted;in The Oregonidn OREGON SHERIFF 13 JAIL SURVEY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 upon total reported statewide costs of $216,163,979.50 for Fiscal Year 2005. All costs submitted were actual costs for fiscal year 2005. AVERAGE COSTS PER DAY The mean costs were $94.01 a day from a low of $60.37 to a high of $151.51. There is a wide variation be- tween the reporting counties when com- paring costs per day per bed. The variability is due to the differences in labor costs, cost of living differences be- tween rural areas and metropolitan areas, fa- cility costs and design (open verses closed cells). AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION The chart above seven counties are above 200 beds. In comparing average daily popula- tion of inmates for each reporting coun- ty, to the population of adult residents, reveals a range of one bed per 94 adult res- idents to one bed per 1,449 adult resi- dents. REGIONAL COMPARISONS A regional assessment was performed 1.900 1.900 1,400 1.200 1,000 E @ 900 a 800 400 200 3 County indicates the Average Daily Population (ADP) of the respon- dent jails. The numbers are slightly skewed as the four counties sharing jail services report only one number for all four jails. As the chart clearly indicates, Multnomah County has the highest daily population of all counties. Multnomah County has 29.42 percent of the average daily population and 33.39 percent of the costs for all reporting counties. The range was from 16 beds per day to 1,690 beds per day. The distribution in the chart shows that 17 counties are below 200 beds and due to the high degree of differences be- tween state regions. The Northern Wil- lamette Valley has 70.33% of the daily population and 74.16% of the costs; Cen- tral Oregon has 9.21% of the daily popu- lation and 8.22% of the costs; Eastern Oregon has 3.46% of the daily population and 3.54% of the costs; Southern Oregon has 8.72% of the daily population and 8.92% of the costs; and Northern Oregon Coast has 5.14% of the daily population and 5.15% of the costs * AGING JAIL IN `LAKE COUNTY Oregon legisla- tors. toured 'he Lake County Jaif in February and agreed with what law enforcement officials have long since acknowl- edged: a new jail is Sheriff Phil definitely in order. McDonald-. Primarily citing space limitations, as well as- simply an outdated, 50-year-old infrastructure, Sheriff Phil McDonald said the' chal- lenge facing establishing a new jail is a common tale of the "almighty dollar." The sheriff says a number of prob- lems in -managing space for incarcerated individuals exists creating the necessity of releasing individuals for the sake of mak- ing space for offenders of the highest pri- ority. "It's a difficult process to manage," the sheriff said, "and it is often a toss-up in determining who will be released." Currently, like most other sheriff's offices, McDonald is forced to release people almost daily. "Some of them shouldn't be released and if we had the room to house them we'd be fine." The current jail was constructed in 1953. Maximum capacity is 13 beds plus two temporary bunks. As well, McDonald's office currently rents two beds from the Klamath County Sheriff s Office.. A. study. by the National Insti- tute of Corrections three years ago rec- ommended a capacity of A beds for Lake County. The legislators who toured the jail agreed. In noting his impressions, Representative George Gilman said he was concerned for the security issues presented by the crowded jail "I would- n't like to be locked up -in that prison. Although modernin the 50s, it is severe- ly out-of-date now." -N 14 OREGON SHERIFF Document Reproduces Poorly (Archived) Article by: Inmate Dennis Rosa-Re On Monday, November 27, 2006, the Beaver County Correctional Facility opened a new addition to their facility. Total inmate capacity rose to 400, with 370 beds being for state contracted inmates. This makes BCCF the State's largest contracting facility with the Utah Department of Corrections. In addition, BCCF correctional officers were increased to thirty-eight. Groundbreaking for the new addition started in early 2006. Construction with Sahara Builders continued at a feverish pace until completion. Jail Commander, Keith Draper, and Sergeant,`Curt Heslington, were intensely involved with the expansion project from the onset of architectural design to the present running of the facility. The new facility is made up of an additional eight housing units, and four programming classrooms. High school classes have already expanded. Computer Automated Design classes are scheduled to begin by Spring 2007, with additional college educational courses on the roster. The LDS Church generously funded part of the new chapel, which also includes an attached classroom for programming purposes. BCCF purchased the new custom-made furniture for the administrative offices from Utah Corrections Industries. Escaped Utah Prisoner Captured On Sunday Page 1 of 2 UIAA SATURN At _ AIR] pi t Lake-, Jrem . I~~ver~l R think A'eritan www.ufnhschuYn URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE VOTE: Does Kyle Korver Look Like Ashton Kutcher? Escaped Utah Prisoner Captured On Sunday Last Update: 10/28/2007 8:27 pm BEAVER - A state inmate who escaped from the Beaver County Correctional Facility Sunday afternoon was back in custody by evening, officials said. Joshua Brian Whallon, 20, was spotted on foot seven miles south of Beaver by area residents who contacted police, Department of Corrections spokesman Jack Ford said. Whallon surrendered about 7:15 p.m. after Beaver County Sheriff Cameron Noel broadcast over a loudspeaker that he would send search dogs across a field to find Whallon if he didn't turn himself in, Ford said. Whallon escaped from the Beaver jail, about 200 miles south of Salt Lake City, by throwing a towel over two rows of razor wire and climbing up and over a fence to a roof. From the roof he dropped 20 feet to the ground and fled, Ford said. Print Story I Email Story The escape occurred just after 2 p.m. as inmates were returning to the jail from the recreation yard. Whallon told officers he had left his shirt in the yard and fled when allowed to retrieve it. Officers saw Whallon escape, Ford said. The. escape comes on the heels of,a-review by the Department of Corrections of 21 county-jails that house more than. t 1,500 statebmates to ease overcrowding at prisons in.-Draper and Gunnison: The review was prompted bythe Sept. 23 escape of prisoners Danny Gallegos'and`Juan:Diaz-Arevalo from-the Daggett County Jail in'Manila. The pair of convicted killers were caught after six days by Wyoming authorities: About 800 state inmates are housed at the Beaver jail, more than-in any other county facility, Ford said. Ford -could'- not say what specific security concerns were identified at the jail during the state review. Court records show Whallon is serving prison terms of five years-to-life and six-years-to life after Washington County convictions of first-degree felony rape and first-degree felony aggravated kidnapping in 2005. He had been incarcerated at the state prison in Gunnison and was moved to Beaver County in July, Department of Corrections spokesman Jack Ford said. Whallon had not been a behavioral problem while in Gunnison, Ford said. Sheriff's deputies from four counties, two prison SWAT teams and officers from probation and parole were dispatched to search for Whallon, who will turn 21 Monday. State officials-pulled a11•inmates from the Daggett County jail •after-th,e escape..jfhejail had just two officers on _ duty I: , when Gallegos_ , 7"",z-Arevalo-fled http://www.kuty. conVcontentlnewslsouthemutahlstory. aspx?content_id=c90l 9cf 1-0598-42... 4/30/2008 #214013 How do I become a? degrees.lnfo Hornell News Criminal -Investiciator . Bounty Hunter . Health Care Manager Social W4er Patient A&ocate Graphic Designer Proiect Manager Rsychologist ' Features I _Entertainment I Business JR`Theraoist HR Officer Counselor. Teacher ParaleQdl CPA Po ice Page 1 of 3 DNESDAY, April 30, 2008 !pinion T Close-Un t Obituaries } ( Classifieds Mor User comments: Beaver County ]ail locked down after attack on guard Return to article I Show negative comments TIP: Click the green or red thumb icons to indicate whether you think a comment is valid. Comments with a cumulative rating of -6 or lower will not be displayed by default. To show these comments, click the Show negative comments link. common ground: 3/12/2008 10:13:00 AM +3 Al Put'em in the hole. Report Abuse Hide y r -1 jean: 3/12/2008 10:51:00 AM +3i they don't really deserve to see daylight again Report Abuse Hide 3/12/2008 12:33:00 PM +2 A ~T'! As a former resident of that facility (several years ago), I don't see it as a big surprise. I have been in jails that were built around the turn of the century, and this one is by far the most inhumane example of a correctional facility. Much of it is a dormitory style where inmates are not allowed any privacy or personal space. After only a short time the mind begins to change as you are continuously surrounded with noise, commotion and smells. I found myself changing in to a very aggressive person in only a week. It offers little to no hope of any actual rehabilitation, so those released from this facility will likely enter the outside world carrying the same mentality and attitude that is developed under these conditions. The design promotes fighting and offers very little security to officers doing bed checks. Officers would do bed checks periodically throughout the night individually. They can be attacked at any time and it would take too much time for other officers to respond before serious injury would be inflicted. To top it off, 'they often house prisoners with 1-5 year and 5-15 year sentences, often considered the most violent of all inmates. As a side note, as I and others were being booked in a UHP officer was exiting the "bubble" (control center). He was very upset and was verbally reprimanding the officers inside on the strong smell of alcohol inside the control room. But in their defense, I do have friends who were once worked in correctional facilities and they have explained why it is tempting to drink on the job; the job sucks. Report Abuse Hi POST A COMMENT I Login to comment You must be a member of The Lake Tribune's TribTalk messa boards to add comments to st If you are not a member, plez register. Username: Password: Log In Comments on other storie: The most recent comments pc by readers have been added t, following stories. • Stimulus debt • Utah 3azz: Listless Utah g walloped in Game 5 • Kearns boy left in car die! temps soar • Bush picks SLC lawyer foi federal judgeship • Beam in the eve More Headlines... Top-rated stories Stories with the highest rating Tribune readers in the past fiv days. • Bonusgate? 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"He's got some pretty substantial injuries," the sheriff said of Anderson. "I believe he'll be able to recover, but it's going to be a long, drawn-out process for him." Housing state-inmates at county facilities prompted a major review of the process and policy last year when two convicted murderers escaped from the Daggett County Jail. They were subsequently recaptured "in Wyoming. ~At that time,:Department of-Corrections officials decided to pu f' sir, t-de a felons out of county jails A spokeswoman for the department, however, said Monday's attack involved second- and third-degree felons. "They fall under the group of inmates who are appropriate to be housed in county jails," said spokeswoman Angie Welling. "That's the agreement we made with all the county sheriffs. But we're always open to take another look." Noel said the three state inmates being housed at the Beaver County Jail attacked Anderson on Monday afternoon as they were coming in from the recreation yard. "It was planned out," Noel said. "They jumped him and did what they did to him. They attacked him and got him down on the ground. Within seconds we had another guard come in (Joseph), and they assaulted him." Deputies swarmed the three inmates and got them into lockdown. They were transported by a Utah Department of Corrections SWAT team to the Utah State Prison in Draper, where they are being held in maximum security. "The investigation is ongoing," Welling said. "We are working with the Beaver County Sheriff's Office to investigate the incident." Noel said the inmates have refused to talk. "They're seasoned prisoners," he said, adding that the three are members of a Polynesian gang and believed to have carried out the attack to elevate their status. The Utah Department of Corrections identified the inmates as: • Samisoni Kefu, 20, who is serving time for aggravated assault, burglary and assault by a prisoner. • Sione Takai, 22, who is serving time for robbery. http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/0,5223,695260894,OO.htmi 4/30/2008 Deseret News 1 2 Beaver County deputies are injured in attack by 3 inmates Page 2 of 2 • Christopher Olague, 19, who is serving time for forgery, obstruction of justice and false information to a peace officer. Noel said the incident remains under investigation, but he said it is an isolated incident and did not believe there were any security lapses. The Utah Department of Corrections yanked all of its first-degree felons out of county jails following the escape of an inmate from the Beaver County Jail last year and the escapes of two convicted killers from the Daggett County Jail. The escapes prompted an audit.by the Department of Corrections pf security lapses at county jails lacross the state and questions by, top officials, including the, governor, .over the practice of housing state inmates in county facilities. Many county sheriffs have since complained that the department's decision has left them with more problematic inmates rather than the easier to manage first-degree felons. The sheriff said he did not believe that Anderson or Joseph were singled out in Monday's attack. "In my opinion, it was whoever came to let them out," Noel said. "He was the one that was there that let them out." E-mail: bwinslow@desnews.com O 2008 Deseret News Publishing Company i All rights reserved http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/0,5223,695260894,OO.html 4/30/2008 ' Deseret News I Violent inmates being yanked from county jails Page 1 of 2 Deseret News Violent inmates being yanked from county jails t Recent escapes prompt officials at corrections to-.take action By Ben Winslow Deseret Morning News Published: October 30, 2007 UTAH STATE PRISON - Up to 300 state inmates housed in county jails could be returned to the prisons in the aftermath of a series of escapes. The Utah Department of Corrections has ordered its most violent inmates to be yanked from the county jails. They are serving time for aggravated offenses, like kidnapping and sexual assault. It comes after a convicted rapist and kidnapper escaped from the Beaver County Jail on Sunday. Joshua Brian Whallon, 21, scaled a razor-wire fence and dropped 20 feet to freedom. Whallon was on the run for about seven hours until he was captured about 10 miles from the jail. Corrections chief Tom Patterson told the Deseret Morning News that plans have been in the works since two convicted killers escaped from the Daggett County Jail on Sept. 23. ',We got all our murderers out from the county, jails," Patterson said Monday. "We.should have the next phase done within the next week.". At least 100 inmates will be removed from the county jails by the end of this week. Patterson said up to 300 could be pulled from county jails over the next two weeks. "It's swapping," Patterson said. He said the goal is to eventually replace the more violent prisoners now housed in county jails with lower risk inmates from the prisons. "It was one of the recommendations from that review of county facilities," said Lisa Roskelley, a spokeswoman for Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. "The governor certainly supports it." Speaking to the Deseret Morning News editorial board last week, Patterson said that if he had his way, all state inmates would never be placed in county jails. However, that is not feasible given funding issues and bed space shortages. A series of escapes has proved somewhat embarrassing for corrections officials, but Patterson said making reforms to policies and procedures takes time. "As we systematically look at the problems that have occurred with corrections, we'll continue to see some of that fallout until we get it fully under way," he said. Pulling out 100 violent inmates from county jails is just the beginning of a series of changes at the Department of Corrections. The department is rolling out a series of new controls, including changes in what type of inmate is made available to be placed in a county jail. It is the county sheriffs who have the final say in what inmates are accepted at their jails. "That's something that we're going to play a bigger hand in, is who we give an opportunity to," http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/0,5223,695223061,00.htm1 4/30/2008 Deseret News I Violent inmates being yanked from county jails Page 2 of 2 d Patterson said. The department recently completed a security review of all 21 county jails that the state contracts with. The review was ordered after convicted murderers Danny Gallegos and Juan Diaz-Arevalo escaped from the Daggett County Jail and were on the run for six days, until they were captured in Rock Springs, Wyo. Corrections officials have said-that ail of-the audited jails had security problems but none rose to the I6vel-of -Daggett County's: The state pulled all of its inmates from the -rural-Utah jail after discovering cameras and doors a' weren:t working'properly;_and one staff member was sick, while on duty. Corrections officials have said building within-the jail yard had no security,at all;` One of. the jailers on duty resigned in the wake of the escapes. The lapses enabled Gallegos and Diaz-Arevalo to walk out a door, scale a fence and run away. The Daggett County Jail has been attempting to make changes after the escape. Officials are interviewing for a new jail commander and ordering security upgrades, corrections spokesman Jack Ford said Monday. "They have ordered some of the required cameras, concertina wire," he said. "We're just waiting. As soon as they say they've got things taken care of, we're ready to put inmates back there. But we need to have a secure facility." E-mail. bwinslow@desnews.com O 2007 Deseret News Publishing Company i All rights reserved http://deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/0,5223,695223061,OO.html 4/30/2008 7 But lack of leaves the state somewhat 'stuck,' chief says By Leigh Dethman Deseret Morning News C 1-security -review of all 21 -county[o] jails [o] with contracts to house Utah prison inmates -is finished, and Utah Department of Corrections chief Tom Patterson says changes, are-coming - including new policies and the possibility of pulling all purderers out of the jails[o]. With a too-crowded prison system and lawmakers who are historically hesitant to pay for more beds, the department instead ships state inmates to county[o] jails[o]. In the past the deal has been one corrections officials called "a partnership- that works." - - But-when two convicted murderers'-both state inmates-_ escaped -from the-Daggett Ounty[o] Jail[o] last month, that partnership-suffered .'_'a_ dramatic fail-ure," Patterson said. The pair, captured after six days on the lam, were being held at the jail[o] in tiny Manila, near Flaming Gorge in northeastern Utah. ;The escape prompted a-major re-evaluation of the state's inmate-placement program, Patterson- said. Now he believes the state/county[o] system- needs. modifications - And the prisons need better -funding. "We have to intervene," Patterson said. "Those are our inmates. We have to have a more active role." Why county[o] jails[o]? Prison officials started shipping inmates to county[o] jails[o] in 1988 to relieve overcrowding problems at the state's prison facilities. That year, six inmates were housed in county[o] jails[o]. Today, 1,533 state inmates are scattered across the state. r Jailers can pick and choose. which state inmates they will allow into their facilities. State inmates are separated into- classifications based on behavior not criminal - r charges: In-essence, a -'murderer who behaves could be shipped to a county[o] jail[o], while someone incarcerated on a lesser charge but who acts up might end up locked in prison. "We're very selective in what inmates we take," Weber County[o] Sheriff Brad Slater said. The state pays counties[o] $42 a day to keep the inmates locked away, according to a Department of Corrections report titled "Jail[o] Programs: A State and Local Partnership that Works." Deputy Corrections Director Mike Haddon said, "The counties[o] are a much cheaper option," since it would cost the state more than $72 per person to house those same inmates at a state prison. "It's a cost benefit for us to house them out at the counties[o]," Haddon said. Pulling the plug on the inmate-placement program would cost the state millions. Building enough prison space for the 1,533 beds contracted out to county[o] jails[o] would cost more than $150 million, according to Department of Corrections data. But pulling the plug is likely not an option, Patterson said. Money talks The corrections boss is facing quite the conundrum. If Patterson had the money, he would keep state inmates under his control in state facilities and out of county[o] jails[o]. "The Legislature won't give us the money," corrections spokesman Jack Ford said. "We would just as soon keep them all in our facilities." Since that's likely not an option, Patterson said he'd like to re-evaluate the prison system and would even consider privatization, if he could. . But political tides and the 21 county[o] jails[o] using state contract monies to pay off their construction debts will likely leave the system as is, he said. "We're stuck in some ways," Patterson said. a61 fise ue fro 4-i: i cantracts taKeTp:] pia ne o*lanojail D] w, instead of a small jail[o], Beaver[o] County[o] has a fancy new $7.5lto11'= addition to its jail[o], partially paid for by a state contract to rent 20o beds. The jail[o] only had 200 total beds before the expansion, with 16o of those rented out to the state. The expansion created 20 neew correctional officer jobs at the jail[o]. - ri - - - - n sma countr~s16]; ilk ag t= th igger jai s o] can create an economic b6ost -i - ~~T ~ - - an estimated 940-plus residents, where the jail[o] is one of the largest employers, Haddon said. More than 296 county[o] employees have been hired as a result of jail[o] contracting, according to corrections data. "Were we to pull all of our inmates out of the county[o] jails[o], we'd leave a lot of counties[o] - especially the small counties[o] that don't have a good strong economic base - unable to meet their obligations," Haddon said. Patterson was so worried about Daggett County's[o] economic future after yanking all state inmates from that jail [o] that he recently told the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee, "We will assist Daggett County[o] in making sure that the deficits they have from not having inmates in their facilities is augmented." Even bigger county[o] jails[o] rent out bed space to the state to pay off construction bonds for expansions. Washington County's[o] officials partially paid for the Purgatory Correctional Facility in 1998 with a state contract. The 137 beds rented out to the state are paying for a portion of the bond payments for the jail [o], Washington County[o] Undersheriff Bart Bailey said. "It was a means of building for the future," Bailey said. "It offered a way for us to offset our initial costs." The Purgatory jail[o] will likely be full in three years, Bailey said, and Washington County[o] may look at adding more state contract beds to help fund the initial costs of an expansion. "It's one of those situations where you scratch both knees at the same time," said Gary DeLand, who served as director of the Department of Corrections when the inmate placement program started in 1988. "We need to be able to do more things, but we need to be able to pay for it. So the individual counties[o] are able to run economies of scale that they could have never done before." Decision under fire Since the inmate-placement program is likely not going anywhere anytime soon, Patterson instead is trying to tweak it to keep dangerous inmates in prison and out of the county[o] jails[o]. The corrections boss is under fire for housing two convicted murderers at the Daggett County[o] Jail[o]. Both Danny Gallegos and Juan Diaz Arevalo were convicted of murder for shootings involving their girlfriends. In Gallegos' case, a friend of his girlfriend was the one who was killed. "It was a dramatic, terrible failure, in my opinion, because of the way that was handled," Sen. Bill Hickman, R-St. George, said at a recent interim committee meeting. "What a dramatic failure it was on the part of the Department of Corrections to allow this kind of situation to occur. We're darn lucky that we didn't have some deaths as a result of it." CBot-h the public and lawmakers are;questioning the program -that- allowed Gallegos and.Diaz-Arevalo.to be housed in a jail[o] with minimal security and low-staffing levels. _ "I'm talking Daggett - we had some pretty heavy-duty people there," said Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan. "If you've got a person who should be in maximum security and you're putting him in a minimum security place, it's only a matter of time before you have a problem." To avoid problems like that in the future, Patterson is reconsidering whether murderers should be housed in county[o] jails[o] instead of the prison. Instead of classifying inmates by behavior, Patterson said the inmate's original charge should be taken into consideration when shipping inmates out to county[o] jails[o]. "We have to look more at the original offense of the inmate, not necessarily focus only on their behavior inside the institution in a confined setting," Patterson said. "It's about oversight, not simply putting it on the sheriffs alone." What else is needed? The state's corrections problem will only continue to grow unless the Legislature coughs up some cash, both lawmakers and corrections officials say. As county[o] populations grow, crime rates will follow. Then county[o] jails[o] will start to fill up with local inmates, leaving no room for state contract inmates. Weber County's[o] Slater said his jail[o] doesn't plan on staying in the contracting business forever, since he'll need the entire jail[o] for the local population eventually. Once jails[o] such as Weber County's[o] stop accepting state inmates, the state will need to make up the difference and find jail [o] space elsewhere, said Sen. Jon Greiner, R-Ogden. "We've spent 20 years getting ourselves to the position that we're in, and we need to do some serious looking at it," Greiner said of corrections funding, which he said has been seriously lacking. "There isn't any reasonable alternative at this point." The corrections department's biggest problem is nobody wants to think about it, said ,r. S Greiner, who also serves as Ogden's police chief. Jails[o] aren't warm and fuzzy places. Lobbyists don't flood lawmakers with requests for cash for the prison. In essence, the corrections department is on its own. That mentality has to change, Greiner said. "Either we're going to brick and mortar and lock them up, or we've got to figure out something else that works," Greiner said. "Shouldn't we be looking back at the basics of what government is supposed to do to survive? We do, and we need to deal with it, and it's the cost of doing business." Greiner is taking the first steps at doing just that. At a recent Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee meeting, Greiner, who co-chairs the committee, asked legislative analysts to determine the cost of adding 3,ooo beds to the state prison §stem:- =He"also asked analysts to determine the legality and cost of housing multiple inmates c. in the.same bed. Greiner wants to break up. bunk-time into 8-hour shifts,, with. three inmates rotating-through each-bed. "I don't care where you put them,". Greiner said. "L don't think they, are entitled to . their`"sleep time at night time." Patterson said he plans on asking lawmakers to add additional bed space at the state's Gunnison prison. "We're asking for a significant amount of money to build out," Patterson said. "We have to have the room to put these folks in. That will help us." E-mail: Idethman@desnews.com Words: 1760 Section: Wire Additional caption: Workers install a jail cell at the expansion site of [0] the Davis County Jail in Farmington in '05[0]. Utah's[0] county jails use state contract monies[O] to[O] pay off their construction debts. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Morning News View Additional caption: Weber County Jail booking officer[0] Lance[0] Donnelson takes the fingerprints of an inmate in March 2006. Credit: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Morning News View Additional caption: Juan Diaz-Arevalo Credit: Utah Association of Counties - A Unifying Voice for County Government Page 1 of 2 Document Reproduces Poorly (Archived) IL What's New F~ a . , HOME ABOUTUAC EVENTS DIRECTORY LEGISLATIVEISSUES I UBHN SERVICES I COMMUNICATIONS CCIUNTYINFORMATION I FOR19DS I I NEWSLETTER MEDIA ROOM I FACT BOOK MARKETING TO COUNTIES MODEL DOCUMENTS I PUBLIC LANDS I ELECTIC Go back one page Fact Book and Legislative Recap Now Available 2008-04-09 20:44:21 Candidates for County Offices on the Web 2008-03-21 18:20:06 UAC Posts Job Openings for UBHN Positions 2008-02-13 19:15:55 more i April Interim Recap 2008-04-16 21:25:19 Final Thoughts on the 2008 Legislative Session 2008-03-05 22:19:10 Town Incorporation Bill Finally Passes 2008-03-04 22:43:46 more Oklahoma County Clerk's records reveal social security numbers 2008-03-12 08:12:10 Ten-Year Inmate Housing Plan mo to aiL~ounty Comm~ssions7Councils.and Sheriff~m~ient Gardner, executiveDirectorJ -""`f At the May legislative interim committee meetings, the Department of Corrections made a presentation to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee outlining their proposal regarding a ten-year plan for housing state inmates. The plan projects that the state will need an additional 1,970 beds between now and the year 2014. Besides the Beaver County jail expansion currently underway, the plan provides for the use of only 50 beds in the Sanpete County Jail in 2009 and possibly the expansion of 200 beds in another county facility in 2013 for men and 100 beds in 2014 for women. All other inmates will be housed in expansions of the Central Utah Correction facility and a third state prison of 500 beds projected for 2014. The plan estimates a cost to the state of $150 million to construct new beds for the 1,970 prisoners and another $50 million annually to operate the prison. I draw two conclusions from the report. First, any county other than Sanpete contemplating an expansion should not include beds for contracting with the state. In addition, I am not certain of the bed space capacity currently under contract with the state. If all contracts are full, there should be continued need by the state for those beds through 2014. Second, the plan is incomplete because it does not include any projections for state inmates housed in county jails as a condition of probation. If I remember correctly there are approximately 1,200 inmates as of today. Even though there will obviously be an increase in those inmates, the state plan does not address that area of growth for the state. Consequently, it leaves the impression with the legislators that there is no need for additional funding to pay for those prisoners and it sends a clear message to legislators that the Department does not consider those to be the responsibility of the state. I raised this concern with Director Carver in the committee meeting. He http://www.uacnet.org/whats-new/display.php?id=103 2006-05 4/30/2008 t Utah Association of Counties - A Unifying Voice for County Government i f- home I what's new I uac blog I the good news I contact us Copyright © 2005 Utah Association of Counties. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 2 indicated a willingness after the meeting to add a section to the plan covering (Indiana) County condition of probation prisoners, which I will follow up on with him, but also commissioners address IT indicated to me that he does not consider those to be inmates that qualify to be computer concerns housed at the state prison. Generally, he said those are less violent inmates 2008-03-12 08:10:29 who do not require the same level of supervision or security as those who are sentenced to the state prison require. That is why the courts are sentencing (Indiana) County them to county jails as a condition of probation. commissioners address IT computer concerns As sheriffs, you will have to address the issue of how violent COP prisoners are 2008-03-12 08:06:42 that are being housed in our jails with Mr. Carver. However, I am Y greatly concerned about the Department publishing a state plan that does not include all state prisoners in it, namely the COP prisoners. We will never convince the more legislature that these are their prisoners and they, therefore, have a responsibility to budget and pay those costs if the Department excludes them from the plan by saying they are not state prisoners. Clearly that says to the legislature that the Department does not think they are the state's responsibility, so there is no need to fund them. By taking that position the Department is basically setting a policy that requires counties to pay for all inmates that it and the courts determine do not commit serious enough offenses to be sentenced to the state prison, regardless of the category of the offense and the fact that they are convicted of violating state laws, not county ordinances. Utah Association of Counties • 5397 So. Vine Street • Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 • Phone: (801)265-1331 • Fax: (801)265-948! http://www.uacnet.org/whats-new/display.php?id=103 4/30/2008 UT: More Prisons on the Way Page 1 of 1 and Formerly Westem Pmon Proje~ Published on Partnership for Safety and Justice (http://safetyandjustice.org) UT: More Prisons on the Way By Caylor Created May 24 2006 - 1:36pm Utah has one of the lower rates of incarceration in the western states, but its prison population is still growing. Every year Utah sends 250 more people to prison, and the state is running out of places to incarcerate people. In May, Scott Carver, Director of Corrections, testified before a legislative committee that at its current pace, Utah will need 2,100 additional prison beds by 2015. His proposal is to expand existing prisons and construction of a new prison beginning in 2012. The new prison is expected to cost $70,000 per prison bed for a total of around $150 million for construction. After the prison is built, Utahans should expect $50 million a year of their tax dollars for operation. To handle the increasing prison population until 2015, Utah is expanding existing prisons and jails. In November, the Beaver County jail will imprison an additional 200 state prisoners. By the end of the year Central Utah Correctional Facility will incarcerate 288 more people. The state is still working on a 300-person facility that will incarcerate people for technical parole violations and is requesting that county jails take on 20% of the demand for new prison space between now and 2014. This news brief is based on a story from The Salt Lake Tribune, Prison officials warn $150 M addition may be on the horizon [1]. If the link is broken, check their archive. Source URL: http://safetyandjustice.org/info/ut/story/891 Links: [1] http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3835728 http://safetyandjustice.org/node/891/print 4/30/2008 APCTO Letter-to-Editor Page 2 of 2 Article published Feb 20, 2006 Utah has one of the country's lowest incarceration rates, according to federal data, but is climbing from a booming population growth spurt that has increased the incarcerated population by 200 to 300 inmates each year. The Utah prison system is overwhelmed with more than 6,350 inmates statewide - including a large percentage housed at Purgatory Correctional Facility in Washington County - making more bed space desperately needed. -Two-facilitjes are being built, one in Gunnison-and the other facility in Beaver County, where the state intends to rent 200 beds to house its inmates. Also, corrections is requesting another 192-bed facility to be built in Gunnison. Senate Billl75, sponsored by Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, R-Draper, calls for the Department of Corrections to issue and evaluate a request for proposals from private prison contractors, county jails and other interested agencies for a 300-bed or larger minimum-security correctional facility to accommodate prison-sentenced criminals beyond that. We commend Stephenson and the corrections department for their foresight in dealing with the rising housing needs of criminals. However, taxpayers should urge lawmakers to do some analysis as they embark on mingling public and private enterprise, based on the state's history in that corrections partnership. Utah's first privately run prison, Promontory Correctional Facility - a 400-bed, low-security facility located on the northwest side of the Draper prison site, which was closed because of budget cuts - was administered by Ogden's Management and Training Corporation. Three weeks after it opened in August, 1995, two inmates escaped in broad daylight by crawling through a fence. Every year until it closed on July 1, 2002, there were one to two escapes. A pre-release program through that facility resulted in 102 parolees enrolled in it simply walking away within a 10-month period. One in particular was by 35-year-old Stan Lee Foster, a man convicted for a string of thefts and burglaries in Southern Utah. He was enrolled in the "cutting edge" halfway-back program in May 1999, but two months later hopped onto a bus in Sandy to go to work never to return. Six days after he walked away, he was fatally shot by an FBI agent investigating a rash of bank robberies. Aside from budget cuts that were cited for the closure of the prison, heavily-rumored high staff turnover rates and drug use by inmates were disclosed by media outlets. The mixture of the public and private sector of corrections through Promontory lasted a mere seven years. As SBA 75 mandates the acceptance of bids for a new facility, and is considering recommendations from corrections to highly consider privatization for housing and treatment, we ask lawmakers to scrutinize the whole package privatization has to offer with a fine-tooth comb. While it is admirable to be looking toward the future to accommodate the increasing incarcerated population, it is just as important to learn from mistakes where failures occurred so as not to repeat them. 880 16th Street, NW, Suite 800 • Washington, DC 20006 * 202.349.9832 http://www.apcto.org/news/responses/thespectrum-060222.html 4/30/2008 BEAVER[o] - A former Beaver[o] County[o] sheriff hired to supervise jail[o] inmates on community projects because he needed health insurance has resigned. Ken Yardley, who didn't seek re-election in 20o6, is being investigated by the FBI for using inmates to work on his house in 2000. Lookiiig for a new job,Yardley-was hired by"new Sheriff Cameron•Noel at°$13 an; hour 4o-accompany inmates while they pick up litter; :build baseball fields And.maintain parks. The job was reported this week by news media. "He was down and I tried to help him out," Noel said. "Unfortunately, it didn't work out." Yardley did not immediately return a phone message Friday. The FBI said it still is investigating his use of jail[o] inmates to remodel his home in 2000. A year ago, inmates spoke publicly about stripping wallpaper, pulling up carpet and moving furniture. Yardley offered to quit while admitting to county[o] commissioners that inmates worked at his home. They declined, however, to accept his resignation. He didn't seek a sixth term. "He's never had a trial. It's all innuendo," said Beaver[o] Mayor Leonard Foster, who agreed with the decision to hire Yardley. Foster said inmates under his supervision "really put their hearts" into their work. Noel said he was trying to be compassionate when he hired Yardley. "He recently had a massive heart attack and he needed a job and health insurance," the sheriff said. "I looked at it and said, 'This guy deserves a chance.' It would have been different if he had shot somebody or murdered somebody and I put a gun back in his hand," Noel said. EBAC Policy Modification RE: Filling a vacant position on the committee Each represented group will be responsible for filling their respective vacant positions on the committee. When a vacancy in the non-represented membership of the committee occurs, a call for potential replacements will be issued to all County Department Directors. Interested parties will submit to EBAC a brief summary describing why they wish to fill the position. EBAC will then select a replacement from the pool of eligible candidates and forward the selection to the Board of County Commissioners for ratification. 5/5 Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program Organization: Deschutes County Weed Board/Bend Orchard Neighborhood Association Organization Description: The Deschutes County Weed Board advises the BOCC on matters relating to noxious weeds and provides oversight of the county's vegetation management program. The Orchard Neighborhood Association works with the Weed Board to collect private donations and sponsorship for Let's Pull Together. Project Name: Let's Pull Together Project Description: Let's Pull Together is a countywide effort to raise awareness about noxious weeds and invasive species. Over the past six years, it has grown from an Orchard Neighborhood Association's weed pull to what is now a statewide campaign. There are 17 weed pull sites identified countywide in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and La Pine. Last year, more than 891 volunteers participated in Deschutes County. In the past, a stipend for the event organizer has come from State and Provate Forest Health Act grant funding. This program has been cut substantially and its future is in serious doubt. Project Period: June 14, 2008 Amount of Request: $7,000 Previous Grants: May 2007 - $1,500 Let's Pull Together (Baney $1,000; Luke $500) 1 TES C G Cl { Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutesorg DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Direct Application to: Commissioner Tammy Baney Commissioner Michael M. Daly Commissioner Dennis R. Luke All Three Commissioners x Date' 4-29-08 Project Name: Let's Pull Together, County-wide weed pull Project Beginning Date: March 1, 2008 Project End Date: June 14.2008 Amount of Request: $7,000 Date Funds Needed: May 15, 2008 Deschutes County Weed Board for 11 -3687192 Applicant/Organization: the Orchard Neighborhood Assoc. Tax ID Address: 1300 NW Wall Street City & Zip: Bend 97701 Paul Stell, Bend Metro Park & Recreation Contact Name(s): Telephone: 388 5435 or 3227135 District and Dan Sherwin. Deschutes Co. Fax: 388 3613 Alternate Phone: 948 4088 Email: 1naullabendnarksandrece.ore On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. Attach: Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status. * Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget. Amount Approved: By: Date: Declined: By: Date: On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. The Deschutes County Weed Board advises the BOCC on matters relating to noxious weeds and provides oversight of the County's vegetation management program. The non-profit Bend Orchard Neighborhood Association works with the Weed Board as a mechanism through which private donations and sponsorships are channeled for Let's Pull together. The Weed Board Chair is Paul Stell, Natural Resource Manager for Bend Metro Park & Recreation District. Cheryl Howard is a founding member of the Orchard Neighborhood Association, a Weed Board member and weed pull event organizer. Dan Sherwin is the Deschutes County Vegetation Manger. Along with other members of the Weed Board and many volunteers these are the lead people regarding the Let's Pull Together weed pull event and those requesting funds from the Deschutes County Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program. The Weed Board supports the Vegetation Manager with several out reach efforts throughout the year, including the County Fair, Home and Garden Show, Sportsman Show, Riverfest, Neighborhood and Homeowner Association meetings, Farm Bureau, Cattlemen's Association, Soil and Water Conservation District and many other points of contact with the public. Let's Pull Together is the biggest outreach effort for the Weed Board and has been a tremendous success and a model for the state as featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting's Oregon Field Guide. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. Let's Pull Together is a county-wide effort to raise awareness about noxious weeds and invasive species. Over the last six years it has grown from the Orchard Neighborhood Association's first weed pull to what is now a statewide campaign. Other counties have started their own weed pulls following Deschutes County's example. There are so far 17 weed pull sites identified countywide in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and La Pine. Last year over 891 volunteers participated in Let's Pull Together in Deschutes County. The event also continues to receive support from Central Oregon's legislators, city councils and mayors. Funding for Let's Pull Together in the past has come from sponsors and donors (see #6) as well as grants. A stipend for the event organizer has come from State and Private Forest Health Act grant funding. This program has been cut substantially and its future, like the Timber Receipt Replacement funding, is in serious doubt. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. Normally, preparations begin at the first of the year. Last fall Let's Pull Together organizer, Cheryl Howard was approached by SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) and it appeared they might assist with funding Let's Pull Together as one of their statewide programs. That did not come to pass and valuable time was lost that would have been used to do the necessary solicitations for sponsorship of the weed pull on June 14. Below is listed the sponsors and donors that have made the weed pull possible and are now being contacted again for this year's event. Ms. Howard has donated countless hours over the past 3 years to make the event happen. This year her personal situation has not allowed as much time for making all the contacts with the many businesses to enlist their support. However, the event is a very successful means for the Weed Board to get out a very positive message about invasive species and we wish it to continue. Following is an outline of Weed Pull Coordinator, Howard's scope of work for the 2008 Let's Pull Together. • Write press releases. • Coordinate media and advertising with city, county and all Deschutes County publishers and broadcasters. • Coordinate participating organizations, sponsors, in kind, support crews. • Coordinate diverse weed pull locations. • Provide direction and support for site coordinators and noxious weed experts, schools, park district, volunteer organizations. • Secure appropriate permits, waivers and insurance forms for each weed site, festivities from city/parks. • Coordinate all advertising, logo submission review with graphic design firm and tee- shirts from Specialty advertising. • Secure sponsorships and in-kind sponsorships. • Invitations to dignitaries (representatives, city council, chamber, etc.). • Coordinate weed pick up and disposal, all locations. • Secure BBQ's permits from the health department. • Rent or purchase tents, tables, hardware, food items, refreshments, disposal, entertainment, vendors, ADA accessibility plans, etc. • Secure prizes for festivities. • Coordinate and produce the program. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. Noxious weeds have a direct correlation with property values and environmental health. Agriculture and urban lands infested with weeds are not as productive or as appealing as a healthy landscape. Invasive species displace native plant communities and have a direct impact on wildlife. The primary engine in the Central Oregon economy is tourism. Weed infested landscapes detract from the natural beauty of Deschutes County. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. Raising awareness about noxious weeds will benefit everyone in Deschutes County, but specifically ranchers, farmers, real estate, COBA, tourism industry, fire fighters and wildlife. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. Sponsors 2007 Bonneville Power 1500 LOT Costs 2006 2007 Print & Ads Pronto Print 1518 1633 The Nugget 684 0 The Source Weekly 1474 1772 The Bulletin 1132 1184 The Redmond Current 506 0 News Channel 21 5200 0 Printing Signs x20 100 0 The Frontier 315 0 10929 4589 BBQ 2006 2007 Costco 1465 1500 Redmond Lockers donated 671 Greg Cross 200 200 Culinary 200 1334 Southwick T-shirts 3300 3100 500 May 01 08 06:57a Cheryl Howard =NTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Date: NOV 0 7 2006 ORCF.ARDS DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 1900 NE THIRD ST, SUITE 106 PM3 49 BEND, OR 97701-3854 Cear.Applicant: 541-385-7906 p.1 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Employer Identification number: 11-3687192 DLN: 170532-/3813056 Contact Person: THOMAS C KOESTER ID# 31116 Contact Telephone `lumber: (877) 829-5500 Public Charity Status: 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi) Our letter dated October 2003, stated you would be exempt oni Federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the -nzernal Revenu,.. <::-de, and you would be treated as a public charity, rather than as a private toundatior_, during an advance mauling period. Based on the information you submitted, you are class=fied as a public charity under =he Code section listed in the heading of this letter. Since your exempt status was not under consideration, you continue to be classified as an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Code. Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization, provides detailed information about your rights and responsibilities as an exempt organization. You may request a copy by calling the toll-free number for forms, (800) 829-3676. Information is also available on our Internet Web Site at www.irs.gov. If you have general questicns about exempt organizations, please call cur toll-free number shown in the heading. Please keep this letter in your permanent records. Sincerely yours, Lois G. Lerner Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Letter 1050 (DO/CG) BEND,OREGON ORCHARD DISTRICT Neighborhood LARKSPUR Neighborhood MOUNTAIN VIEW Neighborhood OLD FARM DISTRICT Neighborhood SOUTHEAST Neighborhood BOYD ACRES Neighborhood Location: Pilot Butte State Park (Meet @ parking lot at the base of PBSP) RIVERWEST a Neighborhood ood v,n . Location: 12th & Portland Ave NORTH 11 SISTERS (June 21st Location: Whychus Creek (Meet @ USFS Ranger District Office in Sisters) SISTERS, OREGON LaPINE ro Location: LaPine High School (Meet @ LaPine High School) CROOK COUNTY (June 3rd) ULocation: TBD (Meet @ Crook County Extension Office on Lynn Blvd at 11:00am) CROOK COUNTY (June 7th [f3j Location: TBD (Meet @ Crook County Extension Office next to the Fairgrounds at 8:30am) F CENTURY WEST F4-1 SOUTHERN CROSSING [-51 OLD BEND Neighborhood Neighborhood Location: Cascade Middle School (Meet @ Skyline Sports Park Parking Lot) Neighborhood Location: Blakely Park Location. C.O. Environmental Center (Meet @ 16 NW Kansas) © SUMMIT WEST Neighborhood NORTHWEST CROSSING Neighborhood Location: NorthWest Crossing (Meet @ 2762 NW Crossing Dr.) 7 SOUTHWEST Neighborhood Location: River Rim REDMOND Location: Valley View Park F8 (Meet @ 3660 SW Reservoir) REDMOND Location: Eagle Ridge Sports Center (Meet @ Eagle Crest Resort) REDMOND, OREGON HWY 126 _ $ I 149 SW RESERVOIR DR~~