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Goals of Justice Reinvestment
Manage growth of the prison population and reduce spending on corrections
Increase the cost-effectiveness of existing criminal justice investments
Reinvest in strategies that can increase public safety
Increase Public Safety
Hold offenders accountable in meaningful ways
Make smarter, more effective use of community corrections use
Strengthen probation supervision
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
Sentencing Policy Changes
RC 2929.143RC 5120.036
• 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
Risk reduction sentencing allows courts to release offenders after serving 80% of the aggregated non-mandatory prison if participate in prison programming
Truth-in-sentencing Incentive program participation Transparency
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
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Probation Supervision Policy Changes
Provide funding and incentives to improve felony probation supervision and increase successful completion rates
PurposeHelp felony probation agencies reduce recidivism.
Probation Improvement Grant
EligibilityAny felony probation agency that is using ORAS and in compliance new probation standards
PurposeEncourage practices and policies leading to further recidivism reductions
EligibilityCounties that reduce revocation rates from baseline FY 2010
Probation Incentive Grant
• RC 5149.311
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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.
Community Corrections Changes
• Establish standards regarding admission criteria for all DRC funded programs
• OJACC collaborative
• Draft Administrative Rule
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
Other Policy Changes
RC 2967.19
Judicial release of offenders who have served at least 80 percent of at least a one-year sentence
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
Resources and ‘New’ Ideas
Judicial Request for Community SanctionsIf 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.
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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 [email protected] 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.
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Resources and ‘New’ Ideas
JRI Phase 2 Assistance
Training for Judiciary and Probation
Bench cards Regional Symposia
Resources and ‘New’ Ideas
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Impact of Policy Changes
