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Marion County Senate Bill 416/Prison Diversion Pilot
Justice Reinvestment April, 2015
Keir BoettcherDeputy District Attorney
Marion County District Attorney’s Office
Jeff WoodDivision Commander
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Senate Bill (SB) 416 Origin
• 2011 Legislative Session: Initial discussions on SB416• Evidence-Based Sentencing Conference in Reno, NV• Small, easily obtained, evidence-based sentencing
decisions…KISS• Collaborative project involving the District Attorney’s
Office, Sheriff’s Office, Third Judicial District, Bridgeway Recovery Services and the Defense Bar
• Introduce “Risk and Need” principles within the judicial process and used at sentencing
• Target Population: “Non-Violent drug and property offenders with medium-to-high criminogenic risk”
• Allow for supervision to process…with a high degree of accountability geared towards offender change
SB416 Project Goals
• Evidence-based sentencing utilizing risk and needs assessments
• Provide wrap-around services to address criminogenic needs, including: Cognitive programming, mentoring, addiction treatment, parenting classes, employment services, and housing resource referrals
• Utilize administrative sanctions for technical violations • Apply the appropriate level of case management which
ensures coordinated delivery of services• Balance of Supervision, Services, and Sanctions• Assess and analyze the program data
Criteria
• Non-violent property and drug offenders who reside in Marion County
• District Attorney acts as the referring agency and “gate keeper”
• Medium-to-High risk as identified by the Public Safety Checklist (PSC) and the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI)
• Demonstrated degree of addiction (per the Texas Christian University Drug Screen Version 5 -TCUDS V) and motivation through the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA)
• No person-to-person, Domestic Violence, Sex Offenders or significant Mental Health diagnosis
• 60 cases/year
Justice Reinvestment Funding
• Deputy District Attorney– Determine case eligibility– Apply Public Safety Checklist (PSC) to all cases
• Parole & Probation Deputy– Pretrial Assessment: LS/CMI, URICA, TCUDS V– EPICS: Address criminogenic risk factors within
supervision plan
• 5 Jail beds– Pre-Trial and violation sanctions
• Treatment and mentoring– CADC Certified treatment counselor and professional
mentor
• Total Program Funding: $500,000/yr.
SB 416 Process Map
2013-2015 Outcomes
As of 1.1.2015:
• 86 sentences to the program during the 2013-2015 Biennium
• 90% remain in the community• “Average” risk via the LS/CMI is 26 (High Risk)• Recidivism rate: 11.3%
– Marion County: 19%– Statewide: 24%
• Randomized Control Trial (RCT): July 2015
Contact Information
Keir Boettcher
Marion County District Attorney’s Office
503-373-4429
Jeff Wood
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
503-588-6824
