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Campus Box 4200 Normal, IL 61790-4200 Telephone (309)438-7090 Facsimile (309)438-5228 [EMAIL REDACTED] http://www.StevensonCenter.org February 2011 Report to the Executive Committee of the McLean County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council At the end of each month the data to the McLean County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council download information from the EJS System. Those data are merged and aggregated to provide a picture of the manner in which the jail population may be changing in size and composition over time. Number of Different Persons, Average Number of Beds Used, and Total Beds Used By charge, we compare the annual figures on Number of Different Persons, Average Number of Beds Used, and Total Beds Used in the McLean County Jail over 4 years, 2007 to 2010. As jail populations ebb and flow in a cyclical fashion over a year, this report compares the same data for the same month (January) across a five-year period, 2007-2011 (see attached table and charts). From 2008 through 2010, there has been a decline in the number of different persons in the jail. Much of that change has to do with fewer persons charged with Class 4 Felonies or Misdemeanors. The number of persons in the jail on Class M, Class X, or Class 2 Felonies has risen over the same period. The average number of beds used by Misdemeanor and DUI cases has been flat for the past four years. There has been a noticeable upswing in the number of bed days being used by Class 1 Felony cases. Comparing total bed days used within a year, 2010 was lower than 2008, but higher than 2009. Most of this increase over 2009 is due to Class 2 and Class 3 Felonies using more total days within the year. When comparing January to January, the most remarkable thing is the lower total number of beds used in January 2011 compared to the same month for the previous four years. The largest driver of this decline is due to fewer persons in the jail that have been charged with Class 4 Felony and Misdemeanor cases. Timing of Case-Processing Events After considerable effort, with many files of data management code, Dr. Ed Wells is prepared to offer preliminary results to the CJCC Executive Committee. He can measure the time between: initial jail Booking Date, first Custody Hearing, first Arraignment Hearing, first Status Hearing, first and last Plea Appearance, first and last Trial Date, first Pre-sentencing Appearance, and first and last Sentencing Appearance. He can also measure time between all of the above and first Court Filing by the State’s Attorney’s Office. Discussion Comparison of August 2010 felony case records in the Circuit Clerk’s Office and those from EJS both showed that 104 cases had felony charges filed in that month. Given that the State’s Attorney’s Office has a different number, we decided to move forward with analysis of beds used (as presented above). The Stevenson Center can provide this report each month. Next report, we will make the comparison between January and February for each year and add a month with each subsequent report. Comments regarding how to make it more useful to the CJCC are welcome.