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Walton County Jail t' Feasibility Study September 24, 2015 Mark Goldman & Dita Peatross Mark Goid~~ & Associates J ll S r I C t L\ I L I T I' L\ ' E I< S ---PAGE BREAK--- Scope of Work & Topics for Presentation 1. Profile the Inmate Population . 2. Project Inmates & Bed Needs by Year & Classification Category 3. Evaluate Existing Walton County Jail 4. Identify & Evaluate Facility Options & Develop RecommendatiQJIS 5. Estimate Operational Costs for All Options 6. Study the Impact of Resource Court on the Inmate Population 7. Prepare Jail Feasibtlity' Report ---PAGE BREAK--- Inmate Profile June 4, 2015 Walton County Jail Population - by Sentence Status Serving County Sentence 17% Other 4% Sentenced to State 17% Pre- _Sentenced 62% June 12, 2015 Jail Population - by Gender Female 19% ---PAGE BREAK--- Inmate Profile Proportion of Arrests by Arresting Agency for Jail Inmates on June 12, 2015 State Probation Office Loganville PD_ 4% 3% Social Circle PD 5% Walton County Sheriff 62% Monroe PD 24% ---PAGE BREAK--- Inmate Profile Percentage of Offenses of Snapshot Jail Population on June 12, 2015 1% 7% 4% 16% • P1 • P2 a PR1 • PR2 • AD1 • AD2 • S1 • V T • 01 02 w NO Entry at 41°/o of all offenses, Violations outpaced all other inmate offenses, followed distantly by Serious Alcohol and Drug ~,Related Offenses (AD1) (mostly Controlled Substances related) at 16o/o, and then Most Serious Crimes Against People (P1) Offenses at 11%. ---PAGE BREAK--- Inmate Profile Average Length of Stay + Mean length of stay in local jails throughout the country is about 21 days + ALOS at the Walton County Jail on June 12, 2015 was 88.67 days 100 I 70 60 t- 50 1 40 ' ' b 10 - ~ 0 - ~ Mean ALOS in U.S. Jails Walton Average Length of Stay on 6/12/15 ---PAGE BREAK--- Bed Need Projections Based on Trends in: • County's General Population: Projected 8. 7% increase/5 years • Average Daily Jail Population According to GA Dept. of Community Affairs, ADP much lower than prior years, but increasing for females • Arrests: Relatively flat • Criminal Court Filings: Up & down, no clear trend • Jail Bookings: Up & down. Overall increased 8%15 years Capacity should be 20o/o >ADP in order to: • Accommodate peak populations (above the average) • House inmates by Classification Category ---PAGE BREAK--- Bed Need Projections Arrests by all Agencies in Walton County, 2008 - 2014 6,000 ! 5,000 1 I 4000 ' I 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 I 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ---PAGE BREAK--- Bed Need Projections Average Daily Jail Population 500 - " . - 450 400 350 300 250 . - - - ~ . - . . 200 150 ~ . - - 100 50 - - . • " ~ - - - • " 0 " - T r - 2008 2009 Males Jail Populations 2005 - 2015 for Georgia Jails as a Whole January 2005 - January 2015 50.000 47 .500 45.000 42 .500 40.000 37.500 35.000 32,500 30.000 27.500 25.000 22.500 20.000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ADP: Females ADP: Total Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ---PAGE BREAK--- Bed Need Projections Ways to Help Control Jail Bed Needs & Costs • Supplement justice system staff & change procedures to reduce LOS for many pre-sentenced felons - resulting in more time in Prison, less time in Jail • Use a wider array of options (besides incarceration) for those who violate Probation: o Expand use of Electronic Monitoring o Create Pre-Trial Release and Supervision program , ' o Expand Resource Court or Add Other Accountability Courts - for Mentally Ill Misdemeanants, Substance Abusers, Veterans o Establish Day Reporting Center, supplementing or replacing Work Release , ---PAGE BREAK--- Bed Need Projections Examples of Alleged & Sentenced Offenders (from Inmate Profile) who could have much fewer Bed Days in the Walton County Jail if: Court Cases were further Expedited, & if More Non-Custody Alternatives were Available • Male incarcerated 11 /11 /13 - 500+ days in Jail for Parole Violation. Note on the day of the Snapshot, 41% of those in Jail were for Violations • Male incarcerated 3/27/14 - 400+ days in jail for Possession & Trafficking • Male incarcerated 5/10/15 for Possession of Marijuana - Pre-trial ---PAGE BREAK--- Bed Need Projections Current Capacity & Beds Needed with Two Scenarios, Both A. & B. based an Increase of 7°/o/5 Years B. Based on 25o/o Reduction due to Justice System Changes Number Projected Bed Needs Year of Current A. Without Changes B. With Changes to Inmates Capacity to Alternatives & Alternatives & 6/12/15 Justice System Justice System 2015 370 440 [PHONE REDACTED] 370 440 [PHONE REDACTED] 370 440 [PHONE REDACTED] 370 440 [PHONE REDACTED] 370 440 648 486 ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings Booking & Central Control (1987 Jail) • Poorly configured; maze-like with blind corners & hallways h c/i2.~im • Booking is too small • Limited to no visibility of inmates in Holding Cells • Lacks acoustical privacy • Central Control has too many functions & people in and out Inmate Programs (1987 Jail) • No program spaces adjacent to Housing Units - no GED classes, no AA or NA Classes or any programs for long term detainees • No recreational equipment in the Yards ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings Food Services (1987 Jail) • Too small & inadequate for current population • Existing cooler/freezer can only handle four days storage • Loading dock area is too tight Health Services (2004 Addition) • · No visibility from Nurses areas to Waiting or Medical Cells • The Medical Cells lack windows, are hard'' & depressing , • Not enough space for functions • Poor configuration . ~ . ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings Staff Support (1987 Jail & 2004 Addition) • Dispersed throughout the facility • Staff Locker Rooms too small, too few lockers • No Staff Breakroom • Two large spaces reportedly designed for inmate programs are now the Staff Gym and the Staff Training Room & Storage Area Jail.Administration (1987 Jail) • Jail Administration Offices are dispersed • Most Offices are too small, crowded and lack windows Maintenance • Water leaks from Housing Units & outside Recreation areas above ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings 1987 Jail's Housing • Poor visibility from Control Room into Housing Units - blocked by door mechanisms • No visibility into cells and dormitories • No glazing in cell doors - safety hazard • No natural light in units except skylights • Overly brighUoverly noisy • Poor visibility of recreation yards • Only one isolation cell per Pod • No Program spaces adjacent to or within Pods • Electrical capacity maxed out • Copper pipes failing water drips through pinholes in copper pipes in ceilings - no access panels ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings 1987 Jail's Housing, continued • Plumbing chases small & also contain HVAC ductwork which makes access limited & very problematic • No fire sprinkler system - required by Fire Safety Codes • About 30°/o of original porcelain Plumbing fixtures have had to be replaced • Building system replacement parts are often unavailable Door locks easily jammed by inmates ! Not handicapped accessible ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings Jail Addition's Housing (2004) • Cells not adequately suicide-resistant - more suicides in these units; to remedy Maintenance is installing a 2nd round of improvements • Control Room is too large - not conducive to efficient & effective management and observation of inmates • Corridors excessive in size • Translucent glazing in cells • Only one padded cell in this Tower • No Program spaces adjacent to Pods • Door locks easily jammed by inmates I i (:li W -.·SSt · • Constant leaks from the Housing Units and adjacent yards to Maintenance, Storage and Records areas below the Units ---PAGE BREAK--- Evaluation of Jail Buildings Diversion Center • Newly remodeled; appears to be in good condition • Low ceilings • Virtually no windows - so no natural light Work Release Building • Newly remodeled • Not used due to limited staffing &/or have adequate number of very low security beds in Diversion Center • Appears to be in good shape ---PAGE BREAK--- Jail Options Characteristics Primary Concept for this Option Total Number of Beds Provided to Meet 2035 Options E: Expansion I Stays on existing site; maximizes use of beds built in 2004 with minor renovations; replaces 1987 beds with new Housing; new Booking, Kitchen, & Medical t _ 1. Current Practices Option E.1: 648 2. With Justice System Option E.2: 486 Changes (reduced Pre- Trial time, more non- custody Alternatives) Options T: Two Jails Keeps existing Jail but demolishes beds built in 1987, reducing the Jail's population; builds 2nd jail with more Housing Units, primary Booking/Intake, & its own Kitchen & Medical Option T1: 648 Option T2: 486 Options R: Replacement Jail Closes the entire existing Jail, including 2004 beds & Work Release; builds new Jail with all needed Housing, Booking, Kitchen, Medical, & all other Jail components Option R1: 648 Option R2: 486 Future Expandability Beyond 2035 Projections are Needed Build more Housing Units Site plan & design the 2nd Site plan & design the where beds built in 1987 new Jail for expandability replacement Jail for are now located expandability Number of Jails Operated 11 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Characteristics Number of Beds at Existing Jail to Continue to be Used Beds with Minor Renovations Use of 1987 Jail's Housing Number of New Beds to Build to Meet 2035 Jail Options Two Jails Options T: Options R: Replacement Jail Options E: Ex.pansion 306 (240 Medium Security 306 (240 Medium Security in 2004 Addition, 64 WR I in 2004 Addition, 64 WR I Community Service) Demolished, for staff parking or post-2035 additional housing Option E.1: Option E.2: 240 Community Service) 240 Demolished, for staff Demolished, could be parking &/or expansion of used for expansion of Sheriff's Offices Sheriff's Offices or other County functions 342 I Option T1: 342 I Option R 1 : 648 180 I Option T2: 180 !Option R2: 486 Use of 2004 Jail Addition I Minor renovation, Minor renovation, Closed; could be phased, use 240 beds phased, use 240 beds demolished or used for storage Use of 64-Bed Occupied Continue to use for 64 Continue to use for 64 Closed; could be Minimum Security Work Releasees & Work Releasees & demolished or used for Building Community Service Community Service storage or another Workers Workers County function 0 0 ---PAGE BREAK--- Jail Options Characteristics I Options E: Expansion I Options T: Options R: Two Jails Replacement Jail Use of 1987 Jail's These are undersized & Too small to serve both These are undersized & Booking/Intake, Kitchen poorly configured; Jails, but existing poorly configured; & Other Support Areas demolished to make Kitchen, Laundry, demolished for future room for staff parking, Medical, & Admin. could expansion of Sheriff's post-2035 additional serve 198712004 Jail's Offices, if needed housing, &/or future reduction to 304. But 2 expansion of Sheriff's Kitchens, etc. will require Offices more staff. Existing Booking solely for entry/exiting of Jail Which Support Functions Booking/Intake Booking/Intake (primary) Booking/Intake would be in New Food Services Space & staff in 2nd Jail Food Services Construction Health Services for: Health Services Administration Food Services Ad min., Staff Support Staff Support Health Services Laundry Admin., Staff Support Maintenance Laundry (no staff) Warehouse Use of Currently With Option E 1: Storage I With Option T1: Storage I With Option R 1 : Storage Unoccupied Minimum With Option E2: Day With Option E2: Day With Option E2: Day Security Building Reporting Center Reporting Center Reporting Center ---PAGE BREAK--- Options E: Expansion Jail Options Option E. 1 : 648 Option E.2: 486 Both Expandable Stays on existing site; maximizes the use of beds built in 2004 with minor renovations; replaces beds & Housing Units built in 1987 I with new Housing Units; replaces 1 Booking/Intake, Kitchen, & Medical