File name: JACBudgetHearings2014_20140115_132849.dcr Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\happropriations\My Documents\JAC Audio 2014 0 ~ 1/15/2014 1:35:49 PM ~ Bebout: Judge issues sentence 0 ~ 1/15/2014 1:35:49 PM ~ Start Recording 10 ~ 1/15/2014 1:35:58 PM ~ January 15, 2014 .. PM Session. 081 WRP - Board of Parole...missed recording first 8 minutes of hearing. Chairmna Bebout: Introductions, Welcome and then Dan Fetsco gave overview of agency. 1:10 ~ 1/15/2014 1:36:59 PM ~ Fetsco: discussed higher number of hearings, split in unit so more trips to Riverton, higher number of revocation hearings. 1:43 ~ 1/15/2014 1:37:32 PM ~ Bebout: Look at Trends - mandatory minimums by legislatures. , prison population is growing. CA has huge releases and paroles. Where do we fit? 2:29 ~ 1/15/2014 1:38:18 PM ~ Fetsco: our system is preferable to a mandatory system. Supervised release after serving 85% of sentence was a get tough on crime policy..a mistake.. In Wy we have discretionary parole syste. When inmate reaches minimum and may have "good time", may be paroled after serving 50% or less of sentence. In mandatory states, inmates get kicked out on state, no matter their status. In Wy, we identify inmates who are not a good risk to be released no matter what % of their sentence is served. 5:25 ~ 1/15/2014 1:41:14 PM ~ Bebout: alcohol and substance abuse as contributing factors for inmates. flexibility in parole reporting? 6:26 ~ 1/15/2014 1:42:15 PM ~ Fetscho: defer to DOC. When we releae inmate, they report to DOC. If it is high level, they may not even be able to leave the county....agreements with other states. 7:15 ~ 1/15/2014 1:43:03 PM ~ Bebout: can provide latitude - working with DOC 7:31 ~ 1/15/2014 1:43:20 PM ~ Fetsco: yes. ex: inmate wants to move to another state, agent contacts us, we work with DOC, try to change terms of parole. 8:06 ~ 1/15/2014 1:43:55 PM ~ Bebout: Nicholas-perkins have this. 8:20 ~ 1/15/2014 1:44:09 PM ~ Bebout: budget begin on page 3 8:29 ~ 1/15/2014 1:44:17 PM ~ Fetsco: 1.7 M total budget, gov rec above that. Bulk of budget is for staff. Supportive service is second, 9:13 ~ 1/15/2014 1:45:01 PM ~ Bebout: you develop budget, gov recomends.. 9:27 ~ 1/15/2014 1:45:15 PM ~ Stubson: difference in base budget and std budget, grants and aid, contractural services went to zero. background? 9:49 ~ 1/15/2014 1:45:38 PM ~ Fetsco: grants and aids was matching fund as part of victim services payments. no longer need. 10000 Victim of crime act, reimburse victims for travel. Shifted it into the boards salaries. The 10,000 for the contracural svc--from funding for psycho sexual evaluations. DOC has sex offender program. so we don't...... 11:40 ~ 1/15/2014 1:47:29 PM ~ Fetsco: page 4 Statutory ....helping people transition back to law abiding productive lives in community. My belief is that people make mistakes but deserve a second chance. The board is conscience about the safety of the people of Wyoming. 12:58 ~ 1/15/2014 1:48:46 PM ~ Nicholas: how do you earn parole good time? 13:07 ~ 1/15/2014 1:48:55 PM ~ Fetsco: inmate on parole, records dept calculates an earliest and a maxium parole date. If they earn all the parole good time, they finish on earliest time. If they earn none, they finish at latest time. 75 days from earlierst projected parole date, the award amount is presented to Board. As a GR, most are approved. Earn up to 40% earlier. 15:26 ~ 1/15/2014 1:51:14 PM ~ Nicholas: parole good time is earned while you are out on parole. earn up to 20 days per month. 15:45 ~ 1/15/2014 1:51:33 PM ~ Fetsco: works out to up to 40% of sentence. Every 3 months at beginning of sentence, earn 40 days good time which is taken off at end. 16:41 ~ 1/15/2014 1:52:30 PM ~ Moniz: what do they do to earn the time? 16:48 ~ 1/15/2014 1:52:36 PM ~ Fetsco: by following all rules of parole, paying restritution, community service, getting a job, 17:16 ~ 1/15/2014 1:53:05 PM ~ meier: Revocation and reincarceration. Split program... 17:36 ~ 1/15/2014 1:53:25 PM ~ Fetsco: Split sentencing cases stay in the county jail, finished within a year so not part of our population. 17:58 ~ 1/15/2014 1:53:47 PM ~ meier: revocation hearing, option to put into split sentencing hearing does not occur? 18:13 ~ 1/15/2014 1:54:01 PM ~ Fetsco: correct, Sentencing court would haveto make it inot a split sentencing. We do not see any split sentence. 18:41 ~ 1/15/2014 1:54:30 PM ~ Meier: out of 1000, what % ask for a parole interview? 18:57 ~ 1/15/2014 1:54:46 PM ~ Fetsco: about 75% request hearing. 19:08 ~ 1/15/2014 1:54:57 PM ~ harshman: Two meetings per month at two different institutions for meeting schedule? 19:30 ~ 1/15/2014 1:55:19 PM ~ Fetsco: yes 19:35 ~ 1/15/2014 1:55:24 PM ~ Harshman: rotational schedule? 19:44 ~ 1/15/2014 1:55:33 PM ~ Fetsco: Go to the businest facility every month.. 20:15 ~ 1/15/2014 1:56:04 PM ~ Harshman: how many board members, how do they travel? 20:30 ~ 1/15/2014 1:56:19 PM ~ Fetsco: Yes, state plane provides transportation. DOC picks us up and escorts to faciity. 3 members of board attend meeting. 21:10 ~ 1/15/2014 1:56:58 PM ~ Harshman: is ther a per diem or pay per day for board member? 21:21 ~ 1/15/2014 1:57:10 PM ~ Fetsco: members paid at the rate the legislators are paid, with a per diem for meals. 21:38 ~ 1/15/2014 1:57:27 PM ~ Harshman: 150 per day? 21:46 ~ 1/15/2014 1:57:35 PM ~ Fetsco: yes 21:54 ~ 1/15/2014 1:57:43 PM ~ Perkins: Victims bill of rights. mail victims letter. in 2013, 700 letters mailed out, 300 input letters, how many are opposed to patrol vs how many are supportive. 22:37 ~ 1/15/2014 1:58:26 PM ~ Fetsco: Antedotally - more are opposed. I do not believe we have statistics. Some letters that indicate support if conditions have been met..like treatment or paying restitution. 23:25 ~ 1/15/2014 1:59:14 PM ~ Anderson: Victims services coordinator - outreach, educational activities, family members may be the victims, 24:31 ~ 1/15/2014 2:00:19 PM ~ Perkins: Can victims attend the parole hearings? 24:51 ~ 1/15/2014 2:00:39 PM ~ Anderson: Currently no. They may meet with the panel around the day of the hearing outside of the prison and give input. Under statues, parole hearings are executive sessions. Meeting is for parole board members, liimited number of supporters. 25:47 ~ 1/15/2014 2:01:36 PM ~ perkins: ...? 26:02 ~ 1/15/2014 2:01:51 PM ~ Fetsco: meet with victims at local parole office or hotel conf room. telephonic meetings. Prior to hearings. 27:05 ~ 1/15/2014 2:02:54 PM ~ perkins: page 6 - two performance measures. 1. 2. reincarceration. Rate? 27:31 ~ 1/15/2014 2:03:19 PM ~ anderson: 10 years ago, 40% did it on parole. 4 years ago at 50 - 50. Currently 60% are successfully completing parole. The other 40% never left prison or went back on revocation. Inmates finishing in prison, 24% come back. Rate is about 12% for the inmates who finish sentence while on parole. ...reentry assistance, case mgt,... 29:43 ~ 1/15/2014 2:05:31 PM ~ Bebout: goal to have people back in society as productive citizens. do you help with finding jobs or does workforcer services. 30:05 ~ 1/15/2014 2:05:53 PM ~ Anderson: DOC does that. 30:12 ~ 1/15/2014 2:06:01 PM ~ Moniz: what 5 of 60 percent return? 30:22 ~ 1/15/2014 2:06:11 PM ~ Anderson: 60% was rate 10 years ago... 30:49 ~ 1/15/2014 2:06:37 PM ~ Moniz: performance measure 1, 60% completed, % return. 31:05 ~ 1/15/2014 2:06:54 PM ~ anderson: of 40% who finish in prison, some are never on parole, some went on parole and then returned. The 60% is successful completion of inmates who went out on parole. 31:41 ~ 1/15/2014 2:07:30 PM ~ Nichoals: budget inc to 1.4 M with 6 employess. What was the cause? 31:57 ~ 1/15/2014 2:07:45 PM ~ anderson: Big change is that board was seperate as legislatively created independent agency. In 2003, Board asked to be selperate agency with own budget and staff, taken out of DOC. Conflict of interest issue when part of DOC. budget has not changed much since 2005 33:53 ~ 1/15/2014 2:09:42 PM ~ Fetsco: page 4 - explanantion of what we do and why it is important. page 5=discussion of dollar amount. 650 avg of paroles, believe it is closer to 900. 34:43 ~ 1/15/2014 2:10:31 PM ~ Bebout: record of those gainfully employed? would like that information. 34:58 ~ 1/15/2014 2:10:46 PM ~ Fetsco: it is a std condition in every parole that inmate gains and maintains employment. 7 members total. 3 members and 2 staff travel 2x amonth. Torrington monthly. hit all others 1x per quarter. hearins broken up according to eligibility. 25 -30 inmates per day for regular parole. Revocations take longer, can do about 20 per day. Given PSI - pre sentence investigation. history, life story, COMPASS, is a testing, program history, proposed parole plan. Receive it all electroncially. Paid for days attending hearings. Expect them to be prepared so for every day they serve on teh board, they are given a prep day. Probably 85% of mind made up with 15% uncertainty. 39:09 ~ 1/15/2014 2:14:58 PM ~ Dockstader: how do you decide a revoaction vs review? 39:28 ~ 1/15/2014 2:15:16 PM ~ Fetsco: still an inmate when ask for parole hearing. Inmate on parole would be arrested by parole agent, preliminary hearing to determine if return ed to prison,. if returned then a revocation hearing is held. 41:04 ~ 1/15/2014 2:16:53 PM ~ Bebout: Thanks to General Wright. Thanks to Patrick Anderson for service. Welcome to Dan. No callback. 2 minute stretch. 41:35 ~ 1/15/2014 2:17:24 PM ~ 41:38 ~ 1/15/2014 2:17:26 PM ~ Pause 41:38 ~ 1/15/2014 2:28:29 PM ~ Resume 41:43 ~ 1/15/2014 2:28:34 PM ~ Bebout: Welcome and instructions, special topic, honor farm in Riverton, 42:05 ~ 1/15/2014 2:28:56 PM ~ Lampert: Director, introduce Jeffie Wiggins, Steve Lindley who is deputy director, Dan Shannon, Don Sizes, filed services, Carp carpenter, brenda Reedy 43:09 ~ 1/15/2014 2:30:01 PM ~ Lampert: overview_ If budget reductions were doubled, would have drmatic impact, Wyoming best in nation for rate of recidivism. 45:03 ~ 1/15/2014 2:31:54 PM ~ Stubson: rate only for Wyoming or for other states included? 45:14 ~ 1/15/2014 2:32:06 PM ~ Lampert: for inmates released in Wyoming and returned in Wyoming. Red. in state bed rate and ... Joint Judiciary committee- discussions to be involved in JRI - to identify cost efficient, evidence based . 3.3 billion saved by 17 states involved in JRI/ open data up for review to experts, review, give input. ....budget included 11.5 M for additional beds at Torrinton plus 15 to operate. Think cost can be deferred by doing what is in the budget. 50:16 ~ 1/15/2014 2:37:07 PM ~ Wallis: breakdown 50:21 ~ 1/15/2014 2:37:13 PM ~ Lampert: sex crimes, substance abuse is 2nd for male, property. better than ohter states in terms of % of people in prison for violent crimes. probably about 54% for violent and 46 for non violent 51:19 ~ 1/15/2014 2:38:11 PM ~ Steve Lindley: deputy director. for male 255 sex offenders, 27% ohter types of violent offenders, 17% direct drug offenses, 22-23 % property offense, Women = 40% on direct drug offenses. 30-40% for property offenses, remaining percent for violence. 52:17 ~ 1/15/2014 2:39:09 PM ~ harshman: pls provide to committee. 52:25 ~ 1/15/2014 2:39:17 PM ~ Esquibel: Any say so over sentencing? 53:10 ~ 1/15/2014 2:40:02 PM ~ Lampert: provide information to court but do not have say so over sentencing. Judget determines sentencing .... We look at institutional and public risk and determine the facility. 54:02 ~ 1/15/2014 2:40:53 PM ~ Wallis: Substance abuse %'s are nonviolent? 54:14 ~ 1/15/2014 2:41:06 PM ~ Lampert: Direct drug related %. If there for more violent would be listed in violent crime statistic. 54:41 ~ 1/15/2014 2:41:32 PM ~ Lampert: page 10 of budget: summary table. 21.4 M in exception request, 12 new posiitions, cap con. Gov reco 2 positions and 18 M cut in exception. 55:20 ~ 1/15/2014 2:42:11 PM ~ Bebout: 1231 full time positions. authroi9zed? vacancy? 55:32 ~ 1/15/2014 2:42:23 PM ~ Lampert: Page 10, std budget column 1284 auth positions 3 Pt, 10 AWAC, Handouts show 115 vacancies as of nov 30 = 8.9%. Majority at state pen in rawlins and at womens center. Vac rate up slightly over the holiday. 966 at rawlins, 20 at womens center. New training acadmey in Jan - 53 correctional officers. Graph in HO - trend upward since March 2011 - last time staff received raises. 6.4 M revereted due to attrition. 5 M this time. Vacancies occuring in direct contact positions and .....Have to cover with use of overtime. Internal retention measures. HR of AandI discussions (state comp division asked for specific options to address recruitment, retention and pay issues)= pilot prroject of merit pay. 4 options rec and supported by AandI focus on requets for recruitment budget of 1.2 M, reclasify vacant positions to recruiting staff on time-limited basis then reclassified, then would request additional funds for recruiters, designated retention budget. RAIT - Retention program,...improve superviisory, simple reqards , meetings, mentorship, = 250,000 Merit pay matrix proposed by comp div as LT solution. vacancy savings from this biennium to fund the matrix program = 5 M. take place of post salary scale 9 based on 1.5% pay raiser per certification..basic to ..to advanced..so 4.5-5% increase in 5 years. Merit pay, if person comes in at entry level, will receive reg inc and a potential bonus. DOC requests to pilot the program. 1:04:15 ~ 1/15/2014 2:51:06 PM ~ bebout; step inc? 1:04:20 ~ 1/15/2014 2:51:11 PM ~ Lampert: not really....two tier system, one to move towards market and one for bonuses. 1:04:42 ~ 1/15/2014 2:51:34 PM ~ Bebout: money from vacany to fund this? 1:04:52 ~ 1/15/2014 2:51:43 PM ~ Lampert: yes 1:04:58 ~ 1/15/2014 2:51:50 PM ~ meier: spoke with Lampert about plan. ...at some point in time, need consistency. burnout,... 1:06:43 ~ 1/15/2014 2:53:35 PM ~ Bebout: not in budget? 1:06:52 ~ 1/15/2014 2:53:43 PM ~ Beout: provide 4 points and matrix. 1:07:15 ~ 1/15/2014 2:54:06 PM ~ Lampert: received from HR this monring..will sent it. 1:07:26 ~ 1/15/2014 2:54:18 PM ~ Stubson: pay inc as pilot project, show up in next budget or come back for approval for expansion of salries. 1:07:50 ~ 1/15/2014 2:54:41 PM ~ Jones: base salary adjs would impact budget every two years. 1:08:18 ~ 1/15/2014 2:55:10 PM ~ Burkhart: hope to fill vacancies 1:08:37 ~ 1/15/2014 2:55:28 PM ~ Burkhart: Success? 1:10:03 ~ 1/15/2014 2:56:55 PM ~ Lampert: Pilot a structure for employees in all agencies, based on market and performance. Standard budget 1:11:37 ~ 1/15/2014 2:58:28 PM ~ Burkhart: Hate to leave unfilled positions in order to fund pay raises. 1:12:21 ~ 1/15/2014 2:59:13 PM ~ Lampert: Hold funds connected to vacancies and fund pilot program for employee compensation. If not retaining staff, $4800 to train a correctional officer, $1,000 addiitonal cost per employee. 1:14:07 ~ 1/15/2014 3:00:59 PM ~ Meier: Post salary scale 1:15:36 ~ 1/15/2014 3:02:28 PM ~ Lampert: Nationwide, Wyoming in middle for staff to inmate ratio. $136/day/inmate daily rate. 1:19:19 ~ 1/15/2014 3:06:11 PM ~ Perkins: Fixed facilities costs 1:21:12 ~ 1/15/2014 3:08:04 PM ~ Hastert: Death row? Problem getting drugs for execution? 1:21:58 ~ 1/15/2014 3:08:49 PM ~ Lampert: One death row, yes, difficulty in getting drugs 1:22:12 ~ 1/15/2014 3:09:03 PM ~ Esquibel: Clean background to be corrections officer? 1:22:41 ~ 1/15/2014 3:09:33 PM ~ Lampert: No felonies, intensive review process, 25% make it thru screening process to interview process. 1:23:15 ~ 1/15/2014 3:10:06 PM ~ Lampert: Person would be qualified, invited to apply 1:23:58 ~ 1/15/2014 3:10:49 PM ~ Lampert: page 14, overview of bed space and population estimates. Projections thru FY2017, normal operating 2416 beds capacity. Expected to house all anticipated inmates thru FY17. still need to fund additional 100 beds and 50 beds in jail facility. Residential treatment beds in Torrington to Casper to Riverton. Moved 72 inmates. Most of population is double bunked. page 17 and 18, exception requests and priorities. 1:28:34 ~ 1/15/2014 3:15:26 PM ~ Moniz: Requirements moving in-state to out-of-state? 1:28:59 ~ 1/15/2014 3:15:51 PM ~ Lampert: Contracts required. Lower retention rate for those jailed in wyoming and released in wyoming than those sent out of state. Intranet access. All inmates have access to newspapers, not able to censor. 1:33:21 ~ 1/15/2014 3:20:12 PM ~ Esquibel: Inmate had internet access? 1:34:25 ~ 1/15/2014 3:21:17 PM ~ Lampert: Sometimes a staff member had an inapprpriate boundary issue with an inmate. 1:34:49 ~ 1/15/2014 3:21:41 PM ~ Burkhart: Industries engaged? 1:35:01 ~ 1/15/2014 3:21:53 PM ~ Lampert: Woman's center, fish operations, garmet factories 1:35:43 ~ 1/15/2014 3:22:34 PM ~ Bu 1:35:45 ~ 1/15/2014 3:22:37 PM ~ Burkhart: Pen? 1:35:54 ~ 1/15/2014 3:22:45 PM ~ Lampert: Print shop, garment, woood working. Most of customers are other state agencies or governmental agencies. Inmate pay differs, average $.67/hour. 1:37:08 ~ 1/15/2014 3:23:59 PM ~ Dockstader: can save money with contracts? 1:37:22 ~ 1/15/2014 3:24:14 PM ~ Lampert: Only if close an institution in-state and place out-of-state. Also issue of displaced workers. Contracts with 100 bed facility in Casper and 50 bed local jails. 1:38:30 ~ 1/15/2014 3:25:21 PM ~ Bebout: Private sector lost momentum? 1:39:02 ~ 1/15/2014 3:25:53 PM ~ Lampert: Some efforts in other states to privatize have stalled; other states looking to take back prison inmates due to lack of security. 1:39:55 ~ 1/15/2014 3:26:47 PM ~ Bebout: SF90, monies from sales at prisons do not return to general fund, maintain at facility 1:41:28 ~ 1/15/2014 3:28:20 PM ~ Lampert: Working to identify what can be sold, land, with an impact on operations on current level. DOT has expressed interest in Riverton, and monies would return to department of corrections, not state lands. 1:44:46 ~ 1/15/2014 3:31:37 PM ~ Lampert: page 20-34, commissary. Operated 5 accounts, consolidate into one fund. $500,000 spending authority moved into new division, including honor camp, women's center $567,000 spending authority; honor farm, $410,952 spending authority; pen, $1.5M; $1.4M of WMCI. $4.4M total. 1:49:00 ~ 1/15/2014 3:35:51 PM ~ Nicholas: telephone call, per minute cost 1:49:31 ~ 1/15/2014 3:36:22 PM ~ Lampert: FCC ruling, which may cause the revenue source to go away. Contracts must adhere to FCC 1:52:40 ~ 1/15/2014 3:39:31 PM ~ Lampert: $135,000 moved to new budget division, movement of assistance funds at 5 institutions 1:53:41 ~ 1/15/2014 3:40:33 PM ~ Perkins: Significant profit? 1:54:11 ~ 1/15/2014 3:41:02 PM ~ Lampert: Rates redone to lower rates when revenues exceeded costs. 1:55:03 ~ 1/15/2014 3:41:55 PM ~ Lampert: Consolidation of assistance funds would be easier to track. Consolidation of medical funding, page 54 thru 65. $42M for 5 institutions. 1:56:46 ~ 1/15/2014 3:43:38 PM ~ Bebout: 8% budget reduction, $6M medical reduction carried into biennium. 1:57:28 ~ 1/15/2014 3:44:19 PM ~ Lampert: $6.3M reduction came from medical budget. Cooperation from medical vender has not impacted service or supplies. Reimbursement rates from hospitals renegotiated. Continue contract for 2 more years at current rate. Outcome fixed price and use local providers in an emergency. Could pay reimbursement at medicaid rates for off-site care. 2:06:34 ~ 1/15/2014 3:53:26 PM ~ Perkins: Normal operating capacity with medical costs at various institutions. 2:07:53 ~ 1/15/2014 3:54:44 PM ~ Lampert: Age, prior behavior of inmate. Larger institutions had higher costs. 24 hour nursing coverage at institutions with chronic illness. Page 65-86, substance abuse transferred to Riverton, cost not included in standard budget. Using tobacco settlement dollars. Consolidated into single division and fund. 2:12:28 ~ 1/15/2014 3:59:20 PM ~ Lampert: pages 66-69, consolidation of institutions, Honor Farm, into 1 fund for substance abuse. pages 72-74, pages 80 and 82-83, pen funds, pages 84-86 movement of tobacco funds to honor farm. 2:16:24 ~ 1/15/2014 4:03:15 PM ~ Meier: No monies back into women's center for drug treatment. 2:16:53 ~ 1/15/2014 4:03:45 PM ~ Lampert: $250,000 moved to honor farm, but retain $500,000 for treatment , along with $1.5M. 2:17:51 ~ 1/15/2014 4:04:42 PM ~ Lampert: pages 87-103, no exception requests. page 87, correctional operations; page 88 standard budget for prison operations; page 90 standard budget for education services; page 94 investigations unit; 2:20:04 ~ 1/15/2014 4:06:55 PM ~ Lampert: southwest gangs, substance abuse activites, growth on streets and institutions of CA gangs, may have to make a full-time security threat group as opposed to part time. Could do better job with prevention. page 96, offender management, standard budget; page 99, out-of-facility inmate housing, $1.78M; page 101 recruitment program; page 103 training academy; page 104, exception, additional ETS costs; page 107, central services, standard budget; page 108, exception request for replacement equipment of computers and printers 2:28:04 ~ 1/15/2014 4:14:56 PM ~ Burkhart: 800 additional computers, every employee has their own? 2:28:43 ~ 1/15/2014 4:15:35 PM ~ Lampert: Security, ETS request for moving servers to cloud; page 112, standard budget of victim services office; page 114, health services; page 116, secure treatment facility in Casper; page 118, staffing portion of secure treatment facility; pages 120 standard budget; 2:31:25 ~ 1/15/2014 4:18:17 PM ~ Lampert: New sex offender program, no one has reoffended or returned to prison, believe program is successful, asking for continuation. 2:32:47 ~ 1/15/2014 4:19:38 PM ~ Perkins: numbers ? 2:32:58 ~ 1/15/2014 4:19:49 PM ~ lampert: 23% for those without treatment, 17% for some treatment and 7% for those who have completed the program. 2:33:25 ~ 1/15/2014 4:20:16 PM ~ perkins: Re offend rates? 2:33:31 ~ 1/15/2014 4:20:23 PM ~ Lampert: correct and this group has been out for 3 years.. clarification of previous numbers, That is for all offenses. for sex offenses, 4% with no treatment, 2% for some treatment, no repeat for person who completed treatment. Second set is for sex crimes only. 2:35:13 ~ 1/15/2014 4:22:05 PM ~ Nicholas: combine all 3 years? 2:35:20 ~ 1/15/2014 4:22:12 PM ~ Lampert: Succes rate based on the first group... change in program? 2:35:44 ~ 1/15/2014 4:22:35 PM ~ Lampert: Vendor changed but our requirements stayed the same. 2:35:56 ~ 1/15/2014 4:22:47 PM ~ Nicholas: describe term of program and what you have to do to complete? 2:36:10 ~ 1/15/2014 4:23:02 PM ~ Lampert: Residential treatment program = 64 beds @Torrington, highest risk sex offenders. Go into the program 3 years prior to their release. If paroled might not complete the program . Must acknowledge guilt or involvement, group and individual treatment, polygraphs, state of the art for best practices for treatment of sex offenders. 2:37:48 ~ 1/15/2014 4:24:40 PM ~ harshman: short break...7 minutes... 2:38:13 ~ 1/15/2014 4:25:05 PM ~ Pause 2:38:13 ~ 1/15/2014 4:39:55 PM ~ Resume 2:38:16 ~ 1/15/2014 4:39:58 PM ~ Harshman: restart meeting = page 122 of budget. 2:38:32 ~ 1/15/2014 4:40:14 PM ~ Lampert: Brought Lindley up to the table. ankle monitoring bracelets for committee. page 122 gov rec impacts other funds...2 positions vacant for 14 months, staff positions go away, give potential for growing professional industries, rec reduction of 2M spending authority would limit ability to grow into profitable enterprise. We respectfully disagree with the Governor. ask for your consideration. Page 123 - gov request to shift funding from GF to other. AWAC position of delivery truck driver, ask for shift to other funds from GF's. 2:41:43 ~ 1/15/2014 4:43:25 PM ~ harshman: move quickly, pause at exception requests, cover every page. p 2:42:09 ~ 1/15/2014 4:43:51 PM ~ Lampert: page 125 , 128 movement of prof op into consolidated fund. page 131 outlines projected growth for probation and parole, field division,. Gov rec approval of std. 5959 on parole, 3186 on felony probation, 2007 for misdemeanor .... 2:43:59 ~ 1/15/2014 4:45:41 PM ~ Lindley: rate of parole..765 parolees about 66% employed, 13% part time, 13% seeking employment, remainder are in school or... 2:44:46 ~ 1/15/2014 4:46:28 PM ~ Lampert: gov approval for one re-entry level coordinator, handling more than 100 cases per coordinator. page 132 -hihg risk, risk of violence or recidivism. ...enhanced case mgt program..more than half of inmates getting out are med to high risk for special needs.page 132, 133: less than 1% rate of return for new felony convictions for those in enhanced case program. 795,000 in funding. page 134 exc request for tech. page 139 = construction of additional beds. ACC beds =39.96 per day. 2:48:59 ~ 1/15/2014 4:50:41 PM ~ harshman: non violent close to release? 2:49:07 ~ 1/15/2014 4:50:49 PM ~ Lampert: condition of parole, probation or close to release. 43% success rate. used post prison have 60% success rate. works and costs 30% less than a prison bed. pg 139 800,000 gov rec approval. when cut, thought our prison population would decline. It did not. 2:51:12 ~ 1/15/2014 4:52:54 PM ~ page 140 telecommunications request. page 142 funding request for split sentencing, necessary to delay building more prisons. county jail for 1 year followed by supervison. cost of 160 per day, lower cost, 54.5% success rate for less than half cost of prison bed. page 142,143: had to shift funding for the last 4 bienniums. 750,000 short fall this biennium. funding is exhausted. Sheriffs would like to see program continue, trying to shift money through B11. highly utilized. 435000 , gov approval. 2:53:45 ~ 1/15/2014 4:55:27 PM ~ Nicholas: Moving funds for last biennniums then you had money in other funds. Why don't you transfer those funds over instead of a B-11 2:54:32 ~ 1/15/2014 4:56:13 PM ~ Lampert: funds are not sustainable because of budget cuts.. 2:54:43 ~ 1/15/2014 4:56:25 PM ~ fNicholas: from where? 2:54:48 ~ 1/15/2014 4:56:30 PM ~ lampert: mostly from 900 sereis, contract services. page 146 - std budget for community substance abuse. field services operation. page 148 = addicted offender accountability act. gov rec approval of std. page 149 = except request to shift funding for AWAC from. GF to tobacco funds. Gov rec approval. page 150 = funding request to delay prison construction. gov rec wiht some modification ....35-40 assessments every two months is reasonable. 1500 per year with current resources but need to do 1900 per year. . inc assessors from 7 to 0/ page 150 = 357000 in tobacco funds. page 1`51 gov rec funding is GF, not tobacco funds. 2:57:48 ~ 1/15/2014 4:59:30 PM ~ Stubson: Why move to GF? 2:57:56 ~ 1/15/2014 4:59:38 PM ~ jones: rec from budget division to limit growth in expenditures from tobacco funds. 2:58:18 ~ 1/15/2014 5:00:00 PM ~ lampert: honor camp in Newcastle, located on school trust land, page 158 std budget, page 160 for additional emergency generator power. 975,000 for 2 generators. Gov rec approval. 2:59:40 ~ 1/15/2014 5:01:22 PM ~ Harshman: Is honor camp full? 2:59:51 ~ 1/15/2014 5:01:33 PM ~ Lampert: no 2:59:55 ~ 1/15/2014 5:01:37 PM ~ harshman: how many there, how many can you take. 3:00:04 ~ 1/15/2014 5:01:45 PM ~ Lampert 311, have 2?? . Boot camp. house minimum restricted inmates, 3:00:37 ~ 1/15/2014 5:02:18 PM ~ Harshman: two programs 3:00:43 ~ 1/15/2014 5:02:25 PM ~ Lampert: boot camp have 42 can hold 48. 3:00:54 ~ 1/15/2014 5:02:36 PM ~ Harshman: success? 3:01:08 ~ 1/15/2014 5:02:50 PM ~ Lampert: Those who fail the course blame the staff. 3:01:19 ~ 1/15/2014 5:03:00 PM ~ harshman: ? 3:01:23 ~ 1/15/2014 5:03:05 PM ~ Lampert: Those who complete program are successful, vocational training, GD, cognitive, behavioral, substance abuse, extended length of stay up to 9 months. in your face staff. 3:02:11 ~ 1/15/2014 5:03:53 PM ~ Stubson: BAck up power request. Is it common to lose power? 3:02:39 ~ 1/15/2014 5:04:21 PM ~ Lampert: emergency power is required for accredidation, three times in the past year have had off site losses of power. That faciilty is most susceptible to loss of power dut to location. more subject to tornado activity 3:04:03 ~ 1/15/2014 5:05:45 PM ~ Stubson: accredited faciilty? 3:04:14 ~ 1/15/2014 5:05:56 PM ~ Lampert: yes it is. American corrections association has 500 stds, 300 mandatory. ..list of facilites and accredidation status....Trying to get Golden EAgle award which means all corrections facilites are accredited. 3:05:57 ~ 1/15/2014 5:07:39 PM ~ Dockstader: Accredited before? 3:06:06 ~ 1/15/2014 5:07:48 PM ~ Lampet: not before, started this last year, will be fully accredited by next year. page 165 std , 91ge 165 exec request for telecommunications, gov approved. food service std budget..page 171, 173 SB for programming. page 174 SB for eduction. page 176-77 reverse consolidation medical funds....consolidation of funds.....page 184-226 funding request includes 9 new positions. womens center expanded by beds ..at 247 today .history of funding and capacity. ..187 gov denied request. when gov dienied, had 47 vacancies. felt we should fill all the positions, agree we need to fully fill vacancies at womens center, reduced down to 10. Six security positions are necessary. asking for the committee to overrie the gov denial. 3:11:45 ~ 1/15/2014 5:13:27 PM ~ Stubson. Day and overnight child visitation. is it there for male inmates? 3:12:08 ~ 1/15/2014 5:13:50 PM ~ Lampert: new program designed for women who arrive pregnant and give birth during incarceration, retain possession of child for 18 months to allow bonding with child, to stop cycle of intergenerational crime. best practice. 3:13:01 ~ 1/15/2014 5:14:43 PM ~ Stubson: inmates with children up to the age of 16 for day and overnight visits. 3:13:19 ~ 1/15/2014 5:15:01 PM ~ Lampert; gender related because females tend to have custody of children during incarceration and after. male population does not maintain contact at same level. Reconnect ties, children not in foster care are held by grandparents and other family, ususally not fathers. page 190 std budget approved. page 191 inmate incentive pay. additional 55,000 in GF - women's center....$.62 per hour avg . cognitive, substance abuse treatment, education, work are 4 compoenets.. have funded with staff vacancies in past. increased inmate participation. Gov approved. 3:17:17 ~ 1/15/2014 5:18:59 PM ~ lamper: page 194, SB, page 197 SB, page 199 SB, page 200 Exce request for telecommunications, gov approval. page 202, 203 exception request, 63,409 for heart healthy diet for female population. gov rec approval. page 205 SB; page 206, ER for staffing for case team leader and case team worker, deferred by 2006. Gov approved leader position, GF, denied case worker position. 3:19:35 ~ 1/15/2014 5:21:16 PM ~ Lampert: Vocational trainer, 3:19:46 ~ 1/15/2014 5:21:28 PM ~ Harshman" skils taught? 3:19:54 ~ 1/15/2014 5:21:35 PM ~ Lampert: living skills, parenting.. 3:20:03 ~ 1/15/2014 5:21:45 PM ~ Stubson: educational programs, inmates have opportunities to get college credit? 3:20:22 ~ 1/15/2014 5:22:03 PM ~ Lampert: College opportunities are limited, two certified vocational programs, welding and computer . It is at all institutions. partnership with community colleges. we provide staff supervision, classroom instruction. college provides the documents, books, etc. 3:21:41 ~ 1/15/2014 5:23:23 PM ~ Stubson: Community college in Torrington - opportunities? do not want to pay for college for inmates. 3:22:14 ~ 1/15/2014 5:23:56 PM ~ Harshman: GED, high school program,. Are there nursing programs? 3:22:47 ~ 1/15/2014 5:24:29 PM ~ Lampert: welding provides a sustainable wage. hope to partner with colleges and unions to have work skills development. Health care opportunities are limited for those with felonies. We have inmate aid workers.. page 215-220 deal with ohter side of consolidation. page 223-224 consolidation of inmate assistant funds 225-226 consolidation of commissary funds. completes the womens center. 3:24:32 ~ 1/15/2014 5:26:14 PM ~ Esquibel: Gov rec for unit, denies 7 correctional officers but approves caseworker, feedback? 3:25:09 ~ 1/15/2014 5:26:51 PM ~ Lampert: Gender differences in prison population. Women facility ...full realm of male population crimes but not at the same level. 250 inmates, need 100% of security staff to open... 3:27:01 ~ 1/15/2014 5:28:43 PM ~ Esquibel: could you open the facility with 3 staff? 3:27:16 ~ 1/15/2014 5:28:58 PM ~ fLampert: takes 1.7 corectional officers, per shift so 5.4 for 24 hour staffing plus one for supervisor. same number as deferred in 2007. To open building, need 5.4 correctional officers and a sgt. 3:28:12 ~ 1/15/2014 5:29:54 PM ~ Esquibel: put 3 M in to building to renovate, can't operate without staffing? 3:28:34 ~ 1/15/2014 5:30:16 PM ~ Lampert: correct, 3:28:49 ~ 1/15/2014 5:30:30 PM ~ Richards: womens center, we vote on pages, 4031 unit on page 201 has ex request to reduce staff, believe that is an error. 1FTE reduction. bring to attention of the agency. 3:29:32 ~ 1/15/2014 5:31:13 PM ~ Lampert: typo... 3:30:17 ~ 1/15/2014 5:31:59 PM ~ harshman: needs corrected 3:30:23 ~ 1/15/2014 5:32:05 PM ~ Lampert: page 230 exc request for incentive pay. 3:30:33 ~ 1/15/2014 5:32:15 PM ~ STubson: page 227 - base to std inc of 6 positions, related to move of treatment center? 3:30:55 ~ 1/15/2014 5:32:37 PM ~ lampert: Correct. 72 inmates transferred to honor farm so moved positions from other facilities. 3:31:17 ~ 1/15/2014 5:32:59 PM ~ harshman: have seen corresponding reductions? 3:31:25 ~ 1/15/2014 5:33:07 PM ~ Lampert; yes 3:31:29 ~ 1/15/2014 5:33:11 PM ~ Nicholas: men and women facility - same 3:31:45 ~ 1/15/2014 5:33:27 PM ~ Lampert: womens facility is multi custodial. number of staff is less on number of inmates as type of inmates. 3:32:20 ~ 1/15/2014 5:34:02 PM ~ Nichoals: cost per day at womens faciilty 3:32:27 ~ 1/15/2014 5:34:09 PM ~ lampert: avg og 136 but have it broken out...about 140 for womens center. 3:33:00 ~ 1/15/2014 5:34:42 PM ~ Nicholas: cost? 3:33:11 ~ 1/15/2014 5:34:53 PM ~ Lampert: number will go up some. medium correctional and pen are mens. womens center = 120.95, will probably go up to 130 or therabouts. 3:33:59 ~ 1/15/2014 5:35:40 PM ~ Esquibel: feedback from budget office on gov thoughts on this unit. 3:34:14 ~ 1/15/2014 5:35:56 PM ~ Jones: 7 positions denied? based on a recommendation, concern of number of vacancies in facility . I can get additional clarification from Gov. 3:34:56 ~ 1/15/2014 5:36:38 PM ~ Bebout: Gov letters? 3:35:10 ~ 1/15/2014 5:36:52 PM ~ Jones: mary kay Hill, conversation with Cheif of staff, letters delivered on Friday. 3:35:28 ~ 1/15/2014 5:37:10 PM ~ Lampert: page 230-231 honor farm, incentive pay. budget shortfall. 236 SB, 238 SB. 239 EXC REq for telecommunications, Gov approved. 3:36:45 ~ 1/15/2014 5:38:27 PM ~ Nicholas: telecommunciations not borken down. 1704 for one computer or for what? 3:37:09 ~ 1/15/2014 5:38:51 PM ~ Lampert: telecommunications charges are for telphone costs, not computer equipment. inc. cost to phone system. page 241 SB, 243 SB, 245 SB, 248-251 consolidation of medical and outpatient funding. 256-260 inmate assistance and canteen funds. 3:38:26 ~ 1/15/2014 5:40:08 PM ~ Bebout: zero outs? 3:38:34 ~ 1/15/2014 5:40:16 PM ~ Lampert: Now covering the pen: orrect 2622 SB, 264 ER of 221,000 additional incentive pay for inmates, gov rec. 67 cents an hour for pay. High custody prison, work education programing, will not haveto use employee vacancies. 267 SB, 271 SB, 273 SB, 274 ER for telephoen costs; 277 ER food service, historically shortfall for food storage supplies, WSP absorbed costs, no longer have flexibility so asking for funding. Gov approval. 280 SB; 283 SB; 286 zero out for medical consolidation, 287-88 consolidation; 290 SB, 292-93 zeroing out; 294-95 fund zeroing out 3:42:26 ~ 1/15/2014 5:44:08 PM ~ Burkhart: prison industries, why competing with private industry on work? 3:42:41 ~ 1/15/2014 5:44:22 PM ~ Lampert: disagree that we are competing with private industry, avoid in state industry, target customers in other agencies and govt entities like for printing. bid process. don't undercut anyone on purpose. 3:44:10 ~ 1/15/2014 5:45:52 PM ~ Esquibel: demolition with concrete? 3:44:26 ~ 1/15/2014 5:46:08 PM ~ Lampert: page 297, standard budget. page 300, standard budget. exception request of $302,000. page 303, standard budget for facility management, page 305, standard budget, exception on page 306 for utilitites. governor recommendation for half. page 308, standard budget for administration, $80,000 for telecommunication exception request. page 312, food service standard budget. page 314, programming standard budget, page 317, education standard budget, page 319, consolidations of various programs; page 327, standard budget for industry; pages 331, consolidation of cantina monies. 3:48:23 ~ 1/15/2014 5:50:05 PM ~ Lampert: Capital construction, pages 333, $11.5M for more beds at Torrington facility; could be deferred if other exception requests of $1.8M approved. governor approved. pages 336, building stabilization on state pen on south facility. Water infiltration into clay causing the heaving. $300,000 received for mitigation. Need to stabilize foundation piers for $3.5M, using $500,000, for lesser mitigation. $518,000 for fence perimeter detection system, page 340. 3:58:34 ~ 1/15/2014 6:00:16 PM ~ Nicholas: definition of medium and low risk 3:58:55 ~ 1/15/2014 6:00:37 PM ~ Lampert: Not keeping up with sentencing periods of time. 4:01:08 ~ 1/15/2014 6:02:50 PM ~ Lindley: broadened definition of minimum category 4:01:35 ~ 1/15/2014 6:03:17 PM ~ Lampert: within 8 years of discharge, so lower risk definition. 4:02:30 ~ 1/15/2014 6:04:12 PM ~ Lindley: 10 years out had more significant behavior issues as opposed to 8 years for minimum, but only 1 of 8 factors. 4:03:37 ~ 1/15/2014 6:05:19 PM ~ Perkins: Good behavior considered? 4:04:01 ~ 1/15/2014 6:05:43 PM ~ Lindley: good time earned would apply. 4:04:14 ~ 1/15/2014 6:05:56 PM ~ Lampert: Demolition of north facility at pen, old administration building at honor farm. 2005 monies provided for demotion of north facility, reroute utilities and remove underground tank, would like to continue authorization of appropriation. Could not bury due to metal in construction rubble, according to DEQ. Removing light fixtures and toilet pipes with inmate assistance. Footnote would re-authorize $1.7M and keeping monies from salvage efforts to pay for demolition, potentially sponsored by Representative Baker. 4:10:24 ~ 1/15/2014 6:12:06 PM ~ Lampert: Honor Farm administration building. Excess monies from expansion and not building a structure, Issues with building. $532,000 remaining which originally for industrial building, use it for mitigation of old administration building. Potentially authorize through footnote. Build temperature control building for electronic component. 4:18:47 ~ 1/15/2014 6:20:28 PM ~ Lampert: Annual award for outstanding correctional officer in nation. Received award. 4:20:41 ~ 1/15/2014 6:22:22 PM ~ Stop Recording 4:20:41 ~ 1/15/2014 6:22:22 PM ~