2010 Annual Report - Carroll County Government

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CAPTAIN STEVEN E. MILLER Assistant Commander, APB Captain Steven Miller has been employed with the Carroll County DetentionCenter for twenty-two years. He was transferred on December 14, 2009 to the Alternative Programs Bureau as the Assistant Commander under Major E.S. Turvin. After Major Turvins retirement in August 2010 he assumed the responsibilities as Commander. The Alternative Programs Bureau consists of the Offender Diversion Unit, Transportation Unit, Treatment Services and the Work Release Unit. The Offender Diversion Unit within the bureau has helped to alleviate overcrowding and provide cost avoidance to the citizens of Carroll County in the amount of $4,251,591 for 2010. The bureau provides the courts with various sanctions to impose in disposition of cases. These programs provide alternatives to incarceration based upon the nature and severity of offenses. The bureau provides varying degrees of supervision and control as determined on a case by case basis. Captain Miller is responsible for overseeing bureau operations, 13 uniform staff and 5 civilian, formulating the Detention Center security budget and various special projects. He is currently handling the responsibilities once shared by the commander and assistant commander of the bureau. Alternative Programs Bureau 4 Carroll County Detention Center CHRISTINE N. GARVIN Administrative Assistant, APB Christine has been a Carroll C o u n t y employee for over six years and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Mount St.. Mary’s University. She was the Administrative Assistant for the Security Services Bureau until September. She was responsible for attendance control, creating and maintaining schedules, logging leave requests and being responsible for the accuracy of all timecards prior to them being submitted to Payroll. Christine, along with the Assistant Commander of SSB, was the liaison between the Detention Center and various departments within the County, such as Payroll, Benefi ts and Risk Management. In addition to these duties, Christine maintained confi dential fi les, transcribed minutes for the SSB meetings as well as various other clerical tasks. In September, Christine was transferred to the Alternative Programs Bureau where she reprised her previous job responsibilities as administrative assistant. She processes inmate billing for medical, work release, weekender, home detention and pretrial collections as well as other various clerical tasks. Christine acts as the liaison between the County Attorneys offi ce and the Detention Center in regards to pursuing civil action for reimbursement of expenses paid. ALBERT E. BARNES Facilities Offi cer, APB Offi cer Albert Barnes, known as “Petey” in the Detention Center, is the Facilities Maintenance Offi cer. In July 2007, the Carroll County Detention Center received a new position, Facility Maintenance Offi cer, as part of the APB. The position was created to manage facility problems and keep track of work orders sent to the County Facilities Department or outside contractors. On a daily basis Offi cer Barnes checks in with Post 1, Central Booking, Work Release and each of the main units to fi nd out if there are any maintenance problems so he can prepare the daily maintenance and sanitation report. He is responsible for making minor repairs; changing light bulbs, adjusting water pressure and resetting circuit breakers, or sending a work order to the County. He tracks and provides supplies in the Detention Center, supplying each area with the necessary items. Offi cer Barnes makes his rounds every day to check the Detention Center and its employees that all is in working order. You know he’s coming because you hear his morning greeting as he checks the air temperature in the room.
Offender Diversion Unit Mr. Vernon Sarro is the Supervisor of the Offender Diversion Unit. The unit consists of three Correctional Specialists; Colby Brewer, Ray Smith, and Shannon Zepp. Pretrial Services (PTS) is an instrumental part of the Offender Diversion Unit that functions within the Alternative Programs Bureau. This unit is responsible for supervising offenders Court released to the community prior to trial, ensuring that all special conditions of release are met, and screening defendants for use of alcohol and illicit substances. In addition, PTS monitors defendants placed by the Court under Pretrial Electronic Monitoring (PEM), tests Drug Treatment Court (DTC) participants. Another responsibility of PTS is to provide essential reports and documents directly to the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation and the Parole Commission to expedite the parole hearing process for detention center inmates sentenced to a period of incarceration of six months or more. The collaborative effort of PTS staff has enabled this unit to increase productivity over the past three years while achieving its goals and objectives. In 2010, the Circuit and District Courts directed 506 defendants to Pretrial Services, a 13% increase over the previous year. PTS supervision provided a savings of 66,018 inmate days at a cost avoidance to tax payer of $3,994,089. The unit’s participation in the parole hearing process increased the number of hearings for sentenced inmates six-fold since 2006. This provided additional signifi cant cost avoidance to tax payers when taking into account number of saved bed days as a result of parole released inmates. Over the past three years, PTS quadrupled the dollar amount collected for offender testing fees. In 2010, PTS staff performed 1294 drug and alcohol screenings for DTC. These services were provided “in kind” to benefi t the program itself and to help decrease the recidivism of participants. Pretrial Services will continue to demonstrate a proactive approach in the performance of all duties and responsibilities thereby providing cost avoidance most favorable to county tax payers. CSII Colby M. Brewer CSI Raymond W. Smith CSI Shannon H. Zepp www.carrollcountydetention.com 5
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