Annual Report, Year 2006 - Monroe County Sheriff's Office

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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Annual Report - 2006 Operations Captain Rick Remley Transportation Director Tony Campana Administrative Captain Penny Phelps Programs Director Keena Allen programs just to mention a few. Studies have shown programs such as these do reduce recidivism in jails and prisons. We are committed to making a positive difference in inmate lives and to return them to the community as productive citizens. The Corrections Bureau provides processing and detention services for all law enforcement agencies in Monroe County. In 2006, 9,229 arrestees were booked through the three jail facilities. The average daily inmate population for all three facilities was 647 and the average cost per day to house an inmate was $65.54. Processing an inmate involves Intake booking, Medical Screening, Fingerprinting, Photographing and Classification of the individual. Technology plays a key role particularly through video-imaging photos and electronic identification or inkless fingerprinting. Our automated fingerprinting identification system was upgraded this year and allows the Booking Officer to take writer prints and palm prints. The system is much faster and accurate. It offers real time positive identification on all arrestees. It is not a free ride for the arrestees; all arrestees are assessed an initial $10 booking fee. This year the fee generated over $41,745.27 for the County’s General Fund. Arrestees who can’t pay the $10 fee at the time of booking, will carry the outstanding debt until it is paid. In a continued effort to save the taxpayers money, the Sheriff’s Office leases unused inmate beds to Federal Agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Marshals and U.S. Border Patrol at a cost of $82.00 per day per inmate. In 2006, inmate contract beds netted approximately $1,642.706. The money received from these contracted beds goes into the Monroe County General Fund to off set operating the three Detention Facilities. Direct Supervision is a style of management used by our Corrections Deputies who work directly with inmates in their living areas - units and dorms housing from 54 to 72 inmates. Each unit and dorm is supervised by one Corrections Deputy. The absence of barriers such as bars, steel doors and cat walks typically found in a traditional jail allows our deputies to have more visibility of the inmates and better control of the areas in the jail including passage ways and secure rooms. With the implementation of Direct Supervision, inmates activities and behavior are under the direct control of our Corrections Deputies. Transportation Four thousand thirty four inmates were transported to and from court in 2006 and 4,548 were transported to and from the Marathon Jail and Plantation Key Jail. Total movement of inmates for the calendar year was 10,429. Inmate Programs and Services Daily needs of inmates are handled by the inmates Programs and Services Division. Mail, laundry, accounting, commissary, religious and educational programs are among the program services provided. • Jail Drug Intervention Program: In 2006 91 male inmates entered the JIP program and only 5 returned to jail in the same year. Twenty-eight female inmates entered the JIP program only 2 returned to jail in 2006. Over 70% of the Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division was re-accredited in 2006. 54
Annual Report - 2006 Monroe County Sheriff’s Office inmates housed in the Monroe County Detention Facility have charges related to substance abuse. In addition to the drug treatment these inmates need help with anger management, domestic abuse, parenting skills, job and housing placement, education and literacy, mental health counseling, pharmacological assessment, and aftercare. The JIP program is proving that providing these services works. Inmates who enter into Plantation Key Detention Center Command Staff the program have a lower recidivism rate than inmates who are not enrolled in the program. • Trusty Work Program Jail Programs saved taxpayers money by assigning trusty work details to County Public Works Departments and various municipalities throughout Monroe County. The inmate trusty work programs saved taxpayers over $452,706.24 in labor costs by performing work that would otherwise be contracted out to private business or would be performed by county employees. • Classification The Classification Unit determines the custody and housing assignment for all inmates. It also processes court information and custody release documentation. One of the biggest improvements in Classification this year is the ability to do all court minutes and release dates with the capabilities of the SmartCop system . The old Q&A System has been retired and the SmartCop system has the advantage of showing past incarceration dates on the opening screen. This is a big factor in computing the total credit for time served without having to go to several different screens. Classification has been proactive in evaluating the increased inmate population especially the female population. The inmates are moved when needed to ensure units and dorms are not overcrowded so we can continue to meet all Florida Model Jail Standards. Inmate workers are screened based on needs, medical restriction, security level and their abilities are taken under consideration for work assignments. Automation and special attention is also required to identify high-profile inmates in need of special housing and our Smart Cop Jail Management System allows us the ability to take action. With the Smart Cop System, sexual predators and others are identified and required to submit DNA samples and the jail forwards these samples to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to be enter into a master data based for future reference. • Inmate Medical Care • • Inmate Medical Care is provided by a contract with Prison Health Services under the supervision of a Health Administrator. Medical, dental, and psychiatric services are provided as well. Inmates are charged a fee for services to offset cost to the taxpayer however, no inmate is denied medical attention due to the inability to pay. Food Services Food Services is under contract with Trinity Food Services Group and provides three meals a day to inmates in the three jail facilities totaling 789,715 meals served in 2006. Animal Farm The Sheriff’s Children Animal Farm continues to be a big hit with community children and families, various local schools, The Boys and Girls Club, D.A.R.E. Program, the YMCA and local church groups who visit the farm on a daily basis. Farmer Elaine resigned in August; Lt. Clark, volunteered to take over until September when our newly hired farmer, Jeanne Selander, came aboard. Farmer Selander is doing an outstanding job. She hit the ground running. She has been a guest on WGMX 94.3 Morning Mix Radio Show, and has been featured in a number of publications, sharing information and letting the public know what type of various animals we have on the farm and what special activities we have scheduled for children. 55
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