2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SERVICESMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Achieved national accreditation from theAmerican Correctional Association’sCommission on Accreditation in August 2010.The St. Louis County Jail is proud to be the onlyaccredited corrections facility in the state ofMissouri. Implemented a new inmate commissaryordering system that requires inmates to utilizecomputer kiosks for placing orders. Deposits toinmate accounts are also accomplished bymembers of the public using a jail lobby kiosk,phone or via internet. As a result valuable stafftime is allocated to other priorities. The Community Corrections Division initiated aPre‐Trail Release Program and is activelyassessing inmates for placement on theProgram in order to alleviate jail overcrowding. Continued to upgrade the facility’s SecurityElectronic System. Awarded a Bureau of Justice Assistance grantand is partnering with BJC Health Systems tofacilitate the Justice and Mental HealthCollaboration Program in order to offeraftercare services to inmates with mentalhealth issues who are released prior toassessment by the Mental Health Team. Clients participating and successfullycompleting the Municipal Mental Health CourtProgram had a 17.4% rearrest rate the first yearfollowing discharge. The Electronic Home Detention (EHD) Programcontinues to experience growth which results inless jail overcrowding. Awarded a Residential Substance AbuseTreatment (RSAT) grant from MissouriDepartment of Mental Health in order toprovide one additional counselor for theChoices Drug Treatment Program. Clientsparticipating and successfully completing theChoices Program had a rearrest rate of 31.4%their first year after completing the program.Justice Services is participating in a grantthrough Missouri Department of Public Safetyto assist in the department’s after care programfor released Choices inmates.Ninety‐six (96) inmates successfully passed theGED test; 165 inmates completed the “Choices”Drug Treatment Program; Volunteerscompleted 10,497 hours of service to thepopulation; the Institutional Workers provided180,720 hours of work in the kitchen, laundryand facility maintenance.$23.5$23.0$22.5$22.0$21.5$21.0$20.52007Expend5‐Year Summary of Resources2008ExpendFunding ($ in millions)2009Expend2010 AdjApprop.2011AdoptedApprop.6.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%% of Operating Budget2011 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Defunded three positions, and one position willbe funded only a partial year. Utilization of profits from the InmateCommissary Fund for inmate education,recreation and religious needs. Additional use of the Security Fund for essentialsecurity related items.2011 UNFUNDED PRIORITIES Installations of carpet in housing units. Installation of camera/recording system in thewarehouse, law enforcement lobby andbonding area. Installation of new benches in the Intake OpenSeating area.- 177 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET