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Ci#zensAdvisoryBoard(CAB)KeyRecommenda#ons

Dra8edbyCABinpartnershipwithcommunitymembers-August7,2012

1) Priori#zeandallocatemoneytodevelopintegratedcommunity-basedservicesas

iden#fiedintheCABbudgetandrecommenda#ons

a) Budgetdecisionsshouldreflecttheholis3capproachtoreentrythatreflectsthelegisla3veintentofAB109.

Note:TheCABhasdevelopedabudgetof$6.13million,or32%oftheAB109fundingfor

2012-2013;theCABbelievesthatthisbudgetmayprovetobeconservaHve.

2) Donotexpandanyjail,buildanewjail,oraddjailbeds

a) JailexpansionisnotconsistentwiththeintentofAB109

b) TheSheriffsassump3onsjus3fyinghisplantoexpandthejailshavenotbeen

sufficientlyexplored

i) Capacity:TheSheriffsplanhasntanalyzedalterna3vestomanagethecapacityof

thecurrentjailbeds:

(1) MarshCreekcouldaddaddi3onalservices,includinghealth,educa3on,

paren3ng,etc.;

(2) Ifjailsaretoofulltomeetcountyneeds,thenweshouldreleasethejailspaces

forfederalICEholds;

() Bailreformcouldreleasemanypeople

(4) Iden3fyopportuni3estodeploysplit-sentencing

ii) Characteris#cs:TheSheriffsplanhasntsufficientlyoraccuratelyiden3fiedthe

characteris3csoftheAB109popula3on,includingneeds,risk,andresponsivity.

(1) TheSheriffallegesthatAB109popula3onismoredangerous,moregang-

affiliated,ormoredrug-andalcohol-addictedthanotherinmatepopula3ons

andthereforemustbehousedinSpecialPopula3onsandcannotbesafely

monitoredinthecommunity.Thesepremisesarenotsupportedbyreliable

data.

3) Developa#melinefordecisionsandalloca#ons(1-2months)toensuregoodoutcomes:

a) Foratleastonemonth,donotexpandanydepartmentalbudgetforAB109money

beyondthedepartmentsFY2011/12alloca3ontoallowforfullanalysisandintegra3on

b) EnsurethatCABrecommenda3onsareintegratedintoarevised,comprehensivebudget

c) Finalizeandimmediatelyimplementpre-sentencingandalterna3veprograms(bail

reform,ICEholds,alterna3vecourts,MarshCreekhealthservicestodivertorremove

peoplefromin-custodydeten3on

d) Createacommunity/countyprogramandbudgetgrouptogatherandanalyzedataand

developanintegratedbudgetandserviceplanforAB109funds,asmanyothercoun3es

havedone.