JusticeSystemChangeInitiative-RiversideCountyJailUtilizationReport

ScottMacDonaldKevinO’Connell

December9,2015

Justice System Change Initiative (JSCI) A Project of CaliforniaForward11079thStreet,Suite650Sacramento,CA95814

www.cafwd.org

CaliforniaForwardissupportedbygrantsfromTheWilliamandFloraHewlettFoundation,TheJamesIrvineFoundationandtheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.

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ExecutiveSummary

TheJusticeSystemChangeInitiative.ThisreportpresentsinformationdevelopedbyacollaborationbetweentheRiversideCountySheriff’sOfficeandCAFwd’sJusticeSystemChangeInitiative(J-SCI).CaliforniaForwardisanindependent,bipartisangovernancereformorganizationthatpromotespolitical,fiscalandorganizationalreformtoimprovetheimpactofpublicprograms.J-SCIwasdevelopedtobuildthecapacityandskillsofcountiestotransformjusticesystemsthroughdata-drivenpolicyandfiscaldecisions.Thescopeofthisinitiativeincludesidentifyingmoreeffective,evidence-basedservicesthatsupportindividualbehaviorchange;aswellaspromotingnewjusticesystempoliciesandpracticesthatbetteralignresourcestopromotepublicsafety.

J-SCIprovidesateamofsubjectmatterexpertstoinitiateacollaborativereviewofcurrentpolicyandpractice.Thisincludesthecollectionandanalysisofcomplexcross-systemdata;facilitationofthelocaldiscussionregardingdatafindingsandopportunitiesformoreeffectivepractice;and,thedevelopmentoflocalsystemsandcapacityforongoinganalysisandpolicydevelopment.Theresultisasustainable,locallydrivenreview,analysisandreformthatprovideslocalpolicymakersgreaterchoiceandconfidenceintheprioritiesandprogramstheyoversee.

ThePurposeoftheJailUtilizationStudy.Incarcerationrepresentsoneofthecostliestelementsofthecriminaljusticesystem.Nationwide,theuseofincarcerationtorespondtocrimeincreasedmorethanfivefoldinrecentdecades,withtheaccompanyingcostsofbuildingandstaffingthistremendousexpansionofjailandprisoncapacity.Nowthatabipartisanconsensusismountingtoreexaminethistrend,itbecomesclearthatmostcommunitieslackmeaningfuldataabouttheirjails.Whoisinjail?Howdidtheygetthere?Howlongdotheystayandhowoftendotheyreturn?Withoutknowingsomeofthesebasicfacts,leadersareunderstandablyreluctanttoendorsechanges.

Riversidecountyjailshavefacedfederallyimposedpopulationcapsbasedonsignificantcrowdingissues.JailexpansionandconstructionhasnotbeensufficienttoaddressthegrowthofthejailpopulationandleadersinRiversideunderstandthatbuildingnewjailspace,alonewillnotbesufficienttoaddresstheseproblems.Understandingjailutilizationisanessentialstartingpoint,andprovidesaninitialmapforsystemchange.TheJ-SCIteamworkedincollaborationwithsystemstakeholdersinRiversideCountytocompileandanalyzedataregardinglocaljailutilization.AfteraninitialkickoffinOctober2014,theJ-SCIexecutivesteeringcommitteeshowedinterestinbetterunderstandingthecounty’suseofoneoftheirmostlimitedandexpensiveresources.Workingdirectlywiththejail’sstaff,J-SCIteamdevelopedadataanalysisapproachthatengagedcountyexpertsinthejail’sHeadcountManagementUnit(HMU)tobetterunderstandtheissuesandopportunitiesfacingthejail.Theresultingdatawasanalyzedtoidentifykeyareasforfurtherstudyandconsideration.Theobservationsandrecommendationsofthisreportareastartingpointforfurtherexaminationanddiscussionamongallsystempartners.Theendresultofsuch

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discussionswillbepolicyrecommendationsthatarefoundedindataandsupportedbyabroadconsensus.

TheStructureofthisReport.Tohelporganizethekeyvariablesofthejailpopulation,thisreportcharacterizesthemajorpathwaysor“doors”intoandoutofjail.The“frontdoor”entriesarethoseenteringjailastheresultofanewcrime;the“sidedoor”arethosealreadyinthesystemwhoenterforprobationviolations,warrants,courtcommitmentsorfactorsotherthanarrestforanewlawviolation.Jailexitsarethe“backdoor,”andthosewhorecidivatearedescribedasbeinginthe“revolvingdoor.”Thedataalsocharacterizessomeofthetrendsinsidethedoors:theaveragedailypopulation,jailprogramming,thekeyvariableoflengthofstay,andthecalculationoftotal“beddays”consumedbyindividuals.Finally,twoareasofspecialconcernareaddressed:jailusebymentallyilloffendersandtheimpactofProposition47.Thereportconcludeswithobservationsandrecommendationsforfurtherstudyandpolicyconsideration.

KeyObservations.Evenatthispreliminarystageofinvestigationofjailusagein2014,anumberofimportantandcompellingobservationshaveemerged.

ü Mostnewcrime(frontdoor)bookingsaredrugoralcoholrelated

ü Nearly80percentofnewcrimebookingsarenon-violent

ü 41percentofjailbookingsdonotinvolveanewcrime

ü Drugandalcoholnewcrimesmakeuptwothirdsofreleasesbeforearraignment

ü Halfoftheinmatesinjailarenotincustodyforanewcrime

ü Sidedoorjailentriesarenotinfluencedbycrimetypeorseverity

ü Nearlytwothirdsofthedailyjailpopulationarependingtrial.

ü 90percentofinmateswillreturndirectlytothecommunity

ü Jailrecidivistsused2.1millionbeddaysoverafive-yearperiod

ü 59percentofjailre-bookingsof2009cohortwerenotfornewcrimes

ü Mentallyillindividualsarebookedmoreoftenandstaylongerthanotherinmates

ü Mentallyillindividualsarebookedmostlyforwarrantsandholds

ü Inthefirsthalfof2015,Felonydrugbookingsdecreasedby76percentandmisdemeanordrugbookingsincreased19%afterProp47

Recommendations.ThepreliminarydataanalysisofRiversideCountyjailutilizationindicatesanumberofareasforfurtherstudyandrevealsanumberofpromisingopportunitiestoaddresschallengesfacingRiversideCounty’scriminaljusticesystem.Manyoftheseopportunitiesinvolvepracticeandpolicychangesthatcanbequicklyimplementedwithmodestinvestmentsthatgeneratenear-termcostsavings.Other

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solutionsrequireamoresignificantinvestmentthatshouldyieldmoresubstantialcostsavingsorcostavoidance,whilereducingrecidivismandjailusage.

1. Increasesuccessinthecommunitytoreduce“sidedoor”entries.

2. Improveprobationsuccessandincreasealternativeresponsestotechnicalviolations.

3. Explorethepotentialtoreducedelaysandexpeditecourthearings.

4. Maximizetheuseofpre-trialreleasesandprograms.

5. Expandcosteffectivecommunity-basedcustodyalternatives,expandeffectivejailprogramstargetedtoreducejailrecurrenceandconsideranon-ormedium-securefacilityfortransitionalprogramsandprobationviolations.

6. Developinterventionstoimprovementalhealthoutcomesandreducejailtimeforthementallyill.

7. Workcollaborativelytobetteraddresssubstanceuseandabuse.

8. EstablishdedicatedJ-SCIpositionstoinstitutionalizeandbolstersystemchangeacrosscountydepartmentsandthejudiciary.

NextSteps.Theintentionofajailutilizationstudyistorevealopportunitiesforsystemchange,includingopportunitiesforimprovementstopracticeandpolicychoicesthatpresentsmartandcost-effectivealternatives.TheRiversidestudyappearstohaveidentifiedsuchopportunities.Countyleaderswillneedtodeterminewhichareastopursuegoingforward.Whateverthelocalchoices,CAFwdstronglyrecommendsthatadedicatedJ-SCIteambedevelopedtoworkunderthedirectionoftheJ-SCIExecutiveSteeringCommitteetooperationalizethesystemchangeeffortutilizingthedata-drivenprocess.CaliforniaForwardremainsadedicatedpartnerasRiversideCountymovestothenextexcitingphaseoftheJ-SCIprocess.

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BackgroundTheJusticeSystemChangeInitiative(J-SCI)wascreatedbyCaliforniaForwardtoassistcountiesinimplementingdata-drivenstrategiestoaddressnewandlong-standingchallengesfacinglocaljusticesystems.

Inrecentyears,theRiversideCountySheriff’sDepartmentwasrequiredtoreleasethousandsofindividualsearlybecauseofinadequatejailspace.Earlyreleasesundermineeffortstoholdoffendersaccountable,providemeaningfulandappropriatepunishment,enhanceparticipationinevidence-basedprograms,andmaximizethebenefitsofcommunitysupervision.In2014some10,000peoplewerereleasedduetocapacityconstraints.

RiversideisthefirstofthreeCaliforniacountiestoparticipateintheJ-SCI.Thecountyrecognizesbuildingnewjailspacealoneisnotafiscallyplausiblesolutiontothejailcrowdingproblemandthateveryreasonableopportunitytoreducethejailimpactwhilemaintainingpublicsafetymustbepursued.Overthepastyear,theProbationDepartmenthasfocusedonimprovingprobationsuccessandreducingtechnicalprobationviolationwarrantsthatfrequentlyresultinareturntojail.Duringthissameperiod,theSheriff’scorrectionalleadershaveestablishedaJ-SCIworkgroupwithaninitialfocusonthefollowingjailutilizationstudy.Thisreporthighlightssomeofthefindingsofthisinitialworkandofferssomerecommendationsforcountyofficialstoconsider.

WhyfocusonJailData?Interventionsoccurthroughoutthecriminaljusticeprocessfromcitation,diversion,arrest,jail,pretrialrelease,courtdueprocess,sentencing,probation,community-basedtreatment,andprison.Jailisanimportantandlimitedcountyresourcethatisreliedupontodisruptcrime,ensurepublicsafety,andadministerpunishment.

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Forthosewhoposeflightorre-offenserisk,jailisanelementofdueprocesswhileawaitingtrial.Forthosewhohavebeensentenced,jailisapunishmentandatimeoutperiodfromthecommunity.

Intheabsenceofoptionsandalternativesthatensuresafetyandaccountability,jailcanbecometheoptionoffirstratherthanlastresort,evenforindividualswhoarealowpublicsafetyrisk.CountyjailsystemsinCaliforniahavelongbeenimpactedbyovercrowding,poorconditionsofconfinement,andlimitedresourcestomakesureoffenderswhoreturntothecommunitydosobetterpreparedtobelaw-abidingandproductivecitizens.

Mostjailswerenotdesignedtoprovideadequaterehabilitativeprograming.Theysimplydonothavetheproperspaceandadministratorshavenotbeenhistoricallytrainedorresourcedtoproviderehabilitativeprograms.Hence,theriskfactorsandrootcausesofcrimeareoftenunaddressedduringconfinement.Additionally,theco-minglingoflowandhigh-riskoffenderscanhavetheunintendedconsequenceofincreasing,ratherthanreducingrecidivism.Theselong-standingproblemshavebeenexacerbatedbythenewdemandsplacedonlocaljurisdictionsduetoprisonrealignment,imposingthesamechallengesofcrowdedfacilitieswithpoorconditions.

Toensurethatthereisspaceavailableincountyjailforthoseposingapublicsafetyrisk,jailadministrators,andjusticesystemdecision-makersneedgoodinformationtomanagecorrectionalpopulationsandmaximizesafealternativestojail.

Withoutgoodinformationtosupportcollaborativecross-disciplinarystrategicplanningandimplementation,jailsoftenbecomeover-reliedupontoholdlow-riskoffenders,andindividualswithunaddressedalcohol,drug,andmentalhealthissues.Withoutgooddatatomonitorsystemprocesses,outcomes,andalternatives,inmatesoftenstayincustodylongerthannecessary,contributingtopoorjailconditionsandhighratesofrecidivism.Unfortunately,mostjailmanagementsystems,likeRiversideCounty’s,werenotdesignedtocapturedatathathelpadministratorsknowwhoisincustody,forhowlongandwhy.

ThroughtheJ-SCIpartnership,correctionaladministratorsandCAFwd’sJ-SCIteamhaveworkedtogethertoprovidethisinitialjailportrait.Byexaminingthejailpopulationandprovidingafreshpictorialofrecentjailusage,opportunitieswillbeidentifiedtoreduceunnecessaryorunwantedutilizationofjail.Thisreportisnotintendedtodeterminetheneedforadditionaljailspace.Rather,itprovidesaninitialsteptowardensuringthatcurrentresourcesareusedeffectivelybeforemakingthisdetermination.Thisinformationwillalsocontributetothecounty’seffortstoimproveconditionsofconfinementwhilemaximizingtheeffectiveuseofcountyjusticeandhealthandhumanservicestoaddresstherootcausesandconditionsofcrime.Thispictorialonlybeginstoilluminatetheissuesthatneedtobeaddressedwithspecificsolutionsandalternatives,butcanhelpdirectthestrategicnextsteps.

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AcknowledgementsThisstudywouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheongoingsupportandinvolvementoftheSheriff’sadministration.UndertheleadershipoftheSheriffStanSniffandthedirectinvolvementofAssistantSheriffJerryGutierrez,theJ-SCIteamconvenedandengagedaworkgroupofSheriffstafftobetterunderstandandgivecontexttoRiverside’sjailsystem.

CaptainCherylEvansandCorrectionalLieutenantTatiaDaviswereinstrumentalintheirleadershipoftheinitialworkinggroup,madeupofstafffromtheHeadcountManagementUnit,includingSergeantHylandandSergeantMiernik.HMUAnalystKathyGentrywasofgreatassistanceinprovidingcontextandhelpingtoexploretopicsofinteresttotheworkgroup.JohnMcClanahanwaspatientandextremelyhelpfulinrefiningthejailbookingsdatabase.ChiefDeputyScotCollinsprovidedessentialfeedback,commentsandeditsthatwereinvaluableinproducingthefinaldraftofthisreport.

CaliforniaForwardwouldalsoliketoacknowledgeSergeantPerrySexonfororganizingandleadingatouroffourfacilitiesaroundthewesternpartofRiversideCounty.

StudyDesign:Methods,DataandDefinitionsThedailyjailpopulationisasimplefunctionoftwovariables--whogetsbookedoradmittedandhowlongtheystay.Someindividualsarebroughttothe“frontdoor”ofjailforanewcrime,whileothersarriveinjailforotherconditions,suchaswarrantsbasedonsomefailure(failuretoappearforcourt,failuretoreporttoprobation)relatedtopendingorpreviouslysentencedmatters.

Thisinitialreportfocusesonthereasonforbooking,lengthofstay,averagedailypopulationandreleasedynamicsforinmatesbookedorreleasedintoRiversideCountyjailbetweenJanuary1,2009andDecember31,2014.TheanalysisalsousesdatafromJanuarytoJune2015toanalyzecurrentpatternsofusageafterProp47.

Thepurposeofthisapproachistoprovideaportraitofcurrentjailusageandilluminateareasthatappeartobefertileforsystemimprovementandhelpdirectfurtherexaminationthatwillleadtopolicy,procedureorprogramchanges.Thisdatawillalsoprovidebaselineinformationthatwillhelpmeasuretheimpactofsystemchangesgoingforward.

JailUtilizationDataDomains

CountyContext

• Popula/onGrowth• Crime• Arrests• Facili/es

JailAdmissions

• NewCrimes• Holds• OtherHousing

JailLengthofStay

• Pre-Trial• Sentenced• OtherPolicies

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TheDataTheinitialdatasetcontainedover341,000uniquebookingsoverasix-yearperiodfromJanuary2009toDecember2014involving190,000differentindividuals.Thisreportprimarilyfocusesonthemostrecentfullcalendaryearof2014.ThedatasetwasappendedtoaddinformationthroughJune2015.WiththeenactmentofProposition47in2014,anexaminationofthe2015datawasconductedtocapturetheearlyimpactofthispolicychange.

SignificanttimewasdedicatedtoqueryingthedatafromtheJailInformationManagementSystem(JIMS)andformattingthisinitialdatainauseableform.Fromatechnicalpointofview,theJIMSsystempresentsachallenge:Onlycertainpartsofthejaildatabaseareinadatawarehouseaccessiblebyjailstaff.OthercomponentshadtobecustomqueriedfromaCOBOLdatasystem,addingtimeandcomplication.RecentdiscussionstomodernizetheJIMSsystemwouldlikelyimprovetheaccessibilityandtimelinessofanalyses.Asaresultofthispartnership,J-SCIdevelopedadatabaseformatandsomeanalyticaltoolsthatcanbeusedbyRiversideCountyinitsongoingeffortstoincreasedata-drivenpractices.

Thefulluniverseofbookingsincludesindividualswhoareinjaillessthanoneday,butnot“housed”beyondaholdingtank.Thisincludesasignificantnumberofindividualsandillustratesaneffectiveefforttoreducejailrelianceattheearlydecisionpointofbooking.

Tosummarizethebookings,thereportusedtheattributesofthemostseriouschargewithinthebookingmappedtotheCaliforniaDepartmentofJustice’s(CADOJ)hierarchytable.1Thehierarchytablelists4,500standardizedchargesusedinCaliforniaforfeloniesandmisdemeanorsthatassistanalystsinautomatingtheresearchprocess.Overtheyears,thedataenteredintoRiversideJailManagementsystemcreatedover12,000uniquecharges,whichweremappedtotheCADOJcodes.Thishierarchywasusedtocategorizeeachbookingbyusingthemostseriouscharge.Feloniesareconsideredmoreseriousthanmisdemeanantsandwithinthosegroupingsthetopchargeisbasedonseverity.Forexample,ifanoffenderhasbeenbookedforfelonyburglary(PC459)andfelonydissuadingawitness(PC136.1(B)(1)),theburglarywouldbeshownasthemostseriouscrimeindescribingthebookingevent.Throughoutthisdocumenttheterms“mostseriouscharge”or“topcharge”refertothishierarchicalapproach.Abookingchargedoesnotreflectthefinalcourtchargeoroutcome,however.Becausereliableorconsistentdatawasnotavailableregardingthefinaldisposition,itwasnotpossibletoanalyzefinaloutcomes.2Instead,theinitialbookingchargewasusedconsistentlythroughoutthisdocument.

1Thevariablesusedinthedatasetareinthetechnicalappendix.TheyincludedesignationsfortheoriginalvariablescreatedbyRiversideJailsystems,andvariablescreatedorderivedtoeaseanalysis.2Sentencedcrimesareoftenlessseriousthanbookingchargesforseveralreasons,includingdismissals,chargereductionsbasedonlackofevidence,pleanegotiations,non-guiltyverdictsandotherfactors.

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Tosimplifyanalyses,chargesweregroupedintocrimecategories.Thetablebelowshowsthecommoncrimetypesandgroupingsusedinthisdocument.Forexample,ifanindividualwasbookedforatheft,itfallsunderapropertyoffense.

CrimeCategoriesforSystemAnalysisGROUPING SUBTYPESALCOHOL DriveUnderTheInfluenceCRIMESAGAINSTPERSONS Assault&AssaultAndBattery OtherFelony Robbery OtherSexLawViolations LewdorLascivious Kidnapping ForcibleRape Homicide UnlawfulSexualIntercourse Manslaughter,Vehicle ManslaughterNARCOTICSANDDRUGS Possession/UndertheInfluence SalesandManufacturing Transportation SalestoaMinorPROPERTYOFFENSES Burglary Theft MotorVehicleTheft Forgery,Checks,AccessCards PettyTheft Arson ChecksAndAccessCardsALLOTHERS Weapons Trespassing Vandalism Prostitution Traffic HitAndRun DisturbingThePeace

Thesegroupingssimplifythediscussionofnewcrimebookingstofocusonthemostseriouschargewithinabooking.Appendix1disaggregatescrimegroupingandtypeandofferspercentageandthenumberofbookingsin2014.

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Tohelporganizethedata,thisreportcharacterizesthemajorpathwaysor“doors”intojail.Thoseenteringjailforanewcrimearereferredtoas“frontdoor”entries.Thosewhoenterjailforfactorsotherthananarrestforanewcrimearereferredtoas“sidedoor”entries.

Sidedoorentriesincludeviolationsofprobationandparole,warrants,andcourtcommitments.Newcrimes,or“on-view”crimestrumpothersidedoorcrimesifabookingincludesboth,andarecategorizedasa“frontdoor”entry.Sidedoorentriesincludeseveralcategories3:

• Warrants.Thesebookingscanbeforcourt-issuedwarrantsforfailuretoappearincourt,aswellasnotappearingforprobationsupervision.Individualscanalsobebookedonwarrantsoriginatingfromothercountyorstateagencies.RiversideCountypolicyrequiresthatindividualswithwarrantsfromotheragencies,felonywarrants,ormorethan13misdemeanorwarrantsbeheld.JIMScategorizesbookingsforin-countywarrants,aswellasout-of-countywarrantsseparately.

• CourtCommitments.Thesebookingsareforinstanceswhenthecourtsendsanoffendertocustody,eitherremandedatthepretrialstageofthecourtprocessortoserveasentence.JIMSdifferentiatesun-sentencedfromsentencedcommitments.

• TechnicalSupervisionViolations.Inthisreportviolationsaredefinedasallegedlybreakingtherules,termsorconditionsofprobationorparole—notnewallegedlawviolations.Ifaprobationviolatorwasarrestedwithanewcrime,thenewcrimewouldbeconsideredthetopcharge.ProbationandParoletechnicalviolationsinclude:paroleunderPenalCodesection(PC)3056,ProbationandMandatorySupervisionunderPC1203.2,andPostReleaseCommunitySupervisionparoleesforaviolationunderPC3456orflashincarcerationunderPC3454.SinceJIMSdoesnotindicatesupervisiontypes,thesearederivedfromseveralvariables,suchascrimestatuteandbookingreason.

• HoldsandOther.Offendersbroughtinforfederalholds,aswellascourtorderstotransportanoffendertoanotheragency,makeupagroupofbookingtypesoutsidethenormalgroupings.ThisgroupingalsoincludesthosebeingbroughttoRiversidetobewitnessesinatrial,orattendchildcustodyhearings.

Together,frontandsidedoorentries,ornewcrimes,warrants,holds,andcourtcommitmentsprovideapictureofwhogetsbookedintojail.

Todeterminethelengthofjailstaysandunderstandwhatthedailypopulationlookslike,itisnecessarytoknowbothwhogetsintojailandwhentheyarereleased,whichthisstudywillrefertoasthe“backdoor”exit.Byunderstandingwhogetsintojailthroughthefrontandsidedoors,andatwhatpointtheyleave(backdoor),itispossibletoassesskeycharacteristicsofthedailypopulation,includingtheaveragelengthofstayandtheaggregatejail“beddays”thatareconsumedinayear.

3SeetheappendixforcodesavailableinJIMS.

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Giventheinterestinreducingrecidivism,thisstudyincludesafocusonjailrecurrence,the“revolving”door.FiveyearsofdatawereexaminedtogetasenseofhowmanyindividualsreturnedtoRiversideCountyjailandhowmanytimes,aswellasthebeddaystheyused.

ThedatacollectedbyRiversideCountythroughitsjailmanagementsystemisfarmoreencompassingthanthedataandfindingspresentedinthisstudy.Thisstudydistilledinformationtoidentifyareasthatcouldbefertilegroundforsystemchange,andpointtopolicyandpracticechoicesthatcouldbeconsidered.Thesefindingsshouldbeconsideredasastartingpointandshouldpromptmorequestionsthananswers.Tofullyunderstandopportunitiesforsystemimprovement,additionalcollaborativeworkisrequiredtodigdeeperandtriangulatequantitativeandqualitativejaildatawithothersources,suchasthecourts,probation,andotherserviceproviders.Therealsoarelimitationstothedataanalysisinthisreport.Somefactorsthatcaninfluencedecisionstoholdindividualsinjailwerenotanalyzed,mostnotablythefullcriminalrecord.If,forexampleanindividualisbookedonanewdrugoffense,butalsoheldonawarrantforapriorviolentcrime,andinsomecases,awarrantonanewcrime,itwouldnotbeidentifiedinthisstudy.Deeperanalysisisneededtofullyunderstandtherangeandviabilityofalternativepolicyoptions.

TherecommendationsinthisreportarenotprescriptionsfromtheJ-SCIteamorCaliforniaForward.Theyarepresentedaspromisingareasforconsiderationascountyleadersdeterminethenextsteps.TheJ-SCIteamispreparedtosupportRiversideCountyasitpursuesspecificimprovementopportunities.

AnalysisandFindings: MultipleViewpointsRiversideCountyoperatesfivejailfacilities.Thechartbelowliststhefacilities,bedcapacity,andrecentcensusdatainthecounty:4

RiversideJailFacilities:CapacityandAverageDailyPopulation(ADP)Facility BedCapacity March2014

ADP March2015

ADP

Blythe 115 111 100

Indio 353 359 385

SmithCorrectionalFacility(Banning) 1,520 1,497 1,504

PresleyDetentionCenter(Riverside) 815 836 800

SouthwestDetentionCenter(Murrieta) 1,111 1,126 1,142

4BSCCJailSurvey,March2014andMarch2015.

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1.TheFrontDoorView:BookingsfornewcrimeviolationsWhocameinthroughthefrontdoorofjailin2014?Whatwasthebasisofthosearrests?Whoisheldandwhoisreleasedatthefrontdoorandwhoremainsincustodyaftertheircourtappearance?

TheU.S.CensusestimatesRiversideCounty’spopulationtobe2.3millionpeople.5Thisimpliesa6.4percentpopulationgrowthsince2010.Theyearoveryearpopulationgrowthhasslowed,butthecountyisstilladding30,000peopleperyear.

In2014,59,363individualswerebookedintojail.Table1belowprovidessomedemographicsaboutbookingsin2014ascomparedtothegeneralpopulationinRiverside.

RiversideCountyandJailPopulationCharacteristics(2014)

BookingsinRiversideCountyhavebeenrelativelyflatoverthelastsixyears,averaging15,000perquarter.Likemostjails,thereisaseasonalfluctuationwithapeakinbookingseverysummer,andalowpointinthewinter.Bookingsdroppedto13,000inQuarter42014,likelyduetotheconversionofseveraldrugandpropertyfelonycrimestomisdemeanorsbyProposition47,whichthevoterspassedonNovember4,2014.6Thelawaffectsbookingsfornewcrimes,aswellastheresentencingandreleaseofinmates,andareductioninbookingsforviolationsandwarrants(sidedoors).

5http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06065.html6http://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_47,_Reduced_Penalties_for_Some_Crimes_Initiative_(2014)

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JailBookingsbyQuarter,January2014toJune2015

Nearly60percentofthosebookedwerefornewcrimes.Newcrimeswerecloselysplitintermsofseverity,withslightlymoremisdemeanorsthanfelonsbroughttothefrontdoorofjail.Ofthosebooked,slightlyunderathirdwerefornewfelonycrimes.

2014BookingsbyType(N=59,363)

Newcrimesor“frontdoor”bookingswerelargelycomposedofdrugoffenders,makingup37percentofnewbookings,or20percentofallbookings.Newdrugcrimebookingswere90percentpossessioncrimes,orundertheinfluence,with10percentmoreseriousdrugcrimeslikesales,manufacturing,andtransportation.Alcohol-relatedbookingsarethesecondmostcommon.Together,nearlytwothirdsofnewbookingsarerelatedtosubstanceuse(includingalcohol),substance

ü Mostnewcrimebookingsaredrugoralcoholrelated

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possessionordrugsales.Personcrimesarethethirdmostcommonbookingcategoryofnewcrimesat19percent,followedbypropertycrimesat11percent.Itshouldbenotedthatsubstanceabuseissuescanalsobeafactordrivingothercrimecategories,inparticularpropertycrimeswhichareoftenconductedtosupportadrughabit.

BookingsforNewCrimesbyCrimeType(2014)

Fromapublicsafetyperspective,personcrimesareofhighconcern;theyrunthegamutfrommisdemeanorassaults,tomoreseriousfelonyassaults,tothemostegregiouscrimes,includinghomicide.Domesticviolencewasinvolvedin1,900bookings,or5percentofnewcrimebookings;51percentofthosebeingwerebookedasmisdemeanors.Domesticviolencecrimesaregroupedwithcrimesagainstpersons,underassault.Ofallbookings(frontandsidedoors),felonypersoncrimesaccountedfor8percentofallcrimes;misdemeanorpersoncrimesaccountedforanadditional3.5percent.Conversely,88.5percentofthejailbookingswerefornon-violentcrimesandviolations.Homicide,kidnapping,forciblerape,sexoffenses,andlewdandlasciviousconductcombinedmakeuplessthan2percentofallbookings.Asillustratedlaterinthisdocument,whileallegedpersoncrimesareasmallpercentageofbookings,asignificantportionofthedailyjailpopulationiscomprisedofindividualsinvolvedinviolentcrimesbecauseoftheirlongercustodytimes.

PersonsCrimeasaPercentageofTotalBookings,2014

2.TheSideDoorView:Bookingsthatarenotbasedonnewcrime

Of those booked for New Crimes 2014, most were for Drug Crimes

SideDoors41%

NewCrimes“FrontDoors”59%

59,363Booked

Alcohol22%

AllOthers11%

Personcrimes19%

NarcoEcsandDrugs37%

Property11%

34,965NewCrimes

6.1%

3.5%

0.9%0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

34,965NewCrimes

59,363Booked

59,363Booked

ü Nearly90percentofnewcrimebookingsarenon-violent

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Warrantsarethebiggestreasonforjailbookingsnotassociatedwithnewcrimes.Thereasonsforwarrantsasdescribedabovecanbemany,includingfailingtoappearforcourtandabscondingfromprobation.

Additionally,somewarrantsarebasedonnewcrimesthathadnotresultedinaninitialarrestorbooking.Adeepanalysisofwarrantswasnotincludedinthisinitialstudy,butshouldbeconsideredinthefutureasatargetedareaforpotentialjailreduction.

BookingsforOtherThanNewCrimes(“SideDoor”)byType

Ofthosebooked,46percentor27,320individualswerereleasedimmediatelyorbeforethearraignmenthearing(withinseveraldays).TheSheriffreleasesindividualswithlowlevelcrimes,oftenmisdemeanantswhowillgothroughthecourtordiversionprocessoutofcustody,andalsowillmakeadditionalreleaseswhenovercrowdedtoachievefederalcapitationmandates.Someoftheseindividualsmayhavebeenassessedbythepretrialprogram,whichisrunbytheProbationDepartmentandoperateswithinthejail.Pretrialstaffassessesandrecommendthereleaseofindividualswhoarenotconsideredarisktoreoffendorfleafromcourtduringcourtproceedings.

Thetableonthenextpageshowsthe24,039releases(referredtoascitereleases)beforearraignmentin2014,usuallyjusthoursaftertheirarrestandwhatcrimetheywerechargedwith.Alcohol-relatedarrestswerethemostcommonandwereconductedmostlybytheCaliforniaHighwayPatrol.Secondweredrugandnarcoticarrestsconductedbypoliceagenciesthroughoutthecounty.Together,alcohol,drugandnarcoticarrestsmakeuptwo-thirdsofindividualsreleasedpriortoarraignment,mostofwhomareneverassignedajailbed.

ü About41percentofjailbookingsdonotinvolveanewcrime

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NumberofIndividuals“CiteReleased”PriortoArraignmentforNewCrimes,ByCrimeType,2014

3.TheTypicalDayView:ThejailpopulationonadailybasisTheAverageDailyPopulation(ADP)injailisafunctionofwhoisadmittedandhowlongapersonstays.Sincelengthofstayisdifferentfordifferenttypesofcrimeandindividualrisklevels,thecharacteristicsoftheADParenotthesameasthepopulationatbooking.Forexample,manyalcohol-relatedcrimesarereleasedveryquickly,sotheymayrepresentalargepercentageofbookings,butdonotgreatlyimpacttheaveragedailypopulation.

CrimeTypesasaPercentageofTotalBookingsandTotalADP,2014

TheADPprovidesapictureofwhoisinjailonadailybasis.In2014theaveragedailypopulationwas3,891.

Asdisplayedonthefollowingpagesidedoors(warrants,technicalprobationandparoleviolations,andholds)were

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4,089 7,246 8,125 1,882 2,695

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ü Halfoftheinmatesinjailarenotincustodyforanewcrime

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fairlyevenlysplitwithfrontdoorentries(thosewithnewcrimes).

ADP2014:IndividualsHeldasaResultofNewCrimes(FrontDoor)vs.ThoseinJailforWarrants,Holds,andViolations(SideDoor)

Onadailybasis,thejailholdsveryfewmisdemeanants.Only3percentoftheaveragedailypopulationishousedfornewmisdemeanorcrime.Anadditional3percentaresidedoorentriesinwhichtheunderlyingoffenseisamisdemeanor.Combined,about6percentofthejailpopulationisdrivenbymisdemeanantcrime,thisincludesdomesticviolenceandDUImisdemeanorsthatmayhavestatutorilyrequiredjailtime.Sowhilemisdemeanantsmakeup32percentofthebooking,theyareamuchsmallerpercentageofdailypopulation–reflectingthepracticeofquicklyreleasinglowerleveloffenders.

ADP2014:Felonyvs.MisdemeanorNewCrime

Inmatesassociatedwithpersoncrimesaremostprevalent,comprising868individualsonanaveragedailybasis,followedbydrugandnarcoticoffensesandpropertyoffenses.Whiletheymakeup11percentofbookings,personcrimescomprise44percentoftheADP.

Average Daily Popula0on in 2014 was split evenly between Front and Side doors

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48% of the daily jail popula2on was for Felony new crime

SideDoors,49%1897ADP

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MisdemeanorNewCrime,102ADP

2014ADP:3890

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ADP2014:IndividualsHousedforNewCrimesbyCrimeType

Nearlyhalfofthedailypopulationcameintojailassidedoorentries,comprisedmostlyofcourtcommitments,followedbywarrantsandviolationsofprobationandparolesupervision.Withtheexceptionofalikelysmallpercentageofwarrantsbasedonanewcrime,thewarrantandsupervisionviolationcategories(technicalprobationandparoleviolations,withoutnewcrimes)representafailuretocomplywithacourtrequirementthatoccurredseparatefromandsubsequenttotheunderlyingcrime.Someofthecourtcommitments,particularlythosestillpendingincourt,mayalsobetheresultofsomefailureoratleastsomeindicatorthatremaininginthecommunitywhilependingcourtposesaflightorre-offenserisk.Itcouldalsobetheresultoffailingtocomplywithconditionsofrelease.

ADP2014:IndividualsHousedforSideDoorBookings,ByType

Thoseindividualswhoaresentencedcourtcommitmentspresumablyarereceivingjailasapunishment,ratherthanaperceivedpublicsafetyrisk,consideringthefactthatitappears

51% of the daily popula1on are new crimes.

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thattheywereallowedtoremaininthecommunityduringthecourtproceedingswhileonbailorcourtrelease.Thatisanassumption,asthereisnotenoughinformationinthedatasettoknowforsure.Adeeperanalysisintothesidedoorpopulationisneeded.Learningmoreaboutthefailuresthatresultinsidedoorentrieswouldlikelyprovideopportunitiestoreducefailuresthatresultinjailusagenottriggeredbyanewcrimeorsignificantpublicsafetyconcern.TheProbationDepartmentalreadyhasbeguntotargetprobationwarrantsandtechnicalprobationviolations.Strategiesarebeingimplementedtoimproveprobationengagement,probationsuccessandincreasetheuseofcommunity-basedintermediatesanctions.

Thechartbelowdisplaysthetopchargesunderlyingthesewarrantsandcourtcommitments.Itisimportanttonotethatsomeoftheseindividualshavealreadybeensentencedforthesecrimesandmaybecomingbackinonthatcaseforanotherreason,whileothersmaystillbependingacharge.Thereappearstobeverylittledifferencebetweentheunderlyingcrimesforindividualsjailedforcourtcommitmentsorwarrants,andnewcrimes.Beingjailedforacourtcommitmentandwarrantsappearstobeindependentofcrimetypeorseverity,oratleastthecompositionofunderlyingcrimeslookssimilartothecompositionofnewcrimes.Theunderlyingcrimesforprobationandparoleviolatorswerenotavailablefromthisdataset.However,datapreviouslycollectedandanalyzedfromtheProbationDepartmentrevealedthat49percentofprobationfailuresandviolationswereforindividualsonprobationfordrugoffenses.

ADP2014:IndividualsHousedforCourtCommitmentbyUnderlyingCrimeType

Onanygivenday,63percentofthedailyjailpopulationisinpretrialstatus,meaningthatthoseindividualsaregoingthroughthecourtprocessandhavenotbeenconvictedorsentenced.Conversely,sentencedprisonersmakeupapproximatelyonethirdofthedailypopulation.Pretrialreleaseprogramsaredesignedtoprovidejudgeswithinformationabouttheriskofre-offenseorfailingtoappearifreleasedpendingadjudication,oftenwithsupervisioninthecommunitytoincreasethenumbersofdefendantswhomakecourtappearancesanddonotreoffend.Well-designedpretrialoperationscanhelptokeeplow-riskindividualsfrommixingwith

Court Commitments comprise 757 ADP, Person Crimes represent 35% of them.

2014CourtCommitmentADP:757

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ü Nearlytwothirdsofthejailpopulationispendingtrial

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thehigherriskjailedpopulations.TheProbationDepartmentoperatesapretrialprograminthejailandcontinuestoexaminewaystoimproveandexpandsuccessfulreleases.

ADP2014:PercentageofPretrialvs.SentencedInmates

4.TheJailConsumptionView:Lengthofstayandjailbeddaysused

The59,582releasesin2014resultedin1,421,083aggregatejailbeddays7.Thosebeddayswereapproximatelytwo-thirdspresentenceandone-thirdsentenced.

JailBedDays2014:Pre-trialvs.Sentenced

Thechartbelowshowsaggregatebeddaysbycrimecategory.Crimesagainstpersonsrepresentthelargestuseofjailbeds,whilealcoholoffenses,whichareoftenmisdemeanorsreleasedwithinaday,representthesmallestaggregatebeddays,eventhoughtheyrepresentasignificantnumberofbookings.

7Fivepercentofthosejailedaresenttoprison.Individualsmayspendadditionaltimeinstateprison

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Total2014ADP:3890

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JailBedDays2014:AggregateBedDaysUsedbyCrimeType

Therelativeamountofjailbeddaysspentbetweenpretrialandsentencedstatusvariesbycrimetype.Pretrialjailusageisafunctionofthevolumeindividualsheldandthelengthofthecourtprocesstodetermineinnocenceorguilt.Thegoalofpretrialincarcerationistoensureoffenderaccountability,whilesentencedinmatesaregenerallyincustodyforthepurposeofpunishmentorincapacitationtopreventnewcrimes.

JailBedDays2014:AggregateBedDaysUsedbyCrimeType,Pretrialvs.Sentenced

Whenexaminingtheaveragelengthofstay,baseduponallbookings,includingthosewhoarereleasedwithinaday,alcoholhasthesmallest,averagingonedayinjail.Crimesagainstpersonshavethelongeststays,averaging48daysinjail.Thecourtcommitmentandpropertyoffensecategoriesarethenextlongestaveragelengthofstay.Thechartbelowalsoshowsabreakdownofthejaildaysthatarespentpretrial(duringdueprocess)andpostsentence.Amajorityofjaildaysarespentpretrial.

Bed Days Used in 2014 by Crime Type

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JailBedDays2014:AverageLengthofStaybyCrimeType

Whenthebookingsthatarereleasedimmediatelyorwithinthefirstfewdays(beforeoratthetimeofarraignment)areremovedfromthisdata,thelengthofstaypicturelookssignificantlydifferent.Thechartbelowprovidesabetterpictureoftheactuallengthofstayforthoseindividualswhoareheldinjailaftertheirfirstcourthearing,whichissignificantlylongerthantheaveragesabove.Amongthesecases,drugoffenses,holdsandcourtcommitmentshavelongerlengthsofstaythanpropertyorpersoncrimes,andpromptquestionsaboutjailusagefromapublicsafetyperspective.

JailBedDays2014:AverageLengthofStaybyCrimeTypeforIndividualsIncarceratedFourDaysorMore

Whilejailsmayofferprogramstoreducerecidivism,manyinmatesareunabletoparticipatebecausepresentencefacilitiesandhousingunitsoftenlackadequateprogramspace.Inaddition,sincepretrialinmateshavenotpledorbeenfoundguilty,thereisnomandateforparticipationbasedonprovencriminalbehavior.Typically,jailshaveashortageofprogramsandthoseprogramsthatareavailableareofferedtosentencedindividuals.Giventhatjailenvironmentscanbecriminogenic,considerationmustbegiventomixinglow-riskindividualswithhigh-riskindividualsindeliveringjail-basedprogramsthataddresstherootcausesandriskfactorsthatleadtocriminalbehavior.

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5.TheProgram,ReentryandBackDoorView:ThepathwaybacktocommunityWhoreturnstothecommunityandaretheypreparedtobesuccessful?Whilethedatadoesnotyetprovideenoughinformationtoassessreadinessforsuccessfulreentry,itisclearthat90percentofthejailinmateswhoexitedfromjailin2014returnedtothecommunity.SomewerereleasedunderthesupervisionoftheProbationDepartmentwhileotherswereundernoformofsupervisionorsupportforreentry.

JailReleasebyTypeofRelease,2014

Forindividualswhoarereleasedwithacitationshortlyafterbooking,theSheriffoperatesarobustworkreleaseprogramforlow-leveloffendersthatcaninvolveuptoanestimated2,000individualsatvariousjobsiteswiththeRoadsDepartment,CalTrans,andtheCountyLandfillthroughouttheweekonflexibleworkdays.Thisprovidesacommunityservicealternativeforlowleveloffendersthatisnotdisruptivetowork,childcareandotherfunctionalaspectsofanoffender’slife.Additionally,thereareapproximately200to250individualsonelectronicmonitoringasaworkreleasealternative.ThesearesolideffortsonthepartoftheSheriff’sOfficetomanagelowriskpopulationsthatdonotrequirejail.

Forthoseoffenderswhoareheldincustodyaspartoftheirsentence,RiversideCountyhasintroducedin-custodyprogramsbasedonbestcorrectionalpractice.TheprimaryresponsibilityoftheSheriff’sInmateTrainingandEducationBureau(SITE-B)istoassess,develop,implement,deliver,andevaluateinmateprograms.SITE-B,acounty-widebureauforjailprogramming,isadjacenttotheSmithCorrectionalFacilityinBanning.Thebureaumaintainsacomprehensive,evidence-basedstrategytoprovidereentryservices,withthefollowingmission:

“Tomaximizeopportunitiesforoffenderstoparticipateinprogramsthatreducecriminalbehaviorandenhancetheoffender'sreintegrationintothecommunity.Thisobjectivewillbeaccomplishedinacost-effectivemannerintheleastrestrictivesetting,withoutcompromisingpublicsafety.”

90% of 2014 bookings are ul5mately released from the jail to the community a=er their sentence.

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ü 90percentofinmateswillreturndirectlytothecommunity

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SITE-Bgoalsaretoreducecriminalbehaviorbyprovidingprogramstoinmatestopreparethemforreintegrationintosociety.Theprogramsteachself-awarenessandbehaviormodificationskills.Asetofservicesareprovidedovertime,withincentivesforinmatestoearntheirwaythroughvariouslevels.Althoughsomeservicesmayhappeninapre-setsequence,individualizedcaseplansandreentrystrategiesaredevelopedtoprovidetherightprogrammingoptionsattherightpointinthechangeprocess.

SITE-BoffersavarietyofprogramsatallfiveRiversidecorrectionalfacilities.TheGuidanceandOpportunitiestoAchieveLifelongSuccess(GOALS)programprovidesaphasedapproachtoreentrythatincludescognitive-behavioralinterventionsforcriminalthinking,jobreadiness,substanceusedisordertreatment,andmentalhealthservices.TheResidentialSubstanceAbuseTreatment(RSAT)programisacomprehensive120-daytreatmentprogramtoreducesubstanceabuseandrelatedcriminality.TheRiversideCountyOfficeofEducationprovidescareertechnicaleducation,adultbasiceducation,andlifeskillsclasses.TheVeteransEnrichmentandTransition(VET)programprovidesintensivetherapeuticservicestoaddressthespecificneedsofveteraninmates.

CapacityandCurrentCensusofSITE-BPrograms

Program Capacity CensusOctober2015

GOALS:CognitiveBehavioralProgramming 112 84

RSAT(AlsoparticipatinginGOALS) n.a. 57

VET:TargetedVeteransProgramming 20 12

AdultEducation,SkillsandVocationalEducation 48 44

Inadditiontoin-custodyprograms,theRiversideSheriff’sDepartmentoperatestheRiversideAlternativeSentencingProgram(RASP),electronicmonitoringandsupervisionunit.ElectronicmonitoringallowsinmatestocompletetheircustodytimeunderthesupervisionofaGPS-enabledbraceletoverseenbySheriffdeputies.In2014,115peoplewerereleasedtoRASPonElectronicMonitoring,andtherecentcaseloadisabout100.RASPdoesnotprovideassertivecasemanagementstrategiestoplaceandmonitorindividualsinvocational,educationalandtreatmentprogramsinthecommunity.Studieshaveshownthebenefitsofelectronicmonitoringinrecidivismreductiondecayquicklywithoutsuchinterventions.Theprogramisalsonotintegratedwithmentalhealthorprobationservices,whichmakethegoalsofreentrymorechallenging.

Inadditiontorunningpretrialservices,theProbationDepartmentofferstheTransitionandReentryUnit(TRU).TRUpreparesinvestigativereports,completescriminogenicneedsassessmentsanddevelopsandimplementscaseplansfor“realigned”inmatespriortotheirreleasefromcustody.TheTRUalsofollowsindividualstoensureseamlessreentryandhandofftoprobationofficerswhosuperviseoffendersinthecommunity.TheProbationDepartmenthasproposedexpandingexistingandnewalternatives,including

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pretrialservices,electronicmonitoring,transitionalhousing,workfurlough,theTRUprogramandtheirsuccessfulDayReportingCentermodel.

WhilerootedinbestcorrectionalpracticetheprogramsofferedatSiteBandprogramsdeliveredattheothercorrectionalfacilitiestouchlessthan5percentofthepopulation,andmanyprogramsareonlyofferedonceaweekormonthly.Yet90percentofthejailpopulationwillreturntothecommunitiesinRiverside.Adheringtoariskprinciple,mediumandhighriskindividualsreceiveservicessoastonotmixinlowriskoffenders.However,lowriskoffendersmayendupbeingmixedwithhigherriskinanon-directive(lackofpro-socialprogramming)jailsetting.Forexample,ElectronicMonitoringcanprovidesupervisionandaccountabilityinthecommunityandavoidthecriminogeniccontagionofmixinglowleveloffenderswithmoreseriousoffendersinjail.Thecounty’sfacilitiesareinsufficienttobringtheSheriff’sforwardthinkingapproachtoappropriatescaleandsizetomaximizepublicsafetygoalsandreducerecidivism.

6.TheRevolvingDoorView:ThepathwaybacktojailTounderstandtheimpactofrecidivismonjailusage,acohortstudywasconductedofindividualswhowerereleasedin2009toidentifyhowmanytimestheyreturnedoverthefollowingfive-yearperiodandtheaggregatebeddaystheyoccupied.Ofthe44,296individualsinthiscohort,25,056werenotrebookedinlocaljailsby2014(57percentofthecohort).Ofthe19,240individualswhowererebooked(43percentofthecohort),themajorityofthem(66percent)wererebookedonetothreetimes;20percentwererebookedfourtosixtimes;and14percentwererebookedsevenormoretimes.

Althoughtheycomprisedlessthanhalfofthe2009releasecohort,individualswhowererebookedconsumed90percentofthejailbeddaysusedbythecohort.Courtrecordswerenotavailabletotracktheseindividualsthroughthecourtsystemafterrebooking,butfurtheranalysisintothese“frequentflyers”wouldlikelyshowwhichsubgroupsaremorelikelytocomebackandpotentiallywhy.

ü Jailrecidivistsused2.1millionbeddaysoverafive-yearperiod

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PercentageofTotalBedDaysbyInmatesReleasedin2009,Rebookedby2014

Clearly,recidivismisakeydriverofjailutilization.Notallindividualswererebookedbasedonanewlawviolation,howeverCourtholds,probationviolations,andother“sidedoor”entriesrepresented59percentofrebookings.Thisrepresentsatotalannualjailbedusageofover1.2millionjailbeddays.

Asshownearlierinthisreport,“sidedoor”inmatesmakeupalargepartofthejailpopulation.Thismayinpartbeduetothefactthat,unlikeanarrestonanewoffense,

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ü 59percentofjailrebookingsof2009cohortwerenotfornewcrimes

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whichoccursonceattheinitialpointofarrest,asidedoorentrycanoccuratmultiplepointsintimeforfailingtocomplywithcourtorderedrulesduringanentireprobationterm,orwhileundercourtsupervision.Sidedoorentriesthereforehaveacumulativeeffectovertime,whichhelpsexplainwhytheycomprisealargeportionofthejailpopulation.Reducingfailures,beingdeliberateandparsimoniousabouttheamountofrulesthatarerequiredandmakingsurethatprobationtermsandcomplianceorderstrulyrelatetocriminogenicriskfactors,anddevelopingstrategiestobetterengageoffenders,couldhaveasignificantimpactinproducinghighersuccessrates,whilereducingjailrecurrence,recidivism,andassociatedcostscausedbyindividualswhootherwisecyclethroughjail.

7.TheClinicDoor:Theimpactofmentallyilloffenders.Assessingthecriminaljusticesystemimpactsofmentallyillindividualswouldrequiremergingjaildatawithbehavioralhealthdataonindividualswithmentalillnesses.Thiswasnotpossibleduringthedevelopmentofthisstudy,anditisrecommendedthatlocalagenciesworktogethertodevelopthisdata.Asaproxy,however,thisstudyaccesseddatafromthejailunitforinmateswithseriousmentalillness,Unit5BinRiverside’sMainjail.Thisunithousesindividualswhoarediagnosedwithmentalillnessandwhoareunderpsychiatricandbehavioralmentalhealthcare.Thesementallyilloffendershavedoublethebookingsoftherestofthejailpopulationandareinjailmorethan2.5timeslonger.

MentallyIllIndividuals:AnnualBookingsandAverageLengthofStay

Thementallyillaremorelikelythantherestofthejailpopulationtobeincustodyforreasonsotherthananewcrime.

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BookingsbyCrimeType:MentalHealthInmatesvs.GeneralInmatePopulation

Mentallyillindividualsused39,000jailbeddaysin2013and2014.Nearlyhalfofthesewereindividualswithmorethanonebooking.Thoughtheyrepresentarelativelysmallpercentageofoveralljailutilization,itwouldbevaluabletofurtherassesstheimpactofthiscaseloadgiventheadditionalresourcesrequiredtosafelyhousethem.Thejailisnottheidealplacefortheseindividualstoreceivethecareandinterventionneededtodeterfurthercriminalbehavior.

JailUtilizationbyMentallyIllIndividualsreleasedfromUnit5B,2013and2014

Inrecentyears,improvementshavebeenmadeincoordinatingpsychiatricandclinicalcareincollaborationwithcorrectionalstaff.However,oncereleasedthereisalackofcasemanagementandintensiveclinicalservicesneededtomaximizecommunitystabilityandreducethelikelihoodofjailrecurrence.

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ü Mentallyillindividualsarebookedmostlyforwarrantsandholds

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7.Thestatepolicyview:TheimpactofProposition47

StartinginNovember2014,Proposition47reclassifiedanumberoffelonycrimes–especiallycertainfelonydrugcrimes–asmisdemeanors.Thisappliestonewcourtcasesaswellastheresentencingandreclassifyingpreviousconvictions.Thepredictableresulthasbeenadramaticreductioninfelonydrugbookings.Thechartbelowisafullyearprojectionbasedonthefirstsixmonthsof2015,usingaformulabasedontypicalpatternsbetweenthefirstandsecondsix-monthperiodsofacalendaryear.Overall,76percentdeclineinthenumberoffeloniesisprojected,witha19percentincreaseinmisdemeanors,foranetreductionintotalbookingsof18percent.

NewCrimeDrugandNarcoticsBookings,FelonyandMisdemeanor:

2014vs.2015(Projected)

Proposition47iswidelyexpectedtohaveasignificantongoingimpactthatwillreducejailusagefordrugoffenders.In2014,felonydrugcrimescomprised555jailbedsonanaveragedailybasis.Themoreseriousdrugcrimessuchasdrugsales,manufacturingandtraffickingthatwillnotbeimpactedbyProposition47constituted221ofthatADP.Theremaining334APDin2014arefelonycasesthatcurrentlyqualifyforProposition47,suchassimplepossessionandundertheinfluenceofdrugs.Basedonouranalysisofthefirstsixmonthsof2015,theseProposition47casesnowcompriseanADPof23,nearlya70reductionfrom2014.WhiletheimpactofProposition47willreducepressureonthejail,thelawisstillnewandthesystemisstillrecalibrating.Manyfactorscanimpactjailpopulationsandjailcapacityotherthanthenumberofbookings.Somefelonydrugoffendershavenotyetbeenresentencedandcouldtheoreticallyreturntojailonprobationviolationsandwarrants.Drugoffendersarepronetowarrantsandviolations;withfewerdrugoffendersonfelonyprobation,thereshouldbesomechangesinthisregardovertime.Italsoisnotclearhowthegrowingnumberofmisdemeanantswillimpactthejail.Itwilltakesometimetoknowthecumulativeimpacttojailusage.

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ü Felonydrugbookingsdecreasedby76%andmisdemeanordrugbookingsincreased19%afterProp47

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Also,reducingjailusagedoesnotequatetoemptyjailbeds.Forexample,thejailhashadtomakefederallyimposedearlyreleasesduetocrowding.Asthepopulationdecreases,therearefewerofthesereleases,resultinginmoreindividualsservingtheirfullsentencesand,thus,consumingthebedsfreedupbyProposition47.

ThegraphbelowhelpsillustratethecombinedimpactofProposition47andotherefforts,suchastheProbationDepartment’sefforttoreducetechnicalprobationviolationsonfederallyrequiredreleases.Inthefirstsixmonthsof2015,capacityreleasesdroppedfromnear3,000perquarterin2014to725perquarter.Whilethisdemonstratesthatthejailcontinuestobeovercrowded,italsoreflectsachangingdemandforjailbedsinthecounty,whichwillcontinuetoplayoutaschangesinlengthsofstayandbookingsmovethroughthesystem.

Asfewerdrugusersareinjail,communitieswillfeeltheimpactofsubstanceuseandabuseandtheneedfortreatment.Thesetrendswillrequirethoughtfulpolicyandpracticeresponses,andstrategicuseandexpansionoffederalfundsacrosspublicservicesectorstoeffectivelyaddressthesechanges.

ObservationsandRecommendationsfromJail Data Thisreportprovidesabroadbrushportraitofthejailpopulation.Itprovidesinformationonthechargesatthefrontdoor–whocomesinfornewcrimes–aswellasthosewhocomethroughthesidedoorforotherreasons.Itrevealswho,basedontopcharge,isincustodyonadailybasis.Thisportraitprovidessomeinformationonrecidivism,andmentalhealthpopulations(usingthehousingunitassignedforseriousmentallyillasaproxy).Thisinitialviewofjailusagecaninformadeeperexaminationthatwillenablethecountytoreducejailrecidivismandusagewithsystemicandprogrammaticalternatives.

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Countyleaderswillneedtodeterminehowtoproceed.OfferedbelowareopportunitiesthatprovidesignificantpotentialtoachievethethreegoalsofJ-SCI:buildinglocalworkforcecapacitytoengageindata-drivensystemimprovement;reduceunnecessaryincarcerationthroughthedevelopmentofeffectivealternatives;and,ensurethatpracticesandalternativesarecost-effectivewhilepromotingandmaintainingpublicsafety.Riversidecurrentlyreleasessentencedindividualsduetoafederalmandatethatlimitsovercrowding.Makingappropriatereductionsinjailusagewillalsohelptoensurethatthereisspaceforservingcourtorderedjailsentences.

1. Increasesuccessinthecommunitytoreduce“sidedoor”entries.Some51percentoftheindividualsincustodyonadailybasisaretherefornewcrimes;theother49percentcamethroughthesidedoors–returnedtocustodyforwarrants,technicalsupervisionviolations,courtcommitmentsandholdsbyotheragencies.Thisanalysisofjailrebookingsilluminatesthecumulativeimpactofrepeatedfailureandnon-complianceonthejailpopulation.Withtheexceptionofprobationviolations,whicharediscussedbelow,notenoughisknownaboutthesourceofthesefailuresandtheappropriateresponses.Adeeperdiveintothesedatawouldprovideabetterunderstandingofthereasonsforthischurning,andthepotentialfortargetedstrategiestoreducefailuresandprovidealternativeformsofaccountabilityfornon-criminalactivitiesthatdonotposeimmediatepublicsafetyrisk.Thepotentialforimprovementisgreat,butwillrequirethecommittedinvolvementofmanyagencies,includingthecourts,probation,andbehavioralhealth.

2. Improveprobationsuccessandincreasealternativeresponsestotechnicalviolations.

Technicalprobationviolatorsareasignificantcontributortosidedoorentries.Probationviolatorsgenerated10percentofthejailbeddaysin2014.TheProbationDepartmentwasthefirstagencytoengageintheJ-SCIdata-drivenprocesstoreducetheprobationfailuresthatresultintheseviolations.Technicalprobationviolationsdroppedinthefirstsixmonthsof2015by25percentasthedepartmentfocusedonthisissueaspartoftheJ-SCIinitiative.Additionally,theaveragetimeinjailforprobationviolatorsdroppedfrom28daysto20days.TheProbationDepartmentshouldbesupportedtocontinueitseffortstoreducetechnicalviolationsandincreasealternativesanctionsinthecommunitytodivertmoreprobationviolatorsorreducetheirtimeincustody.Forexample,defenseattorneys,prosecutorsandjudgescouldagreetogiveProbationofficialsdiscretiontoprovidecommunity-baseddiversions,suchastreatmentorrestorativejusticeresponses,fortechnicalviolators.Theswiftandcertainresponseswouldaddressproblembehaviorsandreducedemandsonthecourts,allowingthattimetoberedirectedtomoreseriousmatters.

3. Explorethepotentialtoreducedelaysandexpeditecourthearings.Some65percentoftheindividualsinjailonatypicaldayareinpretrialstatus.Inmatespendingtrialtypicallygetfewornoprograms.Thedatasuggestssignificantefficienciesmightbefoundbymaximizingsuccessfulpretrialreleasesandexpeditingcourtcasesso

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lengthsofstayaredeterminedmorebysentencesthancourtcalendars.Thisapproachalsocreatesopportunitiestodeployevidence-basedprogramsforthosewhowillremainincustodyandagreaterabilitytoprovidecommunity-basedsanctionsandsupervision,includingelectronicmonitoring.RiversideCountyhasahistoryofanoverburdeneddocket.Collaborationamongcourtpractitionerscouldleadtoimprovements.Establishingandsupportingadedicatedteam–includingacourtexpeditorandqualitycontrolanalyst–tomonitorandidentifyefficiencies,suchasreducingunnecessarydelays,willreduceworkloadsandfreeupresources.

4. Maximizetheuseofpre-trialreleasesandprograms.TheimplementationandevaluationofapretrialprogramwiththeassistanceoftheCrimeandJusticeInstituteisoneexampleofthecommitmentandpartnershipthatexistsbetweentheSheriff’sOfficeandtheProbationDepartment.Structureddecisionmakingtoolsandinstrumentsareusedtohelpmakeobjectivedecisionsaboutreleasesandalternatives,includinga“proxy”screenerfollowedbypretrialassessmenttoolandacompasscriminogenicneedsassessment.Thecountycancapturemorebenefitsbyfullydevelopingarobust,right-sizedandefficientpretrialassessmentandreleaseprogram.AnumberofothercountiesoperatesuchprogramsandcaninformRiversideCounty’sefforts.

5. Expandcosteffectivecommunity-basedcustodyalternatives,expandeffectivejailprogramstargetedtoreducejailrecurrenceandconsideranon-ormedium-securefacilityfortransitionalprogramsandprobationviolations.

Forindividualswhoare“citereleased”atbookingandsubsequentlysentenced,theSheriffoperatesarobustworkreleaseprogram,oftenserving2000individualstoworkonflexibledaysatvariousjobsitesinthecommunityasasanctionthroughouttheworkweek,andanoptionofelectronicmonitoringforanadditional200to250individuals.Forthosewhoareheldincustodyaspartoftheirsentence,theCorrectionsDivisionhasbeguntodevelopprogramsrootedinevidence-basedpracticesandtheSupervisedElectronicConfinementProgram(S.E.C.P.)servesapproximately90individuals.Stepsareunderwaytoincentivizeparticipationbygivingpriorityconsiderationfortheelectronicconfinementprogramtograduatesofin-custodyprograms.Still,capacityislimitedto140to180peopleandfederal“kicks”(mandatedreleases)underminetheabilitytoprovideincentivesforparticipation.Currentprogramsreachabout5percentofthetotaldailyjailpopulation.Thelackofprogramspace,thelackofprogramingthattakesplaceinjail,andtheinsufficientreentryplanningshouldbeaconcernfromapublicsafetyperspective,sincethevastmajorityofinmatesreturntothecommunitywithoutbeingadequatelyprepared.Amongtheopportunities:

• IncreasetheSheriff’scurrentjailprogramstoreachmoreinmates.

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• Expandtheuseofelectronicmonitoringandaddmorecasemanagementsupportandsupervisiontoreferandmonitoreducational,vocational,skillbuildingandtreatmentprogramsinthecommunitywhileonelectronicmonitoring.Vocationalsupportandjobplacementisanundevelopedbutpromisingarea.Probationdoesnottraditionallybeginservicesuntilcustodyiscompleted.Butconsistentwithbestreentrypractices,theProbationDepartmenthasimplementedtheTransitionalReentryUnit(TRU)toassesscriminogenicneeds,developreentryplansandlinkoffenderstoappropriateservicesastheytransitionoutofcustody.TheTRUprogramwouldbeanexcellentcomplementtotheelectronicsupervisionprogram.AnotheralternativewouldbetodeveloppositionswithintheSheriff’sdepartmentorthroughcontractswithcommunity-basedorganizationstoprovidecasemanagementservices.Eitherway,thereshouldbecoordinatedpoliciesandprogramstoincentivizeparticipationandmotivationandprovideseamlesstransitionsfromjailtoelectronicmonitoringandfromthecompletionofelectronicmonitoringtoprobationsupervision.Buildingtheseincentivesintothesystemwillimprovethecultureinthejail,motivatepositivechange,improveaccountabilityinthecommunityandreducerecidivism.

• Understandingthatthelackofuseableprogramspaceisalimitingfactor,considerationshouldbegiventodevelopinganonorsemi-securefacilitythatcanmaximizeprogramsthroughareentryfocus.ATransitionalReentryFacility(TRF)hasbeenproposedbytheProbationDepartment,whichcouldbelinkedwiththeTRUprogramforsentencedoffendersandcouldintegratewellwiththeelectronicmonitoringcustodyprogram.Thismodelcouldreducerecidivism;improveemployment,education,andtreatmentoutcomes;and,linkincommunitypartnerstoprovideservices.

Essentiallythereareopportunitiestodevelopandcoordinateprogramsthatintegratewellwithanumberoflessrestrictivesettingsthanasecurejailfacility.Lessrestrictivealternativesarenotonlymorecost-effectivethansecurejailfacilities;theyalsocanbemoreeffectiveinproducingsustainablechangeandrecidivismreduction.

6. Developinterventionstoimprovementalhealthoutcomesandreducejailtimeforthementallyill.

Thedatasystemdoesnotprovideanadequateunderstandingofhowthementallyillpopulationimpactsthejail.Asaproxy,thisstudyuseddatafromthejailunitdedicatedtoindividualswithmentalhealthneedstoestimatejailusage.Basedonthisdata,itappearsthatmentallyilloffendersareincustodyforlongerperiodsoftimeforlessercrimes.Riversideshoulddevelopamorerobustsetofinterventionsformentalhealthpopulations,withaparticularfocusonthosediagnosedwithaseriousmentalillness.Someoptions:

• DevelopbetterdatasystemstomonitorservicesandtrackjailepisodesforoffenderssufferingfromSeriousMentalIllness(SMI)whocyclethroughjail.ThisdatacanbeusedinpartnershipwiththecountyBehavioralHealthDepartmenttodrawdownadditionalfederaldollarsforthosewithmentalhealthandsubstance

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usedisorders.Thiswillalsohelpestablishbaselinestomeasureimprovementsandreductionsinjailepisodes.

• Continuemultidisciplinarystaffinginjailtoensurehighestqualityinterventionsformentalhealthpopulations.

• Developanassertivecasemanagementapproach,suchasForensicAssertiveCommunityTreatment,whichcreatespartnershipsamongprobation,corrections,lawenforcementandwithmentalhealthprofessionalstoreducecriminalsysteminvolvementfortheSMI.Thisprovenstrategycanresultinreducedjaildays,recidivismandanincreaseinfunctioningandstabilityinthecommunity.

7. WorkCollaborativelytobetteraddresssubstanceuseandabuse.Drugoffensesandrelatedcrimesareasignificantdriverofthejailpopulation.Whenlookingfortheunderlyingcrimeforallbookings,31percenthavetraditionallybeenfordrug-relatedcrimesandanumberofothercrimecategoriesmaybeinfluencedbyadrugaddiction,suchaspropertycrimes.Drugoffendersalsohavehadhighratesofrecidivismduetorelapseandcontinueddruguse.

PostProposition47,theseindividualsarespendinglesstimeinjailandmoretimeinthecommunity.Still,itwillbeimportanttoreducetheimpactsofdrugandalcoholabuseonjailusageaswellasthecommunity.BymaximizingfederalDrugMediCaldollarsthroughthe1115waiver,RiversideCountywillbeinabetterpositiontoaddresstheunderlyingissues.Anongoingcollaborativecouldmakesurethefundsareusedforcommunity-basedservicesthatimproveoutcomesforindividualsandreducethecostsassociatedwithre-incarceratingoffenderswithmentalhealthandsubstanceabuseproblems.

8. EstablishdedicatedJ-SCIpositionstoinstitutionalizeandbolstersystemchangeacrosscountydepartmentsandthejudiciary.

Thesuggestionsofferedaboveareelementsofwhatshouldbeasustainedsystemofcontinuousimprovement.Systemimprovementrequiresinformativedata,strategicanalysis,andcollaborationacrossagencies.Sucheffortsrequireamodestinvestmentinorganizationalinfrastructure–afunctionlargelysupportedandresourcedbyCAFwd’sJ-SCIteamoverthelastyear.Thismodestinvestmentiscriticaltoidentifyingandcapturingsignificantopportunitiestoreducecurrentandfuturecostsandimproveresults.Withoutsuchaninfrastructure,improvementeffortsaretypicallylimitedto–andlimitedby–departmentsilos.Theyaretrumpedbythe“urgency”ofdailyeventsthatleadtocostlyremediesbornefromcrisis.Andtheyareoverlydependentonindividualleaders,andthuslosemomentumorarediscontinuedasaresultoftransitionsinleadership.

TheJ-SCIprojectproducedthedatabaseusedforthisanalysis,whichdemonstratesthevalueofadata-basedapproachtoevaluatingtrendsandoutcomes.Thisdatabasecanbematuredanddeployedbythecounty’sdedicatedJ-SCIteam.Thedatasystemcouldbeguidedbyastaffcollaborativeinvolvingthecourts,probation,correctionalstaffandotherkeyagenciessuchasbehavioralandmentalhealth.Thecollaborative,forexample,should

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meetregularlytoreviewinformationwiththecourtexpeditorandqualityassurancemonitor.ThisgroupwouldreporttoandadvisetheJ-SCIExecutiveSteeringCommittee.

ThegoalsoftheJ-SCIteam–tobuildcapacityforcontinuousdata-drivensystemchange,reducejailusagethroughpracticechangeandalternativestoincarceration;and,reduceoverallcostswhilepreservingpublicsafety–canbemanagedsothatoptionslikethosedescribedabovecanbeimplementedinwaysthatreducethecounty’soverallcostsandtoenablepublicresourcestobeusedtoprovidethemaximumpublicbenefit.

ConclusionThisanalysisrevealsanumberofpromisingopportunitiestoaddresschallengesfacingRiversideCounty’scriminaljusticesystem.Manyoftheseopportunitiesinvolvepracticeandpolicychangesthatcanbequicklyimplementedwithmodestinvestmentsthatgeneratenear-termcost-savings.Othersolutionsrequireamoresignificantinvestmentthatifimplementedwellwouldyieldmoresubstantialcostsavingsorcostavoidance,whilereducingrecidivismandjailusage.CaliforniaForwardremainsadedicatedpartnerasRiversideCountymovestothenextexcitingphaseoftheJ-SCI.

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DataAppendexTable1:2014BookingsforNewCrimes,bySeverity,Grouping,andSub-type

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Table2:2014PeopleReleasedbeforeArraignmentfornewCrimes,byCrimeTypeandAgency

*Doesnotincludeagencieswithfewerthan50releases(these150agenciesaccountfor500releases),foratotalof24,037

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Table3:2014ReleaseReason,byseverity

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Table4:AverageDailyPopulationandBookings,byCrimeTypes

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Table5:FelonyReleasesandBedDaysbyDrugCrimeType,2014andfirst6monthsof2015

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TechnicalAppendixMerginganddataManagementProcessThegoalistocreateaflexibledatastructurethatcansummarizeabooking,aswellasanalyzecharges,andcasestatus.Sincemanyofthebookingsincludenumerouspendingandadjudicatedcases,andoftencanhavemultipleholdingauthorities,severalassumptionsweremadetosummarizethebookingsandtakeintoaccountthebookingauthority,thereleasereason,andotherquantitativefactors.Thedevelopmentofthisdatasetused9separatedatatables:

1. BookingHistory

2. In-custodyandOutofCustody

3. FiledCharges

4. BookedCharges

5. ArrestRecord

6. Caseindex

7. ChargeStatus

8. Hold

Thesearelinkedusing5differentidentifiers:• BookingID(BKNUM):Definestheuniqueentryandexitintojail

• PersonID(XREF):Definesthepersonacrossbookings

• Case/CourtID(CasePTR):Thisdefinesthecourtgroupingofcases.Sincesomeonecanbecominginonmultiplecases,itgroupstheminthewaythecourtreceivesthem

Merge1:CombineincustodyandoutofcustodyinmatesonXREFintoonemasterfileMerge2:Bookinghistory,arrest,filedcharges,demographyonBKNUM,CASEPTR,andXREF.

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Merge3:ExtractBookingswherechargeswerebookedonly,butnotfiledandmergeremainderontothefiledchargesinMerge#2.

Merge4:AttachChargeCodesTodeterminethemostseriouscharge(ifanewon-viewcharge),thegloballistofchargesinmergedwithalistofnumericalhierarchiestodeterminerelativeseverity,beyondtheFelony/Misdemeanorlevel.Forexample,ifsomeoneisbookedformurder(FelonyPC187)andshootingatabuilding(FelonyPC246),thenumericalhierarchywouldreturnmurderasthemostseriouscrimewhensummarizingthebooking.AneffortwasmadetoseparateFelonyseverity,butduetothesizeofthetable,misdemeanorsweregroupedtogetheriftheydidnotmatchthelist.Eachchargecodesectioncontainsinformationaboutthenatureofthechargeandseverity.UsingamasterlistfromtheDepartmentofJustice,thisapproachthenappendsinformation

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thatleadstoeasiersummarization.SincechargesareenteredbytheDA/courtsonchargingdocuments,thejailmustusethoseinthesystemaswellasaccountforpastchargelistingandlogic.Theuseofspacing,parenthesis,andtyposcontributetosubstantialvariationwhenmerginglisttogetherbasedonseverity,codesection,andstatutecode.Tocreateasinglerowperbookingandsummarizetheauthorityforthebooking,thefollowinghierarchyisused.

1. AFreshArrestisthebookingreasonifaninmatehasnewon-viewcharges.

2. ACourtCommitmentifthecourtisauthorizingthebooking

3. AHoldifnonewchargesarepresent,suchaswarrantsorparoleholds

4. Otherisusedforvariousbookingsofoutsideagenciesorreasons.

Table6:VariablesAvailableNewVariable VariableDescription InoriginalDataset

CBKNUM UniqueIdentifieroftheBookinginthesystem Y

CXREF UniqueIdentifieroftheInmateinthesystem(?) YFacility LocationofBookingInRiverside Y

Gender Gender YDOB DOB Y

CZIP ZipCodeofInmateBeingBookedin YBookingagency BookingAgencyDescription Y

c_status ChargeStatus Y

Bookingauth BookingReason YFCODE ChargeCode(PC,VC,etc) Y

FSECTION ChargeSection YFCLASS ChargeLevel(F,M) Y

Releasemethod ReleaseReason Y

r_date ReleaseDateofinmateforthebooking Yb_date BookingintoFacilityDate Y

s_date SentenceDateonthecharge YAGYCASENO AGENCYCASENUMBER Y

CIDXCASENUM COURTCASENUMBER YArraigned Wasthepersonarraignedincustody? Y

Releasecat ReleasedTypesmappedto7Categories Created

Bookingcat BookinginTypesmappedto5Categories CreatedAgency_cat BookingAgencyTypesmappedto7Categories Created

status_cat ReleasedTypesmappedto7Categories CreatedAgeatbooking BookingintoFacilityDateminusDOB Calculated

LOS ReleaseDateminusBookingDate Calculatedcharge_id DerivedUniqueIDforeachCharge Createdb_charge_count CountofChargesoneachbooking CalculatedHighcharge HighestChargeSeverityforeachBookingacrossCharges Calculated

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Table7:BookingReasons

JIMSBookingReason Type BookingCategoryBailsurrender–onview FrontDoor FreshArrestChildcustodycourtservices SideDoor Other(Transfers/Witness/ETC)Court SideDoor CourtCommitmentFugitivewarrant SideDoor HoldMaterialwitness SideDoor Other(Transfers/Witness/ETC)On-view FrontDoor FreshArrestOut-of-countywarrant SideDoor HoldRiversidewarrant SideDoor HoldSentencedcourtcommit SideDoor CourtCommitmentTransportationcourtorder SideDoor Other(Transfers/Witness/ETC)Un-sentencedcourtcommit SideDoor CourtCommitmentHold(spar,ice,etc) SideDoor Hold

TechnicalViolationsViolationType MethodProbation PC1203.2onlyandBookingtypeison-

viewParole PC3056onlyandBookingtypeison-viewPRCSviolation PC3456onlyandbookingtypeison-viewPRCSflash PC3454or3455andbookingtypeison-

view

BookingCategories Hierarchy

FreshArrest 1Hold 2CourtCommitment 3Other(Transfers/Witness/ETC) 4

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Table8:ReleaseReasonsJIMSReleaseReason CategoryBailbond Bail/pre-trialreleaseBookedinerror OtherCashbail Bail/pre-trialreleaseCitation Timeserved/feespaid/citationCiteoutofCo.warrant Timeserved/feespaid/citationCourtorder Courtorderedrelease/chargedismissal/nopcCourtrelease Courtorderedrelease/chargedismissal/nopcCreditfortimeserved Timeserved/feespaid/citationCYA(releasedto) TransfertoanotheragencyCYA(sent.To) TransfertoanotheragencyDeceased OtherEarlyrelease Timeserved/feespaid/citationFederalCRTorder CapreleaseFTAweekender OtherHoldcleared HoldreleaseHold(spar,ice,etc) HoldreleaseLackofprobablecause Courtorderedrelease/chargedismissal/nopcNotarraigned/pc825 Courtorderedrelease/chargedismissal/nopcOwnrecognizance Bail/pre-trialreleasePc821/822 HoldreleasePc849 Courtorderedrelease/chargedismissal/nopcReleasetootheragency TransfertoanotheragencyStatehospital TransfertoanotheragencyStateprison TransfertoanotheragencyTimeserved Timeserved/feespaid/citationUSborderpatrol TransfertoanotheragencyUnknown OtherCountyParole OtherEscape(temp.Rel.Statusfor90days) OtherSignout OtherSecuredelectronicconfinementprogram Other

ReleaseCategories Transfertoanotheragency TimeServed/FeesPaid/Citation Bond/Pre-trialRelease CourtOrderedRelease/Charge

Dismissal

Other HoldRelease CapRelease

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Table9:ChargeCodeMappingExample-FieldsinItalicscomefromJIMS

Severity OffenseGrouping OffenseType Hierarchy Code Section DescriptionF NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11352(B)X2 TRSPF/SALESSTHAN1OZF NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11352(C) TRSPF/SA1KILO(2.2LB)F NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11352.1(A) DISPENSEDRUGW/OLICF NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11352A TRSPF/SALESSTHAN1OZF NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11353X2 USINGMINORFORSALEF NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11353.1(1) SELLDRUGSNEARSCHOOLF NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11353.1(A)(2) SALESW/IN1000FTSCHL

F NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11353.6(B)SALECONTRSUBNEARSCHO

F NarcoticsandDrugs OtherDrugLawViolations 59900 H&S 11354(A)MINRGVNARCSUBSMINOR

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(A) POSSCONCENTCANNABISF NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(A)(1) POSSCONCENTCANNABIS

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(B)POSSMARIJ28.5GMLW/P

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(B)(1)POSSMARIJ28.5GMLW/P

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(B)(2) POSSMARIJ

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(C)POSSMARIJ0/1OZ/28.5GR

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357(D)ADLTPOSSMARIGRNDSSCH

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357A POSSCONCENTCANNABIS

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11357BPOSSMARIJ28.5GMLW/P

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11358(A)CUL/MARIJ(50-199PLANTS)

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11359X3 POSSMARIJFORSALEF NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11359X4 POSS/SALE/TRANSMARIJF NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11359X2 POSS/SALE/TRANSMARIJF NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11359(A) POSS/SALE/TRANSMARIJF NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11359(B) POSS/SALE/TRANSMARIJ

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11359(F)POSSMARIJUANA/HASHSALE

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11360APOSS/SALE/TRANSOFMARIJ

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11360(A)POSS/SALE/TRANSOFMARIJ

F NarcoticsandDrugs Marijuana 58400 H&S 11360(A)X2POSS/SALE/TRANSOFMARIJ

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TechnicalRecommendations1. Compileandmaintainananalytic“datadictionary”toaidanalysisand

interpretation.Adatadictionarydescribeshowoperationaldataisinterpreted,thenusedinaggregatetodescribethejailsystem.Thiswillcreateaunifiedviewofthejailsystem’soperationaldatawhichwillaidininterpretation.Thiswillalsopromoteacommonsetoftermsforbasicjailmanagementamountsandcountythatcanbeusedacrossthecounty.Further,itwillprovideaframeworkforagreeingoncategoriesandtypesofbookingsandreleases.Thetechnicalappendixlaysoutthedatastructure,queryandorganizingprinciplesusedforthisinitiallyreport.

2. ImplementaRiversidecountychargecodetabletomapchargesandcrimeconsistentlyatthepointofentryintothejailmanagementsystem.Sincethejailmustenterchargesastheyaregiventothematthepointofbookingorfiling,havingthecountyuseasinglelistofchargeswillhelponpartofthesystemincleaningandmaintainchargedata.Thismasterlistcanthenincludeattributesabouteachcharge,suchascrimetype,relativeseriousness,orotherdescriptiveinformationthatwillaidanalysisinanautomatedway.

3. Developapproachestomergeandshareuniquecountyidentifiertotrackpeopleacrosscountysystems.CommonidentifierssuchasCIIcanbeusedtounderstandwhatresourcesoffendersusethroughouttheRiversidesystem.Althoughmanualdatacollectioncandothesamepurpose,itislaborintensiveandnoteasilydonewithacountyofRiverside’ssize.Bookingidentifiersmaybetheeasiestwaytoshareinformation.

4. Usedata“freezes”tolookatthehistoricaldatausingaconsistentmultipurposedataset.Byusinghistoricalbookingandreleasedata,jailmanagerscanlookdatathatallowsforconsistentmeasurement.Afreezewouldincludeallbookingsthathavebeenclosedorreleased,aswellasthosethatarecurrentlyincustody.

5. Developasingledaysnapshotofthein-custodypopulation.Sinceabookingandreleasefileonlytellspartofthestoryofthejail,amorenuancedviewwouldinvolvethejailpopulationsstatusonagivenday,suchassentenced/un-sentenced,housingunits,andcourthearingstatus.Ideally,thissnapshotwouldbeautomatedtocreateanongoingarchiveforanalysis

6. Developbaselineorconsistentreportstomonitorprogress,andstandingteamtoanalyzeanddiscuss.Developingateamthatroutinelygoesoverreports,assuresqualityofdata,andthenmatchesdatareportswithoperationalrealitiesgivesjailmanagementanongoingresourcetostandardizereportsandinformationtoleadership,andbetterusesstafftimeinstandardizingreportexpectations.Standardreportingthenallowsforautomation.

7. Createindicatorsformentalhealthandserviceneedsusingexistingdiagnostictools.Withtheuseofpre-trialtoolsandotherbehavioralhealthdiagnostics,thereisbetterabilitytoaccuratelypredictandmanagetheneedsofbehavioralhealthissues.Thisdatadoesn’tneedtobeusedforcasemanagement,butinsteadinaggregateforms.

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8. Developasecondarydatabaseofprogramreferralsrunbythejail.Sincenotallprogramreferralssuchasworkrelease,orotherpartnershipswithagenciesare“released”fromsheriffcustodyadministratively,itisdifficulttotelltheeffectsofusingtoolssuchasEMorworkfurloughinthedata.

9. Developanindictorusingadateorotherflagtoindicatesomeonechangingstatusfromun-sentencedtosentenced.Theexistingdatasetdoesn’thaveawaytoclearlydifferentiatesomeone,whileincustody,movesfromawaitingadjudicationtoasentencedperson.Thismakesitchallengingtoclearlydifferentiatethechangeinlegalstatus,whichcanmeandifferentpolicyoptions.Althoughjailmanagerscanlookatanindividualandseetheirstatusonagivendaybytallying,aggregatehistoricaldataisusuallyonlyabletolookatoffendersstayatthepointofentry(bookingauthority)andthepointofexit(releasereason).Althoughdateflagsdoexistforcertaincharges,themovementofsomeonefromun-sentencedtosentencedwouldbeabetterindicatorsinceaninmatemayhavemultiplecasespending.

10. DevelopanindicatorofProbationstatusattimeofbookings,eitherfortechnicalviolationorwithnewcrimesattached.Thecurrentsetupmakesitdifficulttoconsistentlyidentifyviolationssincetherecanbemultipleflagsoridentifiers,suchasa1203.2withanewcrime,a1203.2along,orsomeonecominginonawarrantattachedtoaprobationviolation.Thiswouldalsoincludetheunderlyingcrimefortheviolator,whichwouldrequireabetterinformationanddatasharingbetweenprobationandtheSherriff’soffice.