Indiana’s Justice Reinvestment Advisory CouncilJANE SEIGEL , INDIANA OFFICE OF COURT SERVICES

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council•Created by HEA 1006 (2015)

•Statutory purposes◦ Review and evaluate local corrections, county jails, probation◦ Processes used by DOC and DMHA in awarding grants◦ Meet as necessary to review grant applications, grants awarded, and future programming

•9 statutory members◦ Represent state and local entities◦ Chaired by executive director of Indiana Office of Court Services

•Annual reports posted by October 1◦ JRAC website

•Subcommittees for data and legislation

Justice Reinvestment Advisory CouncilJRAC main focus areas:

❖ Community Supervision grants—DOC❖Eligible to community corrections, probation, prosecutor diversion, jail treatment

❖Collaboration plans

❖ Recovery Works—DMHA

❖ Legislation

❖ Data Collection

❖ Stakeholder communication and collaboration

Justice Reinvestment Advisory CouncilCommunity Supervision Grants

•FY 16—$5M to 54 counties

•FY 17—$20M to 78 counties◦ $500K for 1 time projects◦ $1.2M for EBDM pretrial

•FY 18—$25M to 83 counties◦ Requests totaled $30.6M

•Funding provides a long-term investment in criminal justice reform

Justice Reinvestment Advisory CouncilRecovery Works

•DMHA’s voucher system to deliver mental health and addiction services to felons

•Providers must be qualified through DMHA

•Referral to service made by criminal justice partners◦ Courts, probation, community corrections, jails

•Phase I evaluation → IU Center for Criminal Justice Research

Justice Reinvestment Advisory CouncilLegislation

•Drafted and supported statutory amendments◦ IC 33-38-9.5-2 (Data collection)◦ IC 11-12-2-4 (Collaboration plan)◦ IC 12-23-19-1 & 2 (Recovery Works pilot for misdemeanants)◦ IC 35-38-3-3(d) [commitment of Level 6 felons to DOC]

•Testimony to General Assembly◦ House Courts and Criminal Code Committee◦ Senate Criminal Law Committee◦ Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council Data Collection

•Partnership with EBDM and Management Performance Hub

•Jail population survey◦ In partnership with Sheriffs Association

•Abstracts of Judgment◦ Important for county reimbursement from DOC

Justice Reinvestment Advisory CouncilCollaboration Plans

•Each county required to submit a collaboration plan that details collaboration between probation, community corrections, and other funded criminal justice partners

•Counties are in various stages of collaboration and many have embraced the opportunity to share resources, avoid duplication of services and develop a county vision of community supervision

•Plans important in grant application review process

Thanks for the invitation to speak!

Contact information:

jane.seigel@courts.in.gov

317-232-1313

Angie Boarman- Forensic Treatment Program ManagerFSSA – Division of Mental Health & Addiction

Overview

• Background and why

• Eligibility

• Referral process

• Current numbers

• Covered Services

• Pilots

House Enrolled Act 1006

• Support services for those without insurance coverage who are involved in the criminal justice system (see eligibility checklist)

• Intended specifically to support individuals in the community

• Two funding priorities: Pre- Incarceration Diversion and Post-Incarceration Re-Entry

Eligibility

• Individual is at least 18 YO

• Resident of Indiana

• Taxable income does not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Level – 1 = $24,120; 2 = $32,480; 3= $40,840; 4 = $49,200; 5 = $57,560

• Individual is currently involved in the criminal justice system with a felony charge or prior felony conviction

Referral Process

Current Numbers

• 21,154 unique clients enrolled in all 92 counties

• $8,654,670 spent on client services only in SFY 2018, with $20,979,073 total

• 70 active providers, with a total of 102 total (69% participation)

• Age range is 18-79; will high concentration in 20-29 and 30-39

• More males and than females: 68% vs 32%

• All races

• All family situations; both single and with dependents

• Primary diagnosis: 78% CA, 22% SMI

• If CA: Alcohol, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Heroin, Other Opiates

Currently Enrolled by County

Covered Services

• Individual, Family, and Group Therapy (SU and MH)

• Individual, Family, and Group Skills Training and Development

• Case Management

• Detoxification

• Medication Evaluation, Training and Support

• Medication Assisted Treatment

• Recovery Residency

• Residential Treatment

• Supportive Employment

• Community Support

Services (i.e. Peer services)

• Recovery Supports

• Transportation

Pilot Projects

• Jail ReEntry Services

• Forensic Peer Services in Behavioral Health Courts

Jail Re-Entry Services

• 17 Counties – Porter, Starke, Elkhart, Vermillion, Vigo, Sullivan, Grant,

Blackford, Boone, Hendricks, Hancock, Shelby, Monroe, Lawrence, Bartholomew, Scott, Clark

• Can provide an assessment, up to 10 hours per week of Group Skills Training and Development; 2 hours per week of Case Management; 2 hours per week of Peer Recovery Support Services

• Intent is to provide services 90-days pre-release to get clients/inmates ready for reentry and to engage in services early.

Forensic Peer Services

• 9 Counties – Marion, Monroe, Grant, St. Joseph, Vanderburgh, Vigo,

Madison, Hamilton, Dearborn,

• Certified Peer Specialist has received additional training in working with Forensic population

• Can provide peer services and make connection to treatment provider for additional services

• Intent is to provide a peer among the court team to act as an advocate and guide for the client

Comments or Questions?

Contact Information

• Recovery Works Team: Recovery.Works@fssa.IN.gov

• Website: www.RecoveryWorks.fssa.IN.gov

• Angie: Angela.Boarman@fssa.IN.gov

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Thank You!

Indiana Evidence Based Decision Making Initiative

• Based on National Institute of Corrections EBDM framework

• A process to improve criminal justice outcomes

• State team of CJ stakeholders

Indiana EBDM History

• 2010: Grant County selected as EBDM site

• 2015: Indiana and six counties selected as planning sites

• 2016: Indiana and 11 counties selected as implementation sites:

– Allen, Bartholomew, Grant, Hamilton, Hendricks, Jefferson, Monroe, Porter, St. Joseph, Starke, Tipton

Indiana EBDM Vision: A Safer, Healthier Indiana

State team change targets:

– Data

– Mental health

– Risk reduction strategies

– Behavior responses

– Professional development

– Pretrial

Pretrial Pilot Project • All 11 counties are pilots

• Criminal Rule 26 in effect for pilot sites, statewide January 1, 2020

• Pilots activities guided by legal and evidence based practices, practices vary by county

• State EBDM team and Supreme Court Pretrial Committee monitoring pilot project

• National Institute of Corrections provides TA to state and local teams

Pilot Site Activities

• All using IRAS-PAT

• In varied states of implementation:

– Court reminder systems

– Pretrial supervision

– Defense counsel/state and initial hearing

• Pilots funded by DOC and Supreme Court to implement projects

Data Collection and Research

• All pilots collecting data

• State EBDM team working on options for consistent data collection across sites

• Jail data a challenge

• IUPUI SPEA conducting evaluation

• Results will inform CR 26 statewide implementation

Sample Pretrial Release Matrix

Questions?