2015Sheriff’s Office

Annual Report

SHERIFF Kent Wilkening

CHIEF DEPUTY Chris Dybevick

SERGEANT Jay Clarke

INVESTIGATORS Ryan Kruger

Lonnie Roloff

K-9 DEPUTY Dustin Roemeling

DEPUTIES Kristi Liepold

Melissa Einck

Michael Schei

Chad Kempema

Markus Murphy

Bob Munkel

Scott Simpson

Kenny Willers P/T

Colby Palmersheim P/T

Lee Meinders P/T

Tyler Rogers P/T

Kent Wilkening, Sheriff

Nobles County Sheriff’s Office1530 Airport Rd, Suite 100Worthington MN 56187

2015 Sheriff ’s Office Budget Breakdown$1,957,152.00

Salarires, Wages, Overtime, Benefits; 970,666.00

Transportation, Travel & Maintenance-Repair Services; 125,000.00

General Supplies,

Uni-forms, Equip-ment;

143,500.00

Equip-ment

Revolv-ing;

91,500.00

Dispatch and Records; 393,080.00

Security Ex-

pences/Commu-nication; 36,500.0

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Buffalow Ridge Task Force; 154,155.00

Misc. Expences/Armor System; 37,575.00

2015 Jail Budget Breakdown$1,892,583.00

1,399,883.00

12,000.00

150,000.00

170,000.00

25,400.008,500.00

43,800.00

46,000.0021,000.00 16,000.00 Salaries, Wages, Overtime &

Benefits

Transportation, Travel, Maintenance & Repairs

Medical & Physiatric Services

Purchaced Services

Communications

Training Expencese

General Supplies/Uniforms Misc. Equip.

Jail Canteen

Misc. Other Expences

Equipment Revolving

Nobles County Contract Towns

A monthly report is done and sent to the city with information such as:

Number of hours worked within the city for the month

Number of, and a list of, the calls taken for the month

Number of warnings issued for the month

Number of tickets issued for the month

Number of arrests made for the month

The Sheriff’s Office has a contract to provide Law Enforcement Services to these communities. We provide a minimum of 4 hours per week of patrol. We also enforce city ordinances and state statutes. These communities pay $35.00 per hour for this service. We average 8 to 12 hours per week between patrolling and taking calls.

Town Mayor City Office Number

Bigelow Brad Meester 507-683-2441

Brewster Randy Schmitz 507-842-5936

Ellsworth Tasha Domeyer 507-967-2373

Round Lake Doug Knuth 507-945-8128

Rushmore Gregg Harberts 507-478-4338

Wilmont Rebecca Remakel 507-926-5235

5,084 Calls For Service in 2015

Additional Duties Preformed by the Sheriff’s Office490 Issued Burn Permits

210 Issued Permits to Purchase Guns

287 Issued Permits For Conceal Carry Permits

The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for providing law enforcement services for 723 square miles of Nobles County which includes approximately 22,000 residents, 20 townships, 15

communities and 11 lakes.

January

February

March

AprilMay June

July

August

Septem

ber

October

November

December

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516

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5084

2015 Patrol Statistics

Acciden

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Injury

Acciden

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ity

Alarms

Animal

Complaints

Assaults

Burglari

es

Contract

Town CADS

Civil M

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ons

Civil P

roces

s Serv

ices

Domestic D

isputes

Drug Court

Probation Check

sDWI's

Emerg

ency

911 Calls

Fire/R

escue C

alls

Homicides

Public Assi

sts

Suspicio

us Peo

ple/Tre

spass

Traffic T

ickets

Welfare

Checks

11539 2 33

13617 29

1823

40

1020

51 103 69

360

1011

294

127230

75

2015 Partol Statistics

General Investigation Stats

Mis-de-

meanor Cases

Gross Misd. Cases

Felony Cases

Arrests

010

2030

4050

60

18

23

53

29

2015

Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force Stats For 2006-2015

Community Policing Report

The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office is involved in many community activities throughout the county. The activities include, but are not

limited to:

Attending and assisting with every town celebration in Nobles County which includes Bigelow Swampy Days, Brewster Fun Days, Ellsworth Family Fun Days, Round lake Sun & Fun Days,

Adrian Christmas in July & Mardi Gras, Worthington King Turkey Days & Windsurfing Regatta. The Sheriff’s Office participates in the parades, assists with traffic, polices the dances and

provides use of its’ command trailer

Attending city council meetings and fire meetings in our contract towns

County wide business security checks and notifications to business owners that their establishments were checked and found secure

Participating in the Nobles County Fair each year with a manned Sheriff’s booth and a theme that displays educational materials for the public

Teaching the D.A.R.E program to three school districts in Adrian, Ellsworth & Brewster

Provide K-9 services to all schools for security and drug searches. Also provide county wide K-9 demonstrations for service groups

Assisting bicycle riders and proving traffic control for the annual Worthington Regatta Bike Ride

Do a weekly radio show (Cop Talk) to keep residents of Nobles County informed on current topics, trends, and activities within the Sheriff’s Office

Participate in the MN Cornerstone Drug Court program

Hours Worked Warnings

Issued Tickets Issued Arrests

Made DWI's Towed Vehicles Milage

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127.5 17610 10 8 12

2867

2015

Minnesota TZD in the states cornerstone traffic safety program, employing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths on Minnesota roads. The TZD program team works in the partnership with community and corridor groups to improve the traffic safety of a designated area.

The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office has been part of TZD for 15 years, and we see it as a benefit to the safety of our County and its residents.

Boat and Water Stats

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orked

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Snowmobile Stats

Operations for the boat and water program and the snowmobile program are paid for with state funded grants.

NOTE: The Sheriff by state statute is required to patrol all lakes in the county and to respond to all calls for service on all bodies of water within the county.

Nobles County Sheriff ’s Office Vehicle Fleet

2004 Chevy Pick-up Seized in 2010-DWI Unmarked-General Use/Boat Patrol

2008 Chevy Impala Unmarked-Investigator

2009 Chevy Impala Marked Squad Chief Deputy

2009 Chevy Impala Marked Spare Squad

2010 Ford F-150 Marked Spare Squad

2010 Chevy Impala Marked Squad For Jail transport

2011 Ford F-150 Out of Service To Be Auctioned

2011 Ford F-150 Out of Service To Be Auctioned

2012 Chevy Impala Marked Squad

2012 Chevy Impala Marked Squad

2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUV Marked Squad

2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUV Marked Squad

2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUV Unmarked Squad

2013 F-150 Unmarked Squad

2013 Ford Van Marked For Jail Transport

2014 F-150 Marked Squad

2014 Ford Police Interceptor SUV Marked Squad

2014 Ford Police Interceptor SUV Unmarked Squad

2015 Ford Police Interceptor SUV Marked Squad

2007 Alumicraft Boat Bought with Grant Money Boat & Water Patrol

2012 Sea Doo Jet Ski Bought with Grant Money Boat & Water Patrol

32 ft. Command Trailer Donated by Federal Gov. Crime Scene and Community Use

12 Enclosed Trailer Seized from a Drug Arrest Multipurpose Use

2004 Snowmobile Purchased with Grant Money Patrol Snowmobile Trails

Programs & Services The Sheriff’s Office implemented a court room security initiative. One deputy positon was

added to the Sheriff’s Office to provide constant court room security. A deputy is on scene both before persons enter the court rooms and during the proceedings, making our court rooms a safe environment.

The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for all court bailiff requirements for all trials.

The Sheriff’s Office has two deputies as members of a joint, city/county Emergency Tactical Response Team.

The Sheriff’s Office has one deputy assigned to the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force that covers four counties in southwestern Minnesota.

The Sheriff’s Office general investigator is part of a tri- state investigation team that shares and compares information to help solve crimes.

The Sheriff’s Office is an active member of the Minnesota South Central Investigator Coalition which conducted several prostitution stings resulting in dozens of arrests.

The Sheriff’s Office has one K-9 officer and trained Drug Recognition Expert.

The Sheriff’s Office implemented a prescription drug take back program in 2011, and continues to operate it today. The program allows persons to safely dispose of unwanted medications at no cost.

The Sheriff’s Office has an improved booth at the Nobles county fair this year with a safety theme, including displays and informational handouts.

The Sheriff’s Office sponsors and participates in the “Safe Cab” program. We partner with the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce, Doll Distributing and Worthington Taxi to provide safe free rides home from deputies on New Year’s Eve and Turkey Day.

The Sheriff’s Office made huge strides in the planning and implementation of Project Lifesaver which is a tracking program for people with cognitive disorders.

The Sheriff’s Office participates in Toward Zero Death patrols, which focuses on safe roads by enforcing alcohol and seatbelt violations.

Nobles County Jail Mission Statement

“It is the purpose of the Nobles County Jail to provide for the public safety of the citizens of Nobles County and the surrounding areas by maintaining a facility that provides a clean, safe, secure, humane and cost-efficient environment in which to house offenders while seeing to their rights and needs.”

As dedicated professionals, we shall;

Follow the highest standards set by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Minnesota State Statutes, and the Constitution of the United States of America.

Use our resources effectively, recognizing the need to minimize the financial burden to the citizens of Nobles County.

Ensure that the individuals within the facility, whether inmate, visitor, or staff is treated justly and fairly and they are not subjected to physical, psychological, or emotional abuse or danger.

Use a standardized classification system that determines an individual’s proper placement in the facility. Offenders will be provided with the basic human needs and the opportunity for self-improvement through programming based on classification and motivation. Everyone will be provided with detailed explanation of all facility rules and will be held accountable for their behavior, which will be managed through the use of proven supervision techniques.

Practice aggressive recruitment of staff and provide continuous training to maintain a high skill level throughout the facility.

We will create an environment of open communication on all levels so that no idea will go unheard, and we will promote safety by maintaining control of our facility.

“We shall, as part of the community, promote mutual respect and involvement of all our citizens.”

Nobles County Jail Staff

JAIL ADMINISTRATOR Monette Berkevich

SERGEANTS Aaron AhlersGreg Wallace Dan Bosman Adam Bohrer

PROGRAM COORDINATOR Ryan Como

CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS Joseph WelnetzSarah Gertsema Carrie PalmerAnthony VetschStacy DavisMichelle LoweJeremy KorverJennifer Hinsch Shaun WahlDan EasterdayLaura GarciaBrian TerharkJulia McCaslinMara SchroerLucky SayveoDerek Hillesheim

NON-CUSTODY STAFF Amy Riihl Jail Nurse- MEnD Correctional Health Caren Vaske Food Service Manager CBM Food ServiceJanet Grau Food Service

General Information

The approved capacity of the NCJ is 80.

The NCJ is a class three facility defined as a secure detention facility used to confine sentenced inmates for a time not to exceed any limits set by Minnesota Statutes, and adult pre-trial and pre-sentenced detainees indefinitely.

The NCJ can hold juvenile offenders up to the limits prescribed by Minnesota statute.

Adults:Total booking was 807 men and 181 women for a total of 988.Total days confined was 14949.36 men and 1451.71 women 763.32 unknown for a total of 17164.39.The average daily population was 40.96 men and 3.98 women 2.09 unknown for a total 47.03The average days confined was 18.52 men and 8.02 women for a total of 17.37

Juveniles:Total bookings was 6 males 0 females for a total of 6Total days confined was 5.73 males 0 females for a total of 5.73The average daily population was .02 males. 0 femalesAverage days confined was .96 males females for a total of .96%

Inmate Fees and Reimbursements

Nobles County collects fees from inmates including, pay to stay, medical reimbursement, booking fees, drug testing fees, and reimbursements for damages.

Fees billed in 2015 $75,741 Payments received in 2015 $40,781.14

Note: Payments received in 2015 may have been from subsequent years.

Boarding

Nobles County currently has boarding contracts with Immigration (ICE), The MN Department of Corrections and Rock County.

There was a total of 17170 man days in 2015. Of those 8997 were billable to 8 different agencies in 2015. The graph below demonstrates usage by agency.

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Inmate Days

Nobles Big Stone

Cottonwood DOC ICWC

DOC W/R DOC HOF

DOC 3/4 Hold ICE

Jackson Martin

Rock

Programs

The Nobles County Jail has developed the following list of in-house program opportunities:

AA – weekly Adult Basic Education (ABE) – three times a week Bible study in English – two times a week Bible study in Spanish – weekly Bingo – monthly Sunday Church – weekly Parenting Classes – offered four times in 2015 Anger Management – offered two times in 2015 Library – twice a week Treatment – two sessions per week in 2015 Commissary – orders placed daily, arrive once a week. Snack packs offered daily. Recreation – daily Yoga – two sessions per month, program began January 2015. Celebrate Recovery – weekly X-Box – weekly depending on room availability, program began March 2015. Public Library – monthly, program began March 2015.

Adult Basic Education (ABE): is coordinated with School District 518 at a cost of $4,500.00 a year, which covers both ABE and Parenting classes. ABE classes are held in the jail classroom 6 hours per week.

20 inmates participated in ABE in 2015. Students achieved 6 level advancements in 2015.

Parenting Classes: offered four times in 2015. Both incarcerated and non-incarcerated participants are allowed into the program if sentenced to participate.

9 inmates completed the program in 2015.

Treatment: In March 2015, a partnership with Nobles County Jail and New Beginnings began offering Treatment in jail again. This partnership allows qualified inmates to participate in substance abuse treatment during incarceration, and continue treatment and after care when they are released.

26 inmates attended Treatment in 2015. 458 hours of treatment provided. 18 average hours of treatment provided per inmate.

Anger Management: is offered two times per year at a cost of $300 per session. Both incarcerated and non-incarcerated participants are allowed into the program.

12 inmates completed Anger Management in 2015.

Work Release: is available to inmates who have been sentenced, and have or are able to find employment.

The fee for work release is $126.00 a week. $ 10,080.00 was collected for work release fees in 2015.

Community Service: Work opportunities for sentenced inmates are available through the Sentence to Service work crew operated by Community Corrections. In-house opportunities are available for inmates who are not eligible for the work crew.

3146 work hours were performed by inmates; this number includes both in-house and work crew hours in 2015.

Institution Community Work Crew (ICWC): is a Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) program. NCJ houses inmates participating in the program. DOC administers the daily operations of the ICWC crew.

There were 14 ICWC crewmembers in 2015 housed in NCJ.

Inmate Services

Canteen: is provided through Stellar Services LLC, a mail order system that allows inmates to order allowable items not provided by the jail.

This service generated approximately $7520.00 in commissions.

Inmate Phone Service: is provided by Reliance Telephone.

This service generated approximately $9602.00 of revenue

Medical

MEnD Correctional Care is the provider. The monthly cost of the service is $11752.88. Some of the services provided include:

40 hours of nursing 24/7/365 on call services for medical and mental health services Medical Director In-house clinic visits In-house mental health visits Clinic supervision Staff training

Inmates Seen by Medical Year-To-Date

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Cost Savings of In-House Treatment

These are treatment modalities performed in the jail clinic by the medical provider and include approximate costs of these services if they were to occur at an outside clinic setting instead of the jail. In other words, they are savings the county has received with MEnD in place. These are estimated costs and are very conservatively priced at $200 per visit. Real savings are expected to be far more.

Please note, that chemical withdrawal visits and suicide/special precaution visits include the number of patients that were seen by the jail nurses and the medical provider(s). These visits often result in special treatments and/or precautions as indicated by protocol and by discussion with the medical provider who may not be in the building. Suicide/Special Precaution visits are conservatively priced at $200 per visit. Chemical Withdrawal visits are conservatively priced at $800 per visit, which is far below the average price of a detox stay for a jail inmate.

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Food ServicesNCJ is contracted with CBM managed food services. One full-time food services manage/cook and one full-time cook with a vacant part-time cook that provide services from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm seven days a week. There was 55387 meals were served in 2015.

CBM has three licensed dieticians on staff that review all menu’s to ensure therapeutic, diets are available and meet all nutrition standards.

All staff is fully trained in food safety, equipment use, personal hygiene and grooming standards, safety rules, managing special diets, proper labeling and storage of food, chemical use and security.

The kitchen manager maintains a clean properly maintained kitchen facility. She works closely with jail staff, food service staff, and her corporate office to ensure seamless service.

To her credit we have never had a time when meals were delayed due to food service staff absence.

Transport ServicesThe NCJ did 154 transports in 2015. Transport services include: criminal, civil, adult and juvenile matters.

Staff logged approximately 38012 miles for an average of 247 miles per trip.

The NCJ have two transport vehicles: A van that has been custom fitted with a cage that is capable of transporting several

inmates with different classifications and separation needs at the same time. A retired squad car for local one person transports.

Drug CourtThree NCJ members serve on the Drug Court Team. One of the members attends every drug court meeting every other Wednesday.

Staff completed approximately 2,500 UA tests for drug court in 2015. Additional duties include preparing confirmation tests for the Lab, writing report ail staff actively participates by performing random drug testing, confirmation testing, and reporting results.

Statewide Development Opportunities

Jail AcademyIn response to MN Rules Governing Adult Detention Facilities concerning training of new correctional staff in very specific topics the “Academy” was born. Recognizing that specialized training was difficult for most Sheriff’s Offices because of lack of uniform training standards, curriculums, qualified trainers and organized evaluation methods the MN Sheriff’s Association took the leadership role in developing an academy. A committee was formed made up of correctional professionals across the state to develop lesson plans identify professionals in the field to become trainers, coordinate the development and operation of the academies. Nobles County has been an active member on this committee from the beginning.

The NCJ has had 2 graduates in 2015 who received training in the following areas:

First-line Supervisors Training Interpersonal Communication Gangs and Threat Groups Medication Delivery Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Use of Force Inmate Supervision Inmate Con Games Social Cultural Lifestyles Report Writing Conducting Searches Infection Control Suicide Awareness Medical Emergencies

Five staff have been trained to be trainers for the academy.

As a result of NCJ staff involvement with this project we were able to convert an estimates 68 hours of their time into training credit to be used for other MSA sponsored training in 20154.

Jail Administrator’sConference Committee

This year NCJ has a member on the Jail Administrators Conference Committee. This member will work with other Corrections Professionals from around the state to develop a training curriculum for Sheriff’s, Jail Administrators and other seniors Correctional Professionals around the state. This assignment offers a unique opportunity for professional development by encouraging staff to network with other agencies who share the same challenges and often new understanding.

West Central/5th DistrictCorrectional Officers Conference

NCJ has been an active participant in developing and organizing meaningful training opportunities for veteran staff. Two identical conferences are held each year sponsored and hosted by the West Central and the 5th District Jail Administrator’s Associations. We have been able to send staff on a biannual basis. This allows line staff the opportunity to attend quality training while networking with their peers. In 2015, 280 correctional officers around the state attended these conferences nine were from the NCJ.