FY 2016 17 MOE Budget April 2016 Presented by: Brendon Woods, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FY 2016 – 17 MOE Budget April 2016

Presented by: Brendon Woods, Public Defender

To zealously protect and defend the rights

• f our clients through compassionate and

inspired legal representation of the highest quality, in pursuit of a fair and unbiased system of justice for all.

The Public Defender is the primary defense attorney for indigent individuals accused of crimes or

• therwise facing

potential incarceration or loss of liberty. For these individuals, legal representation at public expense is mandated by the:

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US Constitution

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CA Constitution

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County Charter

If the Public Defender has a legal or ethical conflict of interest the case is referred to the Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP), which operates pursuant to a contract administered by the County Administrator. The Indigent Defense budget also includes expenses for defendants represented by CAAP.

The Public Defender provides defense services for the following:

 Defendants whose charges expose them to a

possible punishment of death

 Defendants accused of felony crimes  Defendants accused of misdemeanor crimes  Minors prosecuted in juvenile delinquency court

and in adult court

 Appeals in the Appellate Division of the Alameda County

Superior Court, California Court of Appeal, and California Supreme Court, in matters relating to pending litigation in the Alameda County Superior Court

 Post release community supervision (PRCS) violations  State Parolees in the Parole Reentry Court  Parole Revocation hearings

FY 2016-17 Financial Summary

2015-16 Approved Budget 2016-17 MOE Budget

Change From 2015-16

Amount % Appropriations $36,271,953 $39,126,064 $2,854,111 7.87% Revenues $1,210,664 $1,226,568 $15,904 1.31%

Net County Cost $35,061,289 $37,899,496

$2,838,207 8.09% FTE - Mgmt 127.83 127.83 0.00 0.00% FTE - Non-Mgmt 38.74 41.74 3.00 7.74% Total FTE 166.57 169.57 3.00 1.80%

COMPONENT NCC CHANGE

Salary and Employee Benefits $2,143,177 ISF Adjustments $502,584 Increase to DS & S $208,350 Increase to Revenue $-15,904 TOTAL $2,838,207

Major Components of Net County Cost (NCC) Change

$34,504,537 $4,451,156 $975,471 Salary & Employee Benefits 87% Non-Discretionary Services & Supplies 11% Discretionary Services & Supplies 2%

Appropriations by Major Object

Net Appropriation: $39,126,064 Intra Fund Transfer -$805,100

Revenues by Source

$859,000 $367,568 Fund Development, Charges for Services and Other 70% State Aid 30% Total Revenue: $1,226,568

Indigent Defense – Combined

Public Defender and Contracted Indigent Defense Services (CAAP)

2015-16 APPROVED BUDGET 2015-16 NET COUNTY COST 2016-17 MOE BUDGET 2016-17 REVENUE 2016-17 NET COUNTY COST NET COUNTY COST CHANGE FROM 2015-16 AMOUNT % Public Defender $36,271,953 $35,061,289 $39,126,064 $1,226,568 $37,899,496 $2,854,111 8.09% CAAP $6,754,106 $6,369,106 $7,376,132 $385,000 $6,991,132 $622,026 9.77% TOTAL INDIGENT DEFENSE $43,026,059 $41,430,395 $46,502,196 $1,611,568 $44,890,628 $3,460,233 8.35%

Case Load and Type

FY 2014-15 ACTUALS FY 2015-16 PROJECTED FY 2016-17 PROJECTED FY 2016-17 PROJECTED % OF CASES

TOTAL FILES OPENED 39,865 38,460 39,900 Felony 10,259 9,980 10,300 25.81% Misdemeanor 22,469 22,374 23,000 57.64% Juvenile 1,953 1,620 1,800 4.51% Civil/Commitment 1,508 1,208 1,200 3.01% Clean Slate 2,293 2,058 2,300 5.76% Parole/PRCS 1,383 1,221 1,300 3.26% *Conflicts Declared 3,786 3,775 3,800 9.52% *Conflicts are also included in the caseload and types listed above

Attorney Workload

Currently represent

70 individuals

charged with homicides Accepted 37 new homicide cases Felony lawyers handle approximately 222 cases per attorney per year Misdemeanor lawyers handle approximately 462 cases per attorney per year 18 Investigators completed 3,816 investigations requests Served 1,916 subpoenas

Prior Years’ Goals

2015-16

Expand model of Holistic Defense Improve Services to clients Implement Vertical Representation Improve Juvenile representation Represent clients at arraignment

2014-15

Improve Juvenile Practice with social workers and educational advocates

Improve services to clients Expand model of Holistic Defense Increase community

• utreach efforts

Successful fund development Expand size and use of collaborative courts Vertical representation for Hayward Felonies

2013-14

Establish Veterans Treatment Court Provide vertical representation to juvenile clients Improve services to clients Hire full-time immigration attorney Hire additional social workers Secure grant funding

Grant and Fund Development

$75,000 $400,000 $25,000 $250,000 Rosenberg Foundation Supporting Immigration Representation Initiative Department of Justice Smart Defense Initiative Supporting Improving Public Defense The California Endowment Supporting Proposition 47 Defense Outreach & Services District 3 Fiscal Management Reward Funds Supporting Learn Your Rights in California (LYRIC)

Secured $750,000 this year

Secured $87,000 last year

Fellowships

Secured $144,119 in fellowships this year

supporting 4 full-time positions

$45,000 $50,719 $48,400 Stanford University of Southern California Equal Justice Works

Homeless and Caring Court:

 Removes barriers by resolving minor misdemeanor

cases for the homeless and formerly homeless

 Served nearly 500 clients

“I just wanted to thank you again for everything you

did for me. I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that you played a huge role in my life, and for that I am grateful.” ~ Public Defender Client

 Helping high-risk parolees meet their housing,

employment, educational, and drug treatment needs

 Accepted nearly 100 new high-risk parolees

Parole Reentry Court

Juvenile Girls Court:

 Focused on addressing trauma, healing, and

empowerment through comprehensive case plans that address each young woman’s unique challenges

 Represented 65 young women

Veterans Treatment Court

 Mentors and treatment plans for

veterans suffering from service- related issues

› Drug treatment › Mental health counseling › Job training › Education

Success in 64% of cases that went to trial Success in 50% of felony cases that went to trial Success in 76% of misdemeanor cases that went to trial

Proposition 47

Since passing on November 4, 2014:

Filed over 2,100 petitions 90% of petitions granted More than 1,500 cases waiting to be filed Approximately 8,000 people in community who are still eligible

All petitions must be filed by November 4, 2017

Proposition 47

We have increased the number of petitions being filed from 45 per week to 100 per week.

Visibility and Accessibility

LYRIC on NPR KQED Ashland Cherryland FamFest

Contra Costa County Stand Down on the Delta

Youth Uprising 10 Year Anniversary LYRIC Press Event at Oakland High School Malcolm X Jazz Festival

Visibility and Accessibility

National Night Out Reentry Expo at Santa Rita Jail Prop 47 Bay Area Working Group HAART Clinic Fun Day City Hall Public Safety Meeting DAPA/DACA America Immigration Fair Juneteenth Festival Prop 47 RAP Sheet Day The Mentoring Center Immigration and Prop 47 Forum

Improving Services to Clients

Reduced the number of cases referred to Court Appointed Council for Indigent Defense from 6,406 to

3,786 between 2010 and 2015

A conflict exists when we represent a co-defendant or witness on a case, preventing us from being able to accept a new client on the related case.

1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 2010 2015 6,406 3,786

Immigration Representation Initiative

First Public Defender’s Office in California to implement Immigration Representation unit within the office Provided immigration advice in approximately 1,700 criminal proceedings Assisted undocumented youth in applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status based on abuse, neglect or abandonment by parents

Public Defender Program of the Year, 2016

California Public Defender’s Association

 Assists clients in obtaining or improving

employment opportunities and access to housing and other services

 Cases handled since inception: 2,956  Motions granted since inception: 2,751  Current open cases: 1,728  Motions filed in 2015: 1,308

2014:

2015:

 To date, served

approximately 300 clients

 Assess client needs  Provide referrals to

services in lieu of incarceration

 Assist with client

release back into the community

 Court accepted 73% of our treatment

plans in lieu of incarceration

 93% of clients who received treatment

plans did not recidivate

 Stanford Law School  UC Hastings Law School  USF Law School  UC Davis Law School  UC Berkeley Law School  Santa Clara Law School  National Legal Aid and

Defenders Association

 California Public Defenders

Association

In The Community

Donated more than 750 books to clients at Santa Rita Jail Served holiday pizza dinner to nearly 100 youth in custody at Juvenile Hall, in collaboration with Probation and the Public Defender Association Donated 235 coats, baby clothes and hygiene kits

Ala lamed eda a County nty em emplo loyee yees ple ledged ed

t o g e t h e r , w e m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e . t o g e t h e r , w e c h a n g e l i v e s .

Asian Pacific Fund Bay Area Black United Fund Community Health Charities Global Impact Local Independent Charities United Way of the Bay Area EarthShare California Foundation for the Arts in Alameda County

C o o r d i n a t e d b y t h e A l a m e d a C o u n t y P u b l i c D e f e n d e r ’ s O f f i c e

 Teaching high school students their

constitutional rights

 Educated 2,400 high school students

This Year’s Goals

• Increase professional development
• Upgrade infrastructure
• Uniform representation at arraignment
• Improve juvenile representation
• VERTICAL REPRESENTATION

Improve Juvenile Representation

Unclear who her attorney is Lost in system Pending criminal case Drug addiction Mental health issues Immigration consequences Children Housing Clean slate Employment Unrepresented at arraignment

Thank you