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Virginia Department of Corrections Presentation to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission June 13, 2011

Virginia Department of Correction’s Presentation to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission June 13, 2011

 Cornerstones ▪ Organizational development to support positive change ▪ Evidence based practices Virginia Department of Corrections 3

 Reentry preparation begins at the offender’s first contact with DOC and continues throughout term with DOC.  COMPAS Risk and Needs Assessment completed at Reception and annually thereafter, at reentry, and continues post release in Community Corrections  Reentry Case Plans are prepared at reception and reviewed annually thereafter based on the Risk and Needs profile from the Assessment

Thinking for a Change (cognitive-behavioral program) :   Provided to offenders (based on need) within 6 months of reception to DOC  Peer support groups continue throughout incarceration  Booster session provided before release  Support groups continue after release during Community Corrections supervision Other programs provided to meet specific needs:   Substance abuse treatment  Mental health  Sex offender residential treatment  Therapeutic community  Work/VCE  DCE academic and vocational programs, grant funded college courses  Faith Based Programs

 Release planning occurs annually  Problematic releases (homeless, sex offender, violent, geriatric, infirmed) are assigned to Community Re-entry Specialists  Prior to 12 months of release offenders will be transferred to an Intensive Reentry Program

 Residential cognitive community peer format  Workforce development and connection to employment  Substance abuse treatment  Faith based mentorship  Family reunification activities  Cognitive problem solving  Thinking for a Change programming  Specialized programming for women  Life skills classes  Reentry Probation Officer involvement  Local Reentry Council involvement

 Resources for programming are limited  Caseloads for Probation and Parole staff are too high  Need for reentry housing with programming (halfway houses)  Need for housing for offenders with medical & mental health needs  Priority for services at local Community Services Board for offenders with mental health diagnoses is lacking in some cases.  Barrier crime provisions in Code  Restriction on post release placement and opportunities  Engender support of stakeholders, citizens and local agencies

 Governor’s Scorecard  The Scorecard will report performance in the three Re-entry plan areas: ▪ System Change ▪ Policy development and implementation ▪ Reentry ▪ Institution Programs and Services, Institutional Education, Community Programs and Services ▪ Public Safety ▪ Recidivism

Virginia Department of Correction’s Presentation to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission June 13, 2011

Augusta Correctional Center Keen Mountain Correctional Center   Baskerville Correctional Center Lawrenceville Correctional Center   Bland Correctional Center Lunenburg Correctional Center   Buckingham Correctional Center Marion Correctional Treatment Center   Coffeewood Correctional Center Mecklenburg Correctional Center   Deep Meadow Correctional Nottoway Correctional Center   Center Pocahontas State Correctional Center  Deerfield Correctional Center Powhatan Correctional Center   Dillwyn Correctional Center Powhatan Reception & Classification   Fluvanna Correctional Center for Center  Women Red Onion State Prison  Fluvanna Correctional Center for St. Brides Correctional Center   Women Reception Sussex I State Prison  Green Rock Correctional Center Sussex II State Prison   Greensville Correctional Center Virginia Correctional Center for Women   Haynesville Correctional Center Wallens Ridge State Prison   Indian Creek Correctional Center  Virginia Department of Corrections 11

CORRECTIONAL UNITS WORK CENTERS  Caroline Correctional Unit  Deerfield Women’s Work Center  Rustburg Correctional Unit  Brunswick Work Center (Female)  Cold Springs Correctional  Cold Springs Work Center Unit  Central Virginia Correctional  Greensville Work Center Unit (Female)  James River Work Center  Haynesville Correctional Unit  Nottoway Work Center  Wise Correctional Unit  Halifax Correctional Unit  Deerfield Men’s Work Center  Patrick Henry Correctional Unit Virginia Department of Corrections 12

Medical and mental health treatment needs may affect an inmate’s institutional assignment, independent of security level assignment . Virginia Department of Corrections 13

Medical and Mental Health treatment needs may affect an inmate’s assignment. Virginia Department of Corrections 14

Virginia Department of Correction’s Presentation to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission June 13, 2011

 Admissions  New Court Commitments  Parole Violators  State Responsible (SR) Confined  Currently approximately 19% of SR Confined are in jails  Half of those are “out of compliance”  Releases  Community Corrections  Detention & Diversion Centers  Parole  Probation & Post Release Virginia Department of Corrections 16

13,783 14,000 12,913 11,987 12,912 13,350 13,305 12,592 12,523 12,000 11,561 12,188 11,667 12,984 12,311 10,000 12,058 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 426 400 0 389 478 FY2004 366 FY2005 281 FY2006 130 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 Parole Violators New Court Comittment Admissions Virginia Department of Corrections 17

 Truth-In-Sentencing (TIS) NCC have increased from 93% in FY2004 to 98% in FY2010  89% of NCC are Male  Average age of NCC has increased from 33.8 years in FY2004 to 33.8 years in FY2010  Offenders age 50 and over have increased from less than 6% of NCC in FY2004 to over 9% of NCC in FY2010  NCC considered violent under § 17.1-805 has increased from 37% of FY2004 NCC to 51% of FY2010 NCC. Prior to FY2010, this group had not exceeded 44% of the NCC. Virginia Department of Corrections 18

130 TIS Mean 121.4 PE Mean 120 110 100 96.6 90 83.5 80.1 80 75.7 76.5 70 60 54.4 50.6 49.9 50.6 50.8 49.8 49.6 49.0 50 40 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 * Excludes Single Life, Multiple Life and Death Sentences Virginia Department of Corrections 19

37,776 FY2010 38,266 FY2009 38,754 FY2008 38,105 FY2007 36,618 FY2006 36,249 FY2005 36,257 FY2004 34,500 35,000 35,500 36,000 36,500 37,000 37,500 38,000 38,500 39,000 Virginia Department of Corrections 20

 Truth-In-Sentencing (TIS) SR Confined have increased from 72% in FY2004 to 82% in FY2010  93% of SR Confined are Male  Average age of SR Confined has increased from 35.5 years in FY2004 to 37.2 years in FY2010  Offenders age 50 and over have increased from 9% of SR Confined in FY2004 to 15% in FY2010  Offenders considered violent under § 17.1-805 has increased from 61% of FY2004 SR Confined to 68% of FY2010 SR Confined. Virginia Department of Corrections 21

500 434.0 450 415.1 402.9 398.3 395.3 385.9 400 367.5 350 300 Mean TIS 250 Mean PE 200 132.5 150 123.2 118.1 114.9 113.1 109.6 105.3 100 50 0 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 * Excludes Single Life, Multiple Life and Death Sentences Virginia Department of Corrections 22

13,113 FY2010 12,995 FY2009 12,960 FY2008 12,572 FY2007 12,599 FY2006 12,338 FY2005 11,926 FY2004 11,000 11,500 12,000 12,500 13,000 13,500 Virginia Department of Corrections 23

 Average age of SR released offenders has increased from 35.3 years in FY2004 to 36.7 years in FY2010.  Released offenders age 50 and over have increased from 8% in FY2004 to 13% in FY2010.  Released offenders considered violent under § 17.1-805 has increased from 37% of SR releases in FY2004 to 46% of SR releases FY2010. Virginia Department of Corrections 24

Caseload Trends in Probation and Parole 80 Caseload (in thousands) 54,110 56,96 59,005 60,372 60 49,365 59,616 47,899 40 Parole 20 Probation Other* 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 *includes Post-Release Supervision, Other Conditional Release, 2009 2010 Interstate Compact, and offenders who have not yet had a supervision type Fiscal Year entered Virginia Department of Corrections 25

 Standard Measures:  Re-incarceration with DOC within 3 years of release is the DOC’s official measure  Re-arrest  Re-conviction  Special Studies:  Recidivism Trends  Sex Offender Recidivism Virginia Department of Corrections 26

Release Year 27.3 FY2006 27.5 FY2005 28.0 FY2004 27.6 FY2003 27.7 FY2002 27.0 FY2001 26.4 26.6 26.8 27 27.2 27.4 27.6 27.8 28 Virginia Department of Corrections 27