HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1980.08.14 - 11824August 14, 1980
Miscellaneous Resolution # 951 14
By: Public Services Committee - Henry William Hoot, Chairman
In re: Approval of Jail Study Concept Paper
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairpe!.s..:,,-,, Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Oakland County has suffered from continued fail overcrowding for the
past five and
WHEREAS, the Public Services Committee has appointed a Jail Study Sub-committee;
and
ihat committee L 2-.:sed a concept paper for jail - ion
with the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; and
WHEREAS, the Public Services Committee has reviewed the concept paper.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board o;'
supports the attached concept paper for to the Law Enforcement Assis
Administration.
MR, CHAIRPERSON, on behalf of the Public Services I T -7-, the adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
, ,
be note), A
of the ,,nerican
1973 400
197 4 48h
1975 527
1976 552
1977 524
1978 560
1979 561
-17
At Capacity
+9
-1-1)4
4-8
+16
+16
+1.8
+25
+28
+27
+23
+25
Average Daily
Population
570
607
618
616
591
605
Month.
January
February
March
April
May
June
CONCEPT PAPER
JAIL OVERCROWDING AND FRETRIAL DETAINEE PROGRAM
The County of Oakland is interested in participating in LEAA's Jail Over-
crowding and Pretrial Detainee Program as a Phase I site. The County understands
that Phase I is a planning and analysis period during which local jurisdictions,
with LEAA assistance, will select appropriate methods to address their jail
overcrowding and pretrial (1 ,-tr-c ,1 proh]ems.
The purpose of this paper is to briefly sum=
that we are experiencing and demonstrate, throu-t
the applicability of LEAA's program model to our
alternatives to current system processing, are
provide or expand the use of communii,y--?)
and bail beyond those cited in the paper E
comprised of key court, county, prosecut -7o
discussed the program model with represent .
ttate ata pre-selection site visit and elected to request program participation
Letters of support indicating their commitment to participate in a joint plian-
ning process are being prepared and will be forwarded to you upon receipt,
While. a number of steps have been taken to reduce the population of the
Oakland County Jail, overcrowded conditions continue to be a problcm_ As
illustrated below, the average daily population has exceede'. the jaAVs.
capacity of 484 in five of the seven full years that the facility has h. in
operation.
Average Daily % Above/Below
Years • - 'Population Capacity
the oyercrew.'r
discussion of
Toblem, In aC
,-;sed. Our willi-
' r,-Tease
The problem has become more severe in recent months. Indeed, the air -c -ic
daily population has hovered at 600 or 24 percent above capacity since the first
of the year.
A Jail Study Subcommittee was established in flay by the Public Services
Committee of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners in'response to a request
for additional jail facilities by the Oakland County Sheriff's Department. The
Subcommittee was charged with developing recommendations with respect to allevi-
ating jail overcrowding. Follm ,ing several preliminary meetings, the Subcom-
mittee expanded its initial me-'!-, %l:at it Ludes rcpr 1 .1tiveF'
of the Board of Commissioners, County Executive Office, Sheriff's Dcp 1 lt,
Prosecuting Attorney's Office, the district courts, and 3 (-)c-e,1 law enforce -l-nt
agencies. In addition, staff was assigned to the SUbcommittee by the ()Price
of Criminal justice.
In late luly the Subcommittee adopted a tentative worlrplan, It is based on
the ar"le .ft the jail population can he r ,d significantly without undue
risk to the community. Such a reduction may able the County to postpone or
avoid entirely the investment of limited reso,nrces in cosIy jail constluction.
At a minimum the reduction -will decrease jail c'ity requiroment=, -
and thus also the cost - - of an expansion sl-ild one be -cplired,
The workplan calls for a thorough assessment of cr.ciL ,n4-; detention practics,
It is hoped that the study will lay the gro-ondwork for developing recommendationr;
for significant changes in detention policies and pract',es, Operational
definitions will be derived prior to the study. Baseli -- 'tt , that are not
readily available will be collected, Included will be iiformation that can be
used to develop a detailed profile of the jail population and document system
flow. Efforts will be made to determine the current level of use of the jail
and alternative:, to it. In analyzing the informat -l'on, and
deficiencies of the existing system will be doterr° ' ranked and •Y1
orities set Appropriate policies will be deve 9, -re'l factors as eff'
-effectiveness, and cost will be taken into considertion. Policy recommendations
will then be translated into suggested program. solutions. In addition, the
Subcommittee has recommended the development of a record-keeping system that
can be used to monitor and evaluate the impact of their recommendations on the
jail population so that ,corrections and further changes can be made on an as
needed" basis in the future.
The workplan also proposes interim steps be taken to reduce the jail popu
lation by the first of the year. The following actions are currently under
consideration:
. Issuing appearance tickets in the field, stationhouso, and jail.
. Accelerating arraignments.
. Reducing trial delay.
(3)
o Decrease presentence report time,
' Accelerate transfer of parole violators and individuals
held on outstanding arrest warrants issued by out -or-
county juristictions.
This then is the workplan of the Jail Study Committee The approach
differs significantly from that used in past years in that it recognizes the
fact that jail overcrowding is not the "Sheriff's problem" alone, Rather, it
is the system's problem and, consequently, its resolution will be achieved.
only through the cooperation of all components of the system- Through parti-
cipation in a joint Planning process, meaningful solutions to which all com-
ponents can agree will be generated. The Subcommittee desires to maintain
control over this process it is, however, interested in obtaining assistance
with specific conce, identification of relevant data items; survey
design, data collection and analysis, etc... In addition, the County -would liRe
to utilize appropriate training and technical assistance resources that are
available through LPAA's National Program Coordinator.
#9514 August 14, 1980
Moved by Patterson supported by Moore the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Gorsline supported by Moore the rules be suspended for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
AYES: Montante, Moore, Moxley, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Price,
Roth, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline,
Hobart, Kasper, Kelly, Moffitt. (21)
NAYS: Peterso7). (1) PASS: Murphy ,1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Moore, Moxley, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Peterson, Price, Roth,
Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Dunaskiss, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline,
Hobart, Kelly, Moffitt, Montante. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
PASS: Murphy. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
The Chairperson requested the resolution also be referred to Criminal
Justice Coordinating Council, Finance Committee and Planning and Building
Committee. There were no objections.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #9514 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on August 14th, 1980
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
August 80 of ................19....
Lynn D. Allen......................Clerk
By.................................Deputy Clerk