Jail Management - Overcrowding Solutions - Lorrie Garbarz Alan Jackson Benjamin Taub

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M Common Jail Management Problems Overcrowding emergencies & excessive costs – Beds allocated to inmates who can’t post very low bonds – Judges with unusually high jail sentencing rates – Judges with unusually high pre-trial wait times – Jailed inmates who could be routed to alternative sentencing programs – High MDOC ride-out wait times Erroneous data – Accidental publishing of inmate records that should be suppressed – Multiple records for one inmate Public jail population Awareness – Percentage of misdemeanants vs. felons in jail – Overall average length of stay of jail population

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M Who are we? Dataspace—premier Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence consulting firm Established in 1994 Proudly based in downtown Ann Arbor Clients have included Oakland County, General Motors, Volkswagen of America, Pfizer, R.L. Polk, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M What do these problems cost? Financial – Excessive lengths of stay = excessive costs – Overcrowding creates needs for new facilities – High cost associated with identifying appropriate early release candidates Non financial – Less than ideal / unsafe conditions Sleeping in gym Overcrowded cells – Public displeasure over early releases forced by overcrowding emergencies

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M We have experience in managing these problems… Worked with Oakland County to develop their criminal justice data warehouse – Average sentenced length of stay reduced from 72 to 70 days – Pending Circuit court dockets reduced by 38% – Fewer overcrowding emergencies – Fewer low-bond inmates in jail – Reduced pre-trial length of stay – Greater ability to predict overcrowding emergencies On demand reports Proactive alerts – Enhanced understanding, by judges, of effects of sentencing practices & pre-trial efficiencies – Sharply increased state reimbursements through Diverted Felons Program ($15,000 increased to $230,000 per month) – Public relations ‘wins’

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M The National Institute of Corrections specifically identified Oakland County’s Criminal Justice Data Warehouse as one of its most effective tools for maintaining jail efficiencies NIC determined that Oakland County had sufficient capacity but was not using it in the most efficient manner possible

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M How did we help Oakland County manage these problems? Built a complete data warehouse from the ground up, including everything from concept, to construction and testing, to implementation Built in three phases based on subject area Constructed a wide-range of reports based on business-user requirements – Many reports sent out automatically via Trained Oakland County’s staff to understand and query the data themselves on a limited basis (power users)

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M Key Concept—Data Quality Direct correlation between data quality and report quality Integration of data between subject areas typically relies on one field Bad data in that field = no data integration

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M What we will do for Washtenaw County Clear path to success Interview business & technical staff Agree on a vision for your reporting system Design Construct Implement

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M A Roadmap… Aug 2006 SepOctNovDecJan 2007 FebMar Jail Management Courts Management Community Corrections

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M Estimated ROI Depending on Washtenaw’s specific implementation, the payback period for an investment like this could be three months or less ROI for Oakland’s community corrections subject area: 7 days

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M Next Steps Next steps…

©2004 Dataspace Incorporated. Any unauthorized use of these materials violates copyright and trademark laws. W W W. D A T A S P A C E. C O M Dataspace 122 South Main Street Suite 320 Ann Arbor, MI Lorrie Garbarz Alan Jackson Benjamin Taub