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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Behavioral Interventions, Incorporated DBA The GEO Group, Incorporated to extend its term to June 30, 2013, and increase its amount by $990,000 for FY 2012-13 for a revised total not to exceed $3,007,051 in the aggregate to continue services to adult offenders participating in the Day Reporting Center.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Behavioral Interventions, Incorporated DBA The GEO Group, Incorporated to extend its term to June 30, 2013, and increase its amount by $990,000 for FY 2012-13 for a revised total not to exceed $3,007,051 in the aggregate to continue services to adult offenders participating in the Day Reporting Center.
SUMMARY:
The Probation Department was awarded federal stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs under the Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive grant for FY 2010-2012 to implement a Day Reporting Center (DRC) for adult offenders in Monterey County. Probation is utilizing funding from Public Safety Realignment to continue services in FY2012-13.
DISCUSSION:
In November 2009, Probation partnered with Behavioral Interventions, Incorporated (B.I.) to operate the Day Reporting Center (DRC), awarding a contract to provide treatment and supervision services in a one-stop setting for low/moderate-risk adult offenders.
The DRC offers counseling, treatment, life skill classes and job training to eligible participants. The center is open seven days a week and began started services with an average of 51 clients per day, and currently has the capacity to serve up to 100 clients on a daily basis. These services fill a critical gap in the post-jail transition of adult offenders and provide needed rehabilit...
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