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a. Approve Agreement between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Probation Department, allocating State funding in the amount of $540,000 for fiscal years 13-14 and 14-15 to provide services to adult parolees participating in the Day Reporting Center operated by Behavioral Interventions, Inc.; and
b. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute the Agreement with the State, and any related amendments.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve Agreement between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Probation Department, allocating State funding in the amount of $540,000 for fiscal years 13-14 and 14-15 to provide services to adult parolees participating in the Day Reporting Center operated by Behavioral Interventions, Inc.; and
b. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute the Agreement with the State, and any related amendments.
SUMMARY:
The Probation Department operates a Day Reporting Center (DRC) for adult offenders in Monterey County, in collaboration with Behavioral Interventions, Incorporated (B.I.). The State's CDCR is partnering with local government to create access to these rehabilitative services for parolees residing in Monterey County after their prison incarceration.
DISCUSSION:
Probation has been a partner with Behavioral Interventions, Incorporated since 2010 in the operation of the Day Reporting Center, which provides treatment and supervision services in a one-stop setting for adult offenders.
The DRC was implemented in 2010, initially with federal stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs under the Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive grant. Probation is currently utilizing funding from Public Safety Realignment Act funds to continue services to eligible adult offenders under its supervision.
The DRC offers an evidence-...
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