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Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to exercise the option to extend Agreement No. A-12761 with GEO Reentry Services, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of The GEO Group, Incorporated, for two (2) additional years, in the amount of $958,125 annually, for a total contract amount of $4,790,625, to continue to provide services to adult offenders participating in the Day Reporting Center for the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to exercise the option to extend Agreement No. A-12761 with GEO Reentry Services, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of The GEO Group, Incorporated, for two (2) additional years, in the amount of $958,125 annually, for a total contract amount of $4,790,625, to continue to provide services to adult offenders participating in the Day Reporting Center for the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020.
SUMMARY:
One June 23, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement No. A-12761 with GEO Reentry Services, LLC for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018. The executed contract allows for the option to extend the Agreement for two years.
The Probation Department is recommending extending Agreement No. A-12761 with GEO Reentry Services, LLC for continuation of a Day Reporting Center (DRC) for adult offenders in Monterey County for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The Day Reporting Center model is recognized as an effective correctional strategy and community-based alternative to incarceration for eligible adult offenders. The program uses Motivational Interviewing techniques and a curricula-driven, evidence-based model designed to assess the criminogenic needs of each client to reduce individual risk factors, develop individual goals, and make positive life changes. Treatment and supervision services are provided in a one-stop setting for moderate and high-risk adult offenders.
The Day Reporting Center offers counseling, treatment, life skills classes and job training to eligible participants. The center is open seven days a week and has a capacity of up to 100 clients per day. These services fill a critical gap in the post-detention transition of adult offenders and provide needed rehabilitative services; continuation of these services is critical to support offenders in their journey toward rehabilitation and reintegration in the local community.
The program is supported by AB 109 - Public Safety Realignment funding to provide services to realigned populations of adult offenders referred by the Probation Department. Probation also extends access to parolees referred and funded by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) through a separate contract.
This item is being presented now for Board approval due to the time required by the State to process the related contract with CDCR.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Agreement No. A-12761 is on file with Clerk of the Board. The Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) has recommended continuation of services and funding for FY18-19.
FINANCING:
Funding for this contract in the annual amount of $958,125 is calculated on a maximum of 90 clients daily and is supported by Public Safety Realignment Act (AB109) and by State reimbursement for services provided to parolees. Cost for services for a maximum of $324,000 per year is partially offset through a contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). This amount is calculated on the basis of 30 parolee clients, at a daily cost of $30 per client, for an estimated 360 days per year, but is paid based on actual enrollment.
Funding for this contract has been approved by the CCP and has been included in Probation’s Recommended Budget for FY 18-19. There is no anticipated increase in County General Fund Contribution with the current recommended action.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This recommendation supports key objectives of Economic Development by providing employment opportunities and helping to reduce poverty in the adult offender population; and Public Safety by encouraging self-sustainability to aid in crime prevention and successful reintegration into the community.
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Prepared by: Wendi Reed, Management Analyst II, ext. 3985
Approved by: Marcia Parsons, Chief Probation Officer, ext. 3913
Attachments:
Agreement No. A-12761 with Geo Reentry Services, LLC