Title
Receive the presentation provided by the Sheriff's Office on the programs being provided to the inmates at the County jail.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive the presentation provided by the Sheriff's Office on the programs being provided to the inmates at the County jail.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is presenting to the Board of Supervisors on the programs being offered to the inmates in the county jail now and in the near future.
DISCUSSION:
Since the inception of AB109 in October 2011 local correctional facilities have had the responsibility of reintegrating (Re-entry) inmates with longer term sentences back into their communities. This required a change of mindset in the type of programming offered to their offender populations.
Prior to AB109 local facilities, including the Monterey County Jail, focused on shorter, less intensive programs to aid an inmate's transition back to their community due to the relatively short average sentence at the time. Today, with the average length of stay having been extended and the fact some inmates stay multiple years the type and length of programming has changed. The culture changed to a re-entry type of concept, incorporating evidence based practices.
The Sheriff's Office focuses on the "whole person" in the programming offered. Instead of just targeting a few key areas such as substance abuse and addiction treatment we have partnered with a number of different providers to offer classes that aid in parenting, understanding the consequences behind choices, new ways of addressing conflict, managing stress, education, prevention approaches, positive patterns of social behavior, and providing opportunities to interact with community leaders.
All of this would not be possible if it weren't for our community partners. Last year we began partnerships with Hartnell College, GEO Group, Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE), Prison Ministries of A...
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