Governor: Modify statutory language to name the medium-security facility near Black River Falls the Jackson Correctional Institution. Create statutory language separately identifying that: (a) the 600-bed probation and parole hold/alcohol and other drug abuse facility is located in Milwaukee; (b) a medium-security facility is located in Redgranite; and (c) a medium-security facility is located in New Lisbon. Specify that all of these facilities are state prisons.
[Bill Sections: 2695, 2697, 2698 and 2718]
28. RACINE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SECURITY DESIGNATION
Governor: Modify statutory language to specify that the current Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility is a maximum-security facility rather than a medium-security facility.
[Bill Sections: 2696 and 2718]
Adult Community Corrections
1. COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS POPULATION ESTIMATES
Governor: Estimate an end-point (June 30) population of 61,750 in 1999-00 and 64,010 in 2000-01. As of October, 1998, the probation and parole population was 57,362. The budgeted end-point population for 1998-99 is 62,158. Estimate an average daily population for the intensive sanctions program of 200 offenders in the community annually. As of February 26, 1999, the intensive sanctions community population was 315 inmates.
2. INTENSIVE SANCTIONS PROGRAM REDUCTION
Funding Positions
GPR - $6,252,100 - 19.00
Governor: Delete $2,991,800 in 1999-00 and $3,260,300 in 2000-01 and 19.0 positions annually to reflect the reduction in usage of the intensive sanctions program. The reduction is related to: (a) staff reductions (-$801,800 in 1999-00 and -$1,070,300 in 2000-01 and -19.0 positions annually); and (b) a reduction in purchase of services associated with the intensive sanctions program (-$2,190,000 annually). As a result of the bill, the intensive sanctions program would be funded at $3,366,500 ($2,840,300 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 1999-00 and $3,099,600 ($2,573,400 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 2000-01 and 12.0 GPR positions annually. Of the total funding, $1,571,000 ($1,044,800 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 1999-00 and $1,304,100 ($777,900 GPR and $526,200 PR) in 2000-01 would support staff and program costs and $1,795,500 GPR annually would be provided for purchase of services.
3. PROBATION AND PAROLE CASELOADS
Funding Positions
GPR $3,257,500 98.00
Governor: Provide $361,600 and 25.0 positions in 1999-00 and $2,895,900 and 98.0 positions in 2000-01 associated with probation and parole caseload growth and offender classification adjustments. Of the total funding provided, $741,300 in 1999-00 and $3,165,700 is associated with staffing costs and -$379,700 in 1999-00 and -$269,800 in 2000-01 is associated with a reduction in purchase of service funding for offenders. The probation and parole population on June 30, 2001, is estimated to be 64,010.
4. INTENSIVE SANCTIONS TEMPORARY LOCKUPS
GPR - $328,800
Governor: Delete $164,400 annually associated with the temporary lockup of inmates in the intensive sanctions program (ISP). As a result of the bill, total funding for the temporary lockup of ISP inmates in county jails would be $109,800 in 1999-00 and $109,500 in 2000-01, and support the cost of approximately five inmates daily (or 2.5% of the estimated ISP population) being held in county jails.
Juvenile Corrections
1. JUVENILE POPULATION ESTIMATES
Governor: Estimate the juvenile correctional average daily population (ADP) from 1,320 in 1998-99 to 1,418 in 1999-00 and 1,475 in 2000-01, as shown in the following table. On March 5, 1999, 1,266 juveniles were under state supervision. The population projections include juveniles funded under the serious juvenile offender (SJO) program. The SJO population projections under the bill are summarized below under "Serious Juvenile Offender Program." The population projections in the table are used in the calculation of daily rates for each type of care.
Average Daily Population (ADP)
1998-99* 1999-00 2000-01
Secured Correctional Facilities 939 1,020 1,044
Other Placements
Corrective Sanctions 136 116 137
Aftercare Services 245 282 294
Subtotal -- Other 381 398 431
Total ADP 1,320 1,418 1,475
Alternate Care 108 186 194
* Estimates under the 1997-99 biennial budget act.
The secured facilities include Ethan Allen School, Lincoln Hills School, Southern Oaks Girls School, Youth Leadership Training Facility (Boot Camp), the SPRITE Program, the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, and the Prairie du Chien facility. (Under current law, the Prairie du Chien facility is designated a temporary prison for young adult males until July 1, 1999. Under the bill, this use as an adult prison would be extended to July 1, 2001.).
While the ADP for the corrective sanctions program is estimated at 116 in 1999-00 and 137 in 2000-01 for the purpose of calculating daily rate charges, the bill statutorily would require the Department to provide a corrective sanctions program to serve an average daily population of 136 juveniles.
Aftercare services include juveniles under state supervision following release from a juvenile correctional facility. Placement may be in an alternate care setting, a relative's home or the juvenile's own home.
Alternate care includes child caring institutions, group homes, foster homes and treatment foster homes. The average daily population for alternate care is a subset of aftercare services.
[Bill Section: 3176]
2. STATUTORY DAILY RATES
Governor: Establish the following statutory daily rates for juvenile correctional services provided or purchased by the Department that would be charged to counties and paid through counties' youth aids allocations.
Daily Rates
Current Law Governor
1-1-99 thru 7-1-99 thru 1-1-00 thru 1-1-01 thru 6-30-99 12-31-99 12-31-00 6-30-01
Secured Correctional Facilities* $159.46 $157.29 $158.46 $159.62
Child Caring Institutions 163.36 169.24 172.46 175.67
Group Homes 113.34 117.42 119.65 121.88
Corrective Sanctions 74.35 85.18 80.67 76.67
Treatment Foster Homes 72.75 75.37 76.80 78.23
Regular Foster Homes 25.26 26.17 26.67 27.16
Aftercare Supervision 17.39 16.85 17.03 17.20
*Including transfers from a secured correctional facility to the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center.
[Bill Sections: 2703 thru 2705]
3. ALTERNATE CARE
PR $8,168,600
Governor: Provide $4,084,300 annually for juvenile residential aftercare (alternate care). The residential aftercare appropriation funds the costs of care for juveniles placed in child caring institutions, foster care homes, treatment foster care homes and group homes. Provide statutory rate increases for alternate care settings equal to 3.6% in 1999-00 and an additional 3.8% in 2000-01. Base funding for the residential aftercare appropriation is $5,355,700. In 1997-98, the average daily population (ADP) for alternate care totaled 156.6 and the ADP in 1998-99 (through December, 1998) totals 149.5. Projected average daily populations for alternate care, under the bill, total 186 in 1999-00 and 194 in 2000-01.
[Bill Sections: 2703 thru 2705]
4. YOUTH AIDS
GPR $6,000,000
Governor: Provide $2,000,000 in 1999-00 and $4,000,000 in 2000-01 for community youth and family aids (youth aids) for cost increases associated with the operation of secured juvenile correctional facilities. Base funding for youth aids totals $82,183,700 ($79,734,500 GPR and $2,449,200 PR). (Statutory provisions relating to the calendar year allocation of youth aids funding in 1999-01 under the bill require technical correction.)
5. DELETE VACANT POSITIONS
