IDOC: Community Corrections

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Governor Mitch Daniels

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Participating Counites

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Mission

The mission of the Indiana Department of Correction is to maintain public safety and provide offenders with self improvement programs, job skills and family values in an efficient and cost effective manner for a successful return to the community as law-abiding citizens.

Facts

Initiated

1981 with three counties participating (grants totaling $250,000)

Legal Basis

IC 11-12-1-1 through 11-12-3-2, I.A.C. 210

Purpose

Encouraging counties to develop a coordinated local corrections/criminal justice system. Providing effective alternatives to imprisonment at the State level (IC 11-12-2-1).

Key Statutory Provision

Advisory Board formulates plan and coordinates local programs."Chargeback" against grant if certain offenders (suspendable, non-violent) are committed to DOC and program components are not at capacity.

Administration

Local programs are operated as independent county agencies, not-for-profit agencies under contract to county or as a division of probation or sheriff's departments.

Most Common Components

Day Reporting
Community Work Service / Restitution
House Arrest / Home Detention w / Electronic Monitoring
Road Crew / Work Detail
Victim Offender Mediation
Work Release / Residential

Offenders Served

Most participating counties serve both Adult and Juvenile populations. Following is reported data from 9-30-04:

of the 23,985 adults being served, 10,693 or 44.6% were felons; 15,295 or 63.8% were target population offenders;
of the 4,021 juveniles being served, 2,501 or 62.2% were target population offenders.

The Department's established target group for adult community corrections programs is non-violent felony offenders sentenced to a term of four years or less. The target group for juvenile community corrections programs is non-violent youthful offenders who have be adjudicated for delinquent offenses that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony.

Fiscal Year 2005

Approximately $26 Million in grants and programming was provided;
$4.5 Million was allocated for the Community Transition Program

Participants

Steady growth shows an increase in the number of participating counties from 19 in 1986-1987 to 68 for the 2003-2004 fiscal year.

Juvenile Programs

Initiated in October 1989. Programs include truancy mediation, wilderness challenge, community service, day reporting, work crew, house arrest, home detention, intensive supervision, and juvenile reparations. Juvenile grants for 2004-2005 currently total in excess of $4 Million.