<DIV id=RTEContent>I can't imagine that feeling and I hope and pray I never have to experience it. <BR><BR><B><I>"Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor" <editor@lataheagle.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Try putting yourselves in the shoes of the parent who's child was sexually assaulted.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Try feeling the anger, the sadness and the guilt. Yes, guilt: for not being able to protect your child. Try waking up at night in a cold rage, feeling like a failure because your child has been hurt at the hands of another and you can't do a damn thing about
it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Go through the experience of taking your child in for a police interview and a medical interview. She's three years old and doesn't understand what's going on, you just try to calm her and tell her its ok..... while you hold back your tears and feel shattered inside.... but you don't let her see that.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Try to listen calmly as the interviewing detective tells you the interview was "graphic".....you don't want to know and can't take much more.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then listen to the prosecuting attorney tell you they won't prosecute because your daughter is to young to take the stand...."It won't hold up in court."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>And t!
he man
that did this to her walks off scott free.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then re-live it every time you hear of another child sexual abuse case.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then tell that parent to think rationally.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=187502023-01022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That parent is me and I can tell you, the anger and the hurt NEVER goes away.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Art Deco<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Vision 2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Sexual offense legislation (was News from theLegislature)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=!
4>Tom,
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Thank you for your good questions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Unfortunately, I do not have any good answers. Child sexual abuse is a difficult topic to get most people to discuss rationally, let alone many of those in the conservative Idaho legislature (who seem to have trouble discussing a number of topics rationally). There is also a paucity of competent research in this area, or at least there was several years ago.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Given the often horrible consequences to the victims and their families, it think it is well worth tracking child sexual abusers by satellite to help prevent further harm, and passing that cost onto the offender whenever possible.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Voluntary castration for male offenders, though contro!
versial,
may help. I simply lack the knowledge of all aspects of this problem to provide insightful, useful answers which have a high probability of working.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>There is also the problem of innocent people being convicted. Two things lead to this: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>1. False child sexual abuse accusations can arise from conflicts in a relationship, motivations of revenge, a weapon that is used in a child custody dispute, etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>2. Over conviction-enthusiastic/poor/non-objective work by some of the so-called sexual specialists who help investigate complaints and prepare them for trial.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>From Boundary County experiences, I believe this to be true. There is a rather young!
man now
serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for a child sexual abuse crime that I do not believe he committed. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Before the trial, I thought he was guilty. But during the trial several things changed my mind:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>The complaining witness, a jilted girl friend (and not the mother of the child), was a little too vindictive on the stand despite a lame cross-examination by the defense attorney, the child's mother who denied that any of the alleged acts took place was to me a convincing witness for the defense, the sexual expert was too conviction-pointing-enthusiastic and I thought she perjured herself just by observing her body language and tone of her voice, the sexual expert was only cross-examined perfunctorily, the victim was obviously very carefully coached on what to say and her language did not vary a bit -- it see!
med
memorized and even then, made without conviction, the defendant was represented by a public defender who obviously didn't prepare for the trial and showed by a number of behaviors that he did not believe in his client. When a prosecutor can villianize a defendant with impunity, the alleged crime is really repugnant, and the defense attorney disengaged, it is much easier to get a conviction than an acquittal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>I wish there were better answers. I know that there are intelligent, properly motivated people working in this area, but at this point we don't have a lot to show for it. Let's hope we soon will.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=the_ivies3@yahoo.com href="mailto:the_ivies3@yahoo.com">Tom Ivie</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:42 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Sexual offense legislation (was News from the Legislature)</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Wayne,</DIV> <DIV>How do you feel about some of the sexual offender measures the legislature is contemplating? I have heard that there are proposals to require satelite tracking, increasing registration requirements for violent offenders (quarterly for violent, yearly for the others), increasing the registration fee for "regular" offenders to $40 from $10 (keeping violent offenders at the $10 x 4 =$40) and keeping the indigency clause (that is, if of!
fenders
can show that they are indigent, the fee is waived), and possibly a bill to limit how close they can live to schools. There may be others I am not aware of also.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Personally, I think satelite tracking may be very expensive and it is my understanding that the court already can require it as a condition of release for violent offenders. Whether they do or not is another question. I agree with increasing the registration requirements but I think they should ALL (viol! ent or not) have to register quarterly and pay $25 each time. That would be enough to pay for the extra manpower to keep track of them, yet it would give more up to date information. I don't think there should be an indigency clause, period. Especially at the current rate of $10 a year, they can come up with that without the taxpayer having to foot the bill. I do think it is a good idea to limit the distance a CHILD sex offender live!
s to a
school or park. Without the limit, it is like putting me in the middle of a buffet line and telling me I can't eat anything. It just isn't going to happen! That may be a bad analogy, but maybe you get my point. -Tom<BR><BR><B><I>Art Deco <deco@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT size=4>! Shirley gives us this information from testimony before the legislature:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#0000ff>"Sexual offenders comprise 19% of the prison population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are 33 violent sexual predators in the state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mr. Beauclair believes a system should be assessment driven, and the!
re <FONT
color=#ff0000>should be a better assessment of those likely to re-offend</FONT>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We do not have an effective treatment program for sexual offende</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>rs."</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Thank you Shirley for this information (the entire report). I am not trying to be a smart-ass but how can you identify </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=3>those likely <STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=4>not</FONT></STRONG> to re-offend<FONT color=#000000 size=4>?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Times may have changed, but in the 1980s when I was involved with many others in northern !
Idaho in
trying to prevent <STRONG><FONT size=6>child</FONT></STRONG> sexual abuse and trying to improve the methods by which such abuse was discovered and prosecuted, the was a 93% recidivism rate. I have followed this problem with some reading and I am unaware of any progress made in identifying those unlikely to reoffend once caught and/or convicted.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Perhaps, Mr. Beauclair or someone on this list could bring us up-to-date.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>A few years ago one country, Denmark, did reduce the recidivism rate of male child sexual abusers to about 3% by mandatory castration. However, with the advent a few years later of the testosterone patch, such a method lost some of !
its
effectiveness.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Child sexual abuse is a horrible problem in itself, one which experts generally agree is under-reported, and one which many times leaves lifelong debilitating scars on its victims' psyches which affects there behavior and ability to enjoy a healthy sex life among other things. I encourage you to attempt to deal with thi! s problem in such a way that the actual number of incidents can be greatly reduced.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Respectfully,</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ringoshirl@moscow.com href="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com">Shirley Ringo</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:41 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] News from the Legislature</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Visionaries:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Today, the Department of Corrections reported to the Joint Appropriations and Finance Committee. It was an interesting
report. You may be interested in some of the details. (I apologize for the length.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p>Mr. Beauclair joined other agency heads in expressing concern about his employees.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Low pay is a serious issue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN!>That, combined with stress of the work contributes to the departments losing 30% of employees each year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost of training a new officer is $10,000.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Accrued overtime for correction officers in 2005 required comp time of 63,323 hours.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost of that co!
mp time
is $1,196,000.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At $10,000 per officer for retraining, the cost of losing 275 correctional officers is $2,750,000.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Sexual offenders comprise 19% of the prison population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are 33 violent sexual predators in the state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mr. Beauclair believes! a system should be assessment driven, and there should be a better assessment of those likely to re-offend.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We do not have an effective treatment program for sexual offenders.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p>The offender population forecast anticipates an average increase of 5.6% a year over the next four years.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That means the incarcerated offender population will increase almost 400 a year over the next four years.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Department has attempted creative solutions to growth.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They have triple bunked, used tents, remodeled facilities, added cots, streamlined and shortened sanctions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We cannot stretch the system further without risking intervention.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By a Federal Court Decision, we have been required to send inmates out of state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In part, the decision reads, After reviewing the record in this case, the Court is convinced the IDOC officials would prefer to incarcerate inmates within the parameters of the Eights Amendment standards, but it has
continually been denied funding for the tremendous growth in inmate population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost of attorney fees related to this decision was $156,000.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The cost of sending inmates out of state is $53 per inmate, but there are related costs, such as that of transporting the inmates.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, out of state cont! ractors take model inmates, who suffer from the loss of community connection.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">52% of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> inmates say methamphetamine was the primary reason for their incarceration.<SPAN style="mso-!
spacerun:
yes"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">At least 2000 Idaho inmates are mentally ill. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Director Beauclair recommends initiation of the Correctional Alternative Placement Program (CAPP) He requests $1,504,500 to meet financial needs associated with contracting with a private provider who will build, own, and operate a community treatment facility in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This would be a 400 bed facility.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Emerging issues for the Department deal with!
sex
offenders (treatment can impact this group), medical costs (600 inmates have hepatitis C, and there are issues associated with an aging population), and mental health.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>, the federal government has assumed a role in health care.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This could be a costly remedy.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Mso! style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" Normal>The Governor's recommendation for the appropriation is $161,926,100.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">There is general agreement that Tom Beauclair is a great manager working under very difficult conditions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> receive!
d a
national award for reduced recidivism based on science.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, the number of inmates who complete the GED is up 8%.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let me know if you would like more information.</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <HR> <DIV></DIV>_____________________________________________________<BR> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR> http://www.fsr.net <BR> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////<BR> <DIV>!
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<DIV></DIV> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT size=4>Shirley gives us this information from testimony before the legislature:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#0000ff>"Sexual offenders comprise 19% of the prison population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are 33 violent sexual predators in the state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mr. ! Beauclair believes a system should be assessment driven, and there <FONT color=#ff0000>should be a better assessment of those likely to re-offend</FONT>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We do not have an effective treatment program for sexual offende</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>rs."</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <!
DIV
class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Thank you Shirley for this information (the entire report). I am not trying to be a smart-ass but how can you identufy </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=3>those likely <STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=4>not</FONT></STRONG> to re-offend<FONT color=#000000 size=4>?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Times may have changed, but! in the 1980s when I was involved with many others in trying to prevent <STRONG><FONT size=6>child</FONT></STRONG> sexual abuse and trying to improve the methods by which such abuse was discovered and prosecuted, the was a 93% recidivism rate. I have followed this problem with some reading and I am unaware of any progress made in identifying those unlikely to reoffend.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </!
DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Perhaps, Mr. Beauclaire or someone on this list could bring us up-to-date.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>A few years ago one country, Denmark, did reduce the recidivism rate of male offenders to about 3% by mandatory castration. Howver, with the advent a few years later of the testosterone patch, such a method lost some of! its effectiveness.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Child sexual abuse is a horrible problem in itself, one which experts generally agree is under-reported, and one which many times leaves lifelong debilitating scars on its victims' psyches. I encourage you to attempt to deal with this problem in such a way that the actual number of
incidents can be greatly reduced.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Respectfully,</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ringoshirl@moscow.com href="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com">Shirley Ringo</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent!
:</B>
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:41 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] News from the Legislature</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Visionaries:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Today, the Department of Corrections reported to the Joint Appropriations and Finance Committee. It was an interesting report. You may be interested in some of the details. (I apologize for the length.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=! size=2 Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p>Mr. Beauclair joined other agency heads in expressing concern about his employees.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Low pay is a serious issue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That, combined with stress of the work contributes to the departments losing 30% of employees each year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost of
training a new officer is $10,000.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Accrued overtime for correction officers in 2005 required comp time of 63,323 hours.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost of that comp time is $1,196,000.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At $10,000 per officer for retraining, the cost of losing 275 correctional officers is $2,750,000.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Sexual offenders comprise 19% of the prison population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are 33 violent sexual predators in the state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mr. Beauclair believes a system should be assessment driven, and there should be a better assessment of those likely to re-offend.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We do not have an effective tre!
atment
program for sexual offenders.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p>The offender population forecast anticipates an average increase of 5.6% a year over the next four years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That means the incarcerated offender population will increase almost 400 a year over the next four years.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Department has attempted creative solutions to growth.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They have triple bunked, used tents, remodeled facilities, added cots, streamlined and shortened sanctions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We cannot stretch the system further without risking intervention.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By a Federal Court Decision, we have been required to send in!
mates out
of state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In part, the decision reads, After reviewing the record in this case, the Court is convinced the IDOC officials would prefer to incarcerate inmates within the parameters of the Eights Amendment standards, but it has continually been denied funding for the tremendous growth in inmate population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost of attorney fees related to this decision was $156,000.</DIV>! <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The cost of sending inmates out of state is $53 per inmate, but there are related costs, such as that of transporting the inmates.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, out of state contractors take model inmates, who suffer from the loss of community connection.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="M!
ARGIN:
0in 0in 0pt">52% of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> inmates say methamphetamine was the primary reason for their incarceration.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">At least 2000 Idaho inmates are mentally ill. </SPAN></DIV>! <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Director Beauclair recommends initiation of the Correctional Alternative Placement Program (CAPP) He requests $1,504,500 to meet financial needs associated with contracting with a private provider who will build, own, and operate a community treatment facility in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This would b!
e a 400
bed facility.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Emerging issues for the Department deal with sex offenders (treatment can impact this group), medical costs (600 inmates have hepatitis C, and there are issues associated with an aging population), and mental health.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>, the federal government has assumed a role in health care.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This could be a costly remedy.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Governor's recommendation for the appropriation is $161,926,100.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">There is general agreement that Tom Bea!
uclair is
a great manager working under very difficult conditions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> received a national award for reduced recidivism based on science.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, the number of inmates who complete the GED is up 8%.</DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let me know if you would like more information.</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <HR> <DIV></DIV>_____________________________________________________<BR> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>
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