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<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
the 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>
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<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
controversial, 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 seemed 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
offenders 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 lives 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>
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<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 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
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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"><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 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 <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> 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>
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<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
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<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 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 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="MARGIN: 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 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=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 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> 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>
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