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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 12-15-2015 - 8a - Jail Population Profile and Projections for Future Growth 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 15, 2015 Action Agenda Item No. 8-a SUBJECT: Jail Population Profile and Projections for Future Growth DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Sheriff's Office ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Presentation: Profile of the Orange Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, County Jail Population and Projections 919-245-2308 for Future Growth PURPOSE: To receive a presentation providing a profile of the Orange County jail population and projections for growth to inform the Board of Commissioners' discussion about construction of a detention facility. BACKGROUND: The County's Capital Investment Plan includes funding for a 144 bed detention facility to replace the current jail. A current year appropriation of $500,000 is being used to fund design costs. Construction is projected to occur in FY 2017-18 with a total cost of construction estimated to be approximately $21 million. Operations at the new facility would begin on or before September 2019. As part of project planning, consultants were retained to project future jail populations. These population projections were used to support the construction of a 144 bed detention facility to replace the current jail. The attached presentation is intended to provide the Board of Commissioners with a profile of the current jail population, a summary of the costs associated with the current facility, and a review of jail population projections to inform future discussions about the detention facility construction project. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The information presented will have no immediate fiscal impact. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following two Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY 2 The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic status. • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the information contained in the presentation. ORANGE COUNTY Profile of the Orange County Jail Population and Projections for Future Growth Presentation to the Board of Orange County Commissioners November 17, 2015 Orange County Jail Population Profile and Projections • Arrest and Jail Admission History and Trends • Jail Population • Average Daily Population • Average Length of Stay • Jail Population Profile • Custody Status • Security Classification • Demographic Characteristics • Cost of Confinement • Population Projections ORANGE COUNTY z County Jail Admissions - T -ocal Arrests Year Total Arrests County Jail Difference County Arrests and Jail Admissions Admissions 2006 5212 2838 2374 2006-2014 6000 2007 5034 2867 2167 2008 5078 3075 2003 5000 2009 4556 2878 1678 2010 4321 3139 1182 4000 Total Arrests 2011 4087 3045 1042 3000 2012 4084 2999 1085 County Jail Admissions 2013 3945 2834 1111 2000 2014 3738 2454 1 1284 1000 jail admissions have declined more 0 2006 zoos 2008 2009 2010 zon 2012 2013 2014 slowly • • • averaging • 1 annually The difference between arrests and admissions ' . • since 2011 ORANGE COUNTY 3 Arrests by Agency Arrests by Agency 2013-2014 Arrests by Agency 2014 Agency 2013 2014 % of Total for 2014 Carrboro 635 521 14% Chapel Hill 1585 1570 42% Hillsborough 5o6 423 11% Hillsborough n/o OC Sheriff 1030 1038 28% UNC- Chapel 189 186 5% Hill TOTAL 3945 3738 100% OC Sheriff 28% Swurce: Crime in North Carolina-crimere ortin .ncsbi. ov Chapel . • the highest - of Chapel Hill County arrests in the • 4 consistent 42% UNC - Chapel with the Hill •p• • • p•p • 5% Carrboro 14% Orange County Sheriff contributed 26% of •tal arrests in the County in 2014 ORANGE COUNTY 4 County and Federal Jail Admissions Year County Federal Total County and Federal Jail Admissions Admissions Admissions Admissions 2006 2838 805 3643 4500 2007 2867 955 3822 4000 2008 3075 756 3831 2009 2878 711 3589 3500 2010 3139 768 3907 3000 Total 2011 3045 763 3808 Admissions 2012 2999 735 3734 2500 County 2013 2834 580 3414 2000 Admissions 2014 2454 520 2974 1 Federal 1500 Admissions 1000 average County admissions have declined by an of • 1 1 annually 500 0 Federal . • • have declined an 2oo6 2007 2oo8 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 average Of 4.5% annually Combined admissions have decreased by an g' • 2.3% annually ORANGE COUNTY 5 County and Federal Average Daily Population County and Federal Average Dail Populations Year County Federal TOTAL Federal Percentage 2012 81 66 147 44.9% 2013 66 64 130 49.2% 2014 76 54 130 41.5% 2015 YTD 68 42 110 38.2% County and Federal Average Daily Population(ADP) 16o — 140 Federal, 66 – — 120 Federal , 64 Federal - 54 41 loo — Federal, 42 — 8o � — 6o 40 County, 81 ,County 76 County, 66 County, 68 20I 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 YTD ORANGE COUNTY 6 Average Length of Stay Combined Average Daily Population County Inmates Average Length of Stay (ALOS) ��l Year Admissions Jail ADP ALOS Year Admissions Jail ADP ALOS 2012 2999 81 9.9 2006 3643 185 18.6 2013 2834 66 8.5 2007 3822 171 16.4 2014 2454 76 11.3 2008 3831 180 17.1 2015 YTD 2304 68 10.8 2009 3589 161 16.4 2010 3907 153 14.3 Federal Inmates 2011 3808 157 15 Year Admissions Jail ADP ALOS 2012 3734 146 14.3 2012 735 66 32.8 2013 3414 130 13.9 2013 580 64 40.3 2014 2974 130 16.0 2014 520 54 37.9 2015 YTD 2719 110 14.8 2015 YTD 415 42 36.9 TeTewral inmates have comprised an average ol".443!760f the jail population since2012 County inmates have stayed an average of io days Federal inmates stay longer, an average Of 37 days ORANGE COUNTY 7 Inmate Profile2014 - Custody Status Custody Status Security Status - County Inmates ADP %of Total ALOS ADP %of Total Federal 54 41.2% 38 Minimum 16 21% State Serving 12 9.2% 1 Medium 59 76% Pretrial 65 49.6% 12 Maximum 1 1% OTAL 131 100% Unlisted 1 2% TOTAL 77 100% Custody Status - 2014 Security Status - County Inmates Medium 76% Federal Pretrial 41% 50% Maximum Ma10/ �o Minimum Unlisted 21% 2% State Serving 9% ORANGE COUNTY 8 Inmate Profile2014 - Gendei Gender -Total Population Gender by Custody Status ADP %of Total Male ADP %of Total Female ADP %of Total Male 112 85% Federal 49 91% 5 9% Female 19 15% State Serving 10 83% 2 17% OTAL 1 131 100% Pretrial 53 82% 12 18% TOTAL 112 19 Gender by Custody Status 100% Male% 91% Male% Male% 90% a o 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% ema e o emale Q 20% Female% 17% 18% 9% 10% 0% Federal State Serving Pretrial ORANGE COUNTY Inmate Profile2014 - Race Race -Jail Population Orange County Race by Custody Status ADP %of Total %of Population %of %of %of Am. Ind. %of Asian 1 1% 8% Asian Total Black Total White Total % Total Black 71 54% 12% White 58 44% 77% Federal 0 0% 31 58% 22 42% 0 0% Am. Ind. 1 1% 1% Two or More N/A N/A 3% TOTAL 131 100% 100% State Serving 0 0% 6 50% 6 50% 0 0% Six percent(6016) of the jail Eight percent(8016)of the Pretrial 1 2% 34 52% 30 45% 1 2% population identified themselves as Orange County population OTAL 1 71 58 1 Hispanic identified as Hispanic *Six percent(016) of the total population identified themselves as Hispanic Race by Custody Status 70% Black 0 58% 60/o Black o White Black% 50% 50% 52% White% 50% White PA 45% 42% 40% 30% 2.0% 10% Asian% Am.In.% z% z% O% Federal State Serving Pretrial ORANGE COUNTY 10 Cost of Confront. «eli Jail Expense Summary Orange County Cost Metrics Annual Cost per Inmate Personnel Costs $ 3,415,749 131 ADP $ 37,147.55 Operating Costs $ 948,839 Cost per Inmate per Da $ 101.77 Recurring Capital $ 10,374 Federal Reimbursement Rate $ 66.00 Facility Costs $ 192,145 Risk Mgmt. (including WC) $ 238,031 Compared to State Prison Costs as a Benchmark Indirect Cost Allocation $ 61,191 TOTAL Expenses $ 4,866,329 Cost of State Prison Incarceration for fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 Jail Revenue Summary Daily cost Yearly cost Outside Revenue (ABC Grant; Fac. Fees) $ 279,407 Minimum Custody $70.18 $25,616 Inmate Charges (Phone; Commissary) $ 170,795 Medium Federal Inmate Reimbursement $ 1,540,821 Custody $82.14 $29,981 TOTAL Revenue $ 1,991,023 Close $95.78 $34,960 Custody Net Cost of Jail Operations $ 2,875,305 Average $79.89 $29,160 Source: www.ncdps.pov—Cost of Corrections ORANGE COUNTY Misdemeanor Sentencing • Changes to sentencing of misdemeanants started in 2011 through the Justice Reinvestment Act • Moved some misdemeanants from prison to local confinement facilities (County Jails) through the Misdemeanant Confinement Program • Did not apply to sentences over 18o days or to sentences for impaired driving • Participation in the program as a receiving County is voluntary • Orange County has not volunteered as a receiving County; no impact on jail population to date • Beginning January 1, 2015 • Applies to all misdemeanor sentences, including impaired driving of any length • Misdemeanant Confinement Program capacity currently sufficient • Future changes are unclear if bed demand exceeds supply ORANGE COUNTY 12 Population Projections County Inmates - Five Year History County Inmates -Ten Year History Projected Projected Jail Bed Projected Projected Year Population Admissions ADP Projection Year Population Admissions ADP Jail Bed Projection 2015 141,599 2770 76 90 2015 141,599 3002 87 102 2020 149,922 2933 81 95 2020 149,922 3178 92 108 2025 158,244 3096 85 100 2025 158,244 3355 97 114 2030 166,565 3259 90 105 2030 166,565 3531 102 120 2035 174,888 3421 94 110 2035 174,888 3708 107 126 Population Projection Source: www.osbm.nc.gov/demog/county-projections Population Projection Source: www.osbm.nc.gov/demog/county-projections Impact d- • changes resulting Inmate population projections Confinement rates have Inmate population projections are driven by projected decreased in recent years included. Future changes are for County inmates only in lower projections could add between io and 24 using confinement rates a five year history ADP Misdemeanant i com iWWiWb available ' • Jail Bed Projection assumes a Federal inmates will be jail management factor of County inmate jail bed needs crowded out over time as the approximately 17%to account should be satisfied through County inmate population for peals populations and 2035 with a 144 bed facility inmate separation grows ORANGE COUNTY 13 s �) �i Iii �fl a� �� 'C