Budget Information and Statistics
Budget and Performance Measure Information
Kent County OCC applied for the following funds for programming in FY 2007:
- Comprehensive Plans and Services: $611,170
- Probation Residential Funds: $1,352,325
- Drunk Driving Jail Reduction Program: $87,600
These funds will assist the Kent County OCC in achieving the performance goals that have been articulated to the Kent County Circuit Court Administrator’s Office. These goals entail three different areas:
Prison Commitments
| Performance Indicators | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce the overall prison commitment rate to 22% | 23.5% | 24.9% | 22.8% | 24.4% |
| Maintain prison commitment rates for probation violators at less than 45% | 44.5% | 37.6% | 26.9% | 25.4% |
| Reduce the prison commitment rate for Straddle Cell offenders to 41% or less | 46.0% | 45.7% | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| Maintain the overall prison commitment rate for OUIL 3rd offenders at or less than 30% | 28.5% | 33.6% | 28.5% | 30.1% |
Jail Utilization
| Performance Indicators | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain the Split Sentence rate at 21% | 16.4% | 19.9% | 17.9% | 17.8% |
| Maintain the Straight Jail rate at or less than 22% | 21.9% | 18.7% | 22.9% | 25.5% |
| Prevent official jail overcrowding emergencies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maintain the number of jail bed days saved through OCC contracts with Court Services at 65,000 or greater | 62.029 | 74.114 | 67,583 | 56,364 |
| At least 300 KCCF inmates will be processed for reimbursement through the County Jail Reimbursement Program | 301 | 285 | 241 | 253 |
Subcontractors
| Performance Indicators | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expend 100% of MOCC grant monies awarded to Kent County | 97.9% | 96.3% | 89.2% | 96.8% |
| Maintain overall program enrollment at 95% or greater | 115.7% | 116.8% | 111.5% | 126.4% |
| Utilize Probation Residential Centers at 95% or greater of their capacity | 106.5% | 114.3% | 99.4% | 110.1% |
| Maintain an overall successful termination rate of 70% | 66.3% | 64.7% | 62.9% | 65.8% |
| Serve an unduplicated count of 1,400 or more OCC-eligible offenders | 1,397 | 1,566 | 1,622 | 1,797 |
| Maintain a successful termination rate of 85% of pretrial offenders enrolled in pretrial programming | 85.9% | 82.6% | 86.4% | 86.9% |
Statistics
The Kent County Office of Community Corrections department is responsible for collecting and analyzing data related to sentenced felony offenders, jail utilization and program performance. Specifically Kent County OCC gathers data related to the following items:
- Felony disposition and offender characteristics based on information from the Basic Information Report that is generated by the Circuit Court Probation Department after an offender has been sentenced
- Kent County Correctional Facility utilization and other information including lengths of stay for offenders lodged at the Kent County Correctional Facility
- OCC-funded program performance and utilization data
Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating this data to stakeholders in the criminal justice system and local community aids the development of sound criminal justice policy. The following information is available as an example of the data analysis that can be provided by Kent County OCC staff:
Kent County Felony Disposition (2004
through 2006) by Disposition Type:
The size of the sentenced felony offender population and the types of sentences
they received are illustrated in these two tables.
Selected Offender Characteristics (2003,
2004,
2005,
2006)
for Felony Offenders Sentenced for New Felony Offenses:
These three tables illustrate the differences between those offenders sentenced
for new felony offenses from 2003 through 2005 to dispositions involving prison,
straight jail, a split sentence of probation and jail, or straight probation
with comparisons based upon a number of selected offender characteristics.
Examples
of Other Analyses:
The first of the following two charts illustrates the status at the time of
their arrest for those offenders sentenced for new felony offenses and receiving
prison dispositions. The second chart illustrates the prison and jail commitment
rates for offenders sentenced for probation violations from 2003 through 2005.
Public Information and Education
Funded by public tax dollars, Kent County Office of Community Corrections is available to the community as a resource for data and statistical information regarding the criminal justice system in Kent County. Statistical data or additional information regarding Kent County OCC may be requested by contacting the office via phone, fax, or in writing.
