Office of Community Corrections
180 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 2100
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 632-5370
Fax: (616) 632-5369
Mission Statement
To support and expand the use of community sanctions in order to provide rehabilitation opportunities for Kent County offenders. Promote the efficient use of jail/prison beds while protecting public safety. Examine the causes of repeated criminal behavior while facilitating collaboration among stakeholders and service providers.
Overview
The Office of Community Corrections seeks to limit state prison commitments for County offenders and prevent local correctional facility overcrowding with probation and intermediate sentencing alternatives; with information and data analysis; and with public education. The Office also coordinates and facilitates the collaborative process to develop the Jail Bed Allocation Agreement. Planning and policymaking is directed by the Kent County Community Corrections Advisory Board (CCAB).
Probation residential centers (PRCs) provide intensive community supervision for high-risk felons. These include the Alternative Directions PRC, the Pathfinder Resources John F. Jellema Treatment Center, and Project Rehab.
Intermediate sentencing alternatives offered through Community Corrections include community service, employment and training, intensive supervision, mental health counseling, pretrial supervision, substance abuse treatment, a variety of 24-hour structured non-core services, and jail-based programming.
The Office is a grant agency funded primarily by the State of Michigan. Funding depends upon state approval of the budget, following a lengthy application process.
Goals
- To assist in decreasing the state prison commitment rate
- To promote the use of community-based sanctions (subcontractors) as a sentencing option for nonviolent prison and/or jail-bound offenders
- To ensure through monitoring and evaluation that quality services are provided by subcontractors
2008 Adopted Uses: $2,126,637
2008 Adopted Revenues: $2,066,450
Selected Performance Measures
Performance Measure |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of the Michigan Department of Community Corrections grant expended |
96.8% |
93.4% |
92.9% |
100.0% |
| Percent of program enrollment | 126.0%
|
114.0%
|
124.0%
|
95.0% |
| Percent of capacity use of residential centers | 110.0% |
94.8% |
102.0%
|
95.0% |
| Percent of successful terminations | 65.8%
|
67.5%
|
64.0%
|
70.0%
|
Department History of Uses
| Uses |
2004 Actual |
2005 Actual |
2006 Adopted |
2007 Requested |
2007 Adopted |
Adopted % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personnel |
$156,546
|
$146.337 |
$189,620 |
$196,770 |
$196,770 |
3.77% |
Commodities |
1,322
|
1,098 |
1,900 |
1,900 |
1,900 |
0.00% |
Contractual Services |
1,827,201
|
1,901,874 |
2,006,626 |
1,889,334 |
1,889,334 |
-5.85% |
Capital Outlay |
-
|
256 |
3,600 |
- |
- |
-100.00% |
Other Charges |
161,801
|
142,310 |
106,648 |
38,633 |
28,633 |
-63.78% |
Total Uses |
$2,146,870
|
$2,191,875 |
$2,308,294 |
$2,126,637 |
$2,126,637 |
-7.87% |
Personnel FTE |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Significant Budget Issues
Subsequent to the adoption of the budget, the State notified the Court that the State would administer the residential treatment reimbursements. As a consequence, the budget was amended to $944,457.
History of Uses (in millions)
