Office of Community Corrections
180 Ottawa Avenue NW, Suite 2100
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 632-5350
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 (OCC) 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 policy-making is directed by the Kent County Community Corrections Advisory Board (CCAB).
Probation residential centers (PRCs) provide intensive community supervision for high-risk felony offenders. The PRC’s funded by the Michigan Office of Community Corrections Association (MOCCA) in Kent County are Alternative Directions PRC, and Pine Rest Men’s and Women’s Residential Centers.
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.
Strategic Goals
- Expand use of jail diversion strategies to make more effective use of jail space.
Selected Goals
- To promote the use of community-based sanctions as a sentencing option for prison and/or jail-bound offenders
2011 Adopted Uses: $1,003,465
2011 Adopted Revenues: $1,003,465
Selected Performance Measures
Performance Measure |
2008 Actual |
2009 Actual |
2010 Actual |
2010 Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of program enrollment | 122.30% |
122.10% |
125.20% |
95.00% |
| Percent of capacity use of residential centers | 101.50% |
95.00% |
101.00% |
95.00% |
| Percent of successful terminations | 71.00% |
75.90% |
73.1% |
70.00% |
| Number of eligible OCC offenders served | 2,730 |
2,777 |
2,789 |
2,500 |
| Percent of the Michigan Department of Community Corrections grant expended | 97.90% | 97.00% | 99.50% | 100.00% |
Department History of Uses
| Uses |
2008 Actual |
2009 Actual |
2010 Adopted |
2011 Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Personnel |
$198,066 |
$202,187 |
$205,374 |
$214,701 |
Commodities |
1,412 |
62 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
Contractual Services |
689,770 |
686,691 |
697,733 |
742,254 |
Capital Outlay |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other Expenses |
38,635 |
6,299 |
8,285 |
45,010 |
Total Uses |
$927,883 |
$895,238 |
$912,892 |
$1,003,465 |
Personnel FTE |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Significant Budget Issues
There are no significant issues to report.
