NewMexicoCorrectionsDepartment

CREdiblyservingNewMexico’spublicsafety

Courts,CriminalJusticeCommitteeAugust22,2013

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StaffIntroductions•  DeputySecretaryofAdministration‐AuroraSanchez

•  DeputySecretaryofOperations‐JoeBooker

•  GeneralCounsel–JimBrewster

•  DirectorofAdultPrisons‐JerryRoark

•  DeputyDirectorofAdultPrisonOperations‐AnthonyRomero

•  DeputyDirectorofAdultPrisonAdministration‐JoniBrown

•  ActingDirectorofProbationandParoleDivision–RoseBobchak

•  DeputyDirectorofCorrectionsIndustries–AnnaMartinez

•  DeputyDirectorofAdministrativeServices–PaulMontoya

•  InspectorGeneral–ShannonMcReynolds

•  AdministratorofOfficeofSecurityThreatManagement–DwayneSantistevan

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DepartmentPresentationAgenda

•  PolicyChanges•  RecidivismReductionInitiatives•  SolitaryConfinement/Vera•  Medical/Mental/SubstanceServicesforIncarceratedWomen•  IllegalDrugsinprison/InmateswithDrugConvictions•  PrisonOvercrowding•  PrisonPopulationandStaffVacancies•  PrisonRapeEliminationAct•  TaxChangesforPrivatePrisons•  StrategicPlanning•  CostBenefitModel•  PPDVacanciesandStaffCaseloads•  SenateBill65Update

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PolicyChanges•  LumpSumAwards•  Increasedmeaningfulprogrammingbasedonneedsassessment•  Inmateswillbeallowedtocompleteprogrammingbeforebeingtransferred.•  Awardeduponfullandsuccessfulcompletionofprogramming–notinincrements

•  Classification•  NMWCF•  1.CombineLevell/ll/lll•  2.LevellV‐‐‐‐‐‐EquivalenttoMaleLevlll•  3.LevelV&LevelVI(combined)•  4.Minimum/Medium/MaximumLevelswillbeinplace

•  PNM/NENMDF•  HighRiskoffenders(Inactivegangmembers)•  1.Levellll‐Tierll(IsolatedUnit)•  2.AllPrivilegesasallotherLevellll’soffenders•  3.Transfertonewfacility–additionalfacilityunittobepopulatedasneedincreases

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PolicyChanges•  SpecialManagement•  Create/Modifylevelsystem•  LevelIV–Tierl(activegangmembers)TierII(behavioralproblems)•  LevelV&VI(15monthprogramming).•  LevelIV–Tier1(IncreasedPrivilegesandProgramming)•  LevelIV–Tier2(regularlyscoredasLevelIVoffenders–Nochanges)•  LevelV&VI(PrimarilypredatoryOffenders)•  (MoreInteractiveprogramming)•  EstablishmentofMentalHealthLevelVIatPNM(APAmove)

•  OtherSignificantChanges•  Hospice&AssistedCareProgram•  InmateWatchProgram‐forMHwatches•  DisciplinaryPolicy‐Noinmatelegalreps•  Canteen‐FairMarketValuenot15%mark‐up•  InmateCorrespondence‐Noinmatetoinmatemailunlessimmediatefamilymember•  MedicalCo‐Pay‐$3‐doesnotincludechronic,emergencycare,‐nocaredeniedtothosewithout

funds.

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RecidivismReductionInitiatives•  GreenhouseProgram–CNMCF•  Yoga–CNMCF•  Sustainability–LCCF•  HealingHeartsDogRescue–NMWCF•  UnifyingMomsandChildren–NMWCF

–  ParentingClasses–  OvernightVisits

•  DressforSuccess–NMWCF•  CommunityReintegration–OCCFandPNM•  InmateCanteen–PNM•  OldMainMuseum‐PNM•  InmateRodeo–PNM•  MalachiMen–PNM•  Seminary‐PNM•  BuildingMaintenance–PNM•  AutomotiveandWelding–SNMCF•  JoniandFriends–WheelsfortheWorld–SNMCF•  Automotive&HVAC–SCC•  CulinaryArts–SCC•  CowboyUp!–SCC•  RDAP–AllFacilities•  CognitiveBehavioralTherapy–AllFacilities

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SolitaryConfinement

•  16%(1,047inmates)ofNMCD’sinmatepopulationresidesinsolitaryconfinement

•  Long-term isolation can create or exacerbate serious mental health problems and assaultive or antisocial behavior, decrease institutional safety, and increase the risk of recidivism after release.

•  The Vera Institute visited 4 facilities and provided recommendations for segregation, disciplinary sentences, programs to transition out of segregation, improve confinement conditions, and track effects of moving inmates out of segregation

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VeraFindings/StrengthsAcknowledged•  Recommendation

•  Protectivecustodyhousingopportunitiesandtheneedformoreprogrammingopportunitiesforsegregatedinmates.

•  Strengths

•  NewSeniorExecutiveTeamwithnewvisionrequestedassessment•  NewUnitManagementTeamStructure•  GoodCentralizationofAdministrativeSegregationreferralprocess

•  SeniorFacilityStaffreportedtheywereencouragedbyUnitManagementTeamApproach

•  StatePenitentiary(SantaFe)andLeaCountyCorrectionalFacility(Hobbs)unitswereextremelyquietandcleanandseemedsafe

•  UseofLeaCountyCorrectionalFacilityforProtectiveCustodyHousingapparentsuccessinintegratingmixedprisoners

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NMCDChangesBasedonVera•  NMCDChanges:

–  EstablishedaspecialgeneralpopulationforourEx‐LawEnforcementandSexOffenders

–  EnteredintoacontactwithOteroCountytohouse288SexOffendersandEx‐LawEnforcementinageneralpopulationsetting.

–  Changedfocusofsegregationplacementsbyplacingourpredatorsandinfluentialleadersinourmaximumsecuritybedsthusreducingourprotectivecustodypopulation.

–  EstablishedtheRestorationIntoPopulationProgram(RIPP)atourmaximumsecurityprison(PNM).

–  RIPPismeanttoreintegrateformergangmembersbackintoageneralpopulationcontrolledsettingwhoarecurrentlyhousedinmaximumsecurity.

–  Intheprocessofshuttingdown48APAsegregationbedsatCNMCF(LosLunas)

–  MovingmaximumsecuritybehavioralhealthinmatestoPNMmaximumsecurity(SantaFe).

–  ManagingOffenderChangethroughIntroductionofnewprogrammingtohighercustodylevelssuchasJoniandFriends,highereducationclasses

–  DevelopingPre‐ReleaseprogrammingforLevelVIpopulation(maximumsecurity)tobetterassistthemwithtransitioningbackintoourcommunities

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MedicalServicesforIncarceratedWomen

•  MedicalServicesareprovidedfromintakescreeningandexaminationthroughrelease.

•  Servicesincludephysicalexams,laboratoryservicesincludingtestingforinfectiousandsexualtransmitteddiseases,eyeanddentalexams,accesstodiagnosticandspecialtycareinthecommunity.

•  Allinmateshaveaccesstocarethroughwrittensickcallrequests,chronicclinicfollowups,annualexams,andbyreferralofstaffmembers.

•  Over55%ofthefemalepopulationsreceiveregularfollowupsforchronicdiseases.

•  Allwomenreceiveapregnancytestonintake.•  Pregnantwomenreceiveregularprenatalcarebyanoffsiteobstetrician.•  UncomplicatedbirthstakeplaceinthelocalcommunityhospitalinGrants,

NM.•  Womenwithhighriskpregnanciesarereferredforspecialtycaretothe

UniversityofNewMexicoHospital.

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MentalHealthforIncarceratedWomen

•  Over 60% of women are prescribed psychotropic medication and receive mental health and/or psychiatric services.

•  Mental Health Services are provided at intake, mental health and substance dependence screening are conducted during the intake process.

•  Screening includes identification of suicide potential, psychotropic medication history and possible referral to psychiatric services.

•  Mental Health treatment is available during incarceration through regular clinic appointments, inmate requests for mental health, and staff referral.

•  NMWCF has special observation cells for women who are at risk for self- harm or harm to others.

•  Admission to community psychiatric hospitalization is available. •  A 10 bed therapeutic unit is available for women with mental health issues,

with provides a six month cognitive behavioral program. •  Other therapeutic outpatient groups are available; Dealing with Feelings,

Grief and Lose, Trauma Survivors, Anger Management, Codependence, Life after Release, Attachment for Heeling Heart (related the Dog Training Program), Elders Group , Social Skills , Dual Diagnosis and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

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SubstanceAbuseTreatmentforIncarceratedWomen

•  AninemonthintensiveResidentialDrugTreatmentProgram(RDAP)forwomenseekingtreatmentforaddictions.

•  Outpatientsubstancemisuseclassesareprovidedonanongoingbasisseveraltimesayear.

•  AAmeetingsareavailabletoallwomenprovidedbycommunityvolunteers.

•  A100houroutpatientdualdiagnosissubstanceabusegroup,includingrelapsepreventionisoffered.

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IllegalDrugs•  BiggestthreatwithinourprisonsisSuboxone.

•  Dailyintroductiondailythroughlegalandinmatemail,orthroughinmatevisitation.

•  Thedrugisdifficulttocombatbecauseitischeapandreadilyavailableandhasahighresalevalueintheprison.

•  UsingIONScanatfrontentrancestodetectandtestfornarcoticsonskinandclothing.

•  AllinmatemailandlegalmailisscanneddailybyourmailroomstaffandSecurityThreatIntelligenceUnit.

•  Randommonthlyurinalysistestonallourinmatepopulation.

•  UsingK‐9stoassistwithnarcoticsinterdiction,securitypatrol,fugitivetrackingandcellextraction

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InmateswithDrugSentence

•  TotalInmates: 5,607•  TotalInmateswithDrugSentence: 1,736

•  %InmateswithDrugSentence:31%

•  TotalInmateswithDrugSentence

andSentenceforViolentCrime: 676

•  %InmateswithDrugSentence

andSentenceforViolentCrime: 12.1%

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PrisonOvercrowding•  NMCDrecognizedtheneedforadditionalbedsespeciallyspecific

classifications/crimes(sexoffenders).

•  ContactwithMTC,OteroCountytohouseupto288SexOffendersandExLawEnforcementatthisfacility.

•  Countyjailsarenotagoodfitforourlong‐termpopulationneeds

–  Typicallydonotoffertheprogrammingandvocationalopportunitiesneededforprisonpopulations.

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PrisonPopulation

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PrisonRapeEliminationAct(PREA)•  AuditcycleforPREAscheduledtobeganAugust20,2013

–  PenitentiaryofNewMexico,–  WesternNewMexicoCorrectionalFacility,–  GuadalupeCountyCorrectionalFacility,and–  NortheasternNewMexicoCorrectionalFacility

•  USDepartmentofJusticehasnotyetreleasedthelistofDOJcertifiedauditors•  DOJhas47trainedauditorstoaudittheapproximately3,473prisonsandjailsnationwide•  PREAResourceCenter,(PRC)indicatingthatinSeptember2013itwillannouncetheNovember

2013trainingtocertify100moreauditors.•  ThecostofaPREAauditisstillundetermined.

–  DOJestimate:approximately$3,000perfacility.–  PREAResourceCenterestimatearound$6,000perfacility.–  NMCDestimate$10,800perfacilitybasedon128hoursofeffortperaudit.–  Booz‐Allen‐Hamiltonassessment:$32,000forafour‐dayaudit

•  Auditoptionexploredbystates–  TheformationofaconsortiumthroughtheAssociationofStateCorrectionalAdministrators–  ACLUofNMistopasslegislationrequiringtheStateAttorneyGeneraltohireanauditortoauditstateand

countyfacilities

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TaxChangesofPrivatePrisonFacilities

•  TheGeoandCCAfacilitiesappliedforandreceivedapprovalfromtheIRStobecomerealestateinvestmenttrusts(REIT)

•  REITareincomeproducingpropertiespartofalargerinvestmentportfolio

•  Revenuescomeprincipallyfromrentalproperties

•  REITsreceivespecialtaxconsiderationsandtypicallyofferinvestorshighyields,aswellasahighlyliquidmethodofinvestinginrealestate

•  EquityREITsinvestinandownproperties(thusresponsiblefortheequityorvalueoftheirrealestateassets)

•  ThehighrateofdistributionmeansthattheholderofaREITissignificantlyparticipatingintheprofitabilityofmanagementandpropertywithinthetrust

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TaxChanges–PrivatePrisonFacilities•  REITscanpayupto100percent,butmustpayatleast90percentofannualtaxable

incometoshareholdersfromincomeproducingrealestateresultinginnocorporatetax

•  Shareholderdividendsaretaxedaspersonalincome

•  Unlikedividends,thereisonlyoneleveloftaxationforthedistributionspaidtoinvestors

•  NewMexicopiggybacksofIRSTaxCodeandREITsaretreatedasapassthroughentitybyTRD

•  ImpacttoNMCDandCountieswherePrivatePrisonsareLocated––  Nochange–theprivateprisonsareconsideredaserviceprovidersoaretaxed

assuch–  NMCDpaysgrossreceiptstaxontheservicesreceivedfromprivateprisons–  PrivateprisonsarerequiredtoremitgrossreceiptstaxtoTRD–  TRDisrequiredtodistributethegrossreceiptstaxtolocalgovernments

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StrategicPlanning•  Bottom‐UpPlanningModelinpartnershipwithQualityNewMexicoand

basedontheMalcolmBaldrigeModel

•  FoundationalElements(March13,2012)

•  CoreValuesandOath(Mission)

•  StrategicObjectivestoAchieveMeasureableOutcomes(June21,2012)

•  MAPsCreated

•  MeasurablePerformanceOutcomes(April22,2013)

•  MeasuredmonthlyusingCOMPSTATModel–CORRSTAT

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CostBenefitModel•  NMCDstaffattendedPEWResultsFirstSeminar–DenverJuly

•  PewWebinartointroduceNMCDstafftothecurrentCostBenefitModel•  MeetingwithPewtodigdeeperintotheModel

•  NMCDcontinuestoworkwithNMSConbestusesfortheModel•  Discoveredthatdatafromothersourcesinthemodelneedtobe

validated•  NMCDstaffinventoriedallprogramsofferedinprisonsofwhich7are

evidencebased•  ResearchandAnalysisstaffhired

•  WorkingwithLFCtogetabetterunderstandingoftheModelandsourcesofnon‐NMCDdata

•  LFCworkingwithNMCDandPewonunderstandingNMCDdata,programdesignandlegalstructure

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PrisonStaffVacancies

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ProbationandParoleStaffVacancies

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PPDCaseload

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PPO Caseload Targets: 75 - General Caseload 40 to 45 - High Risk Caseload

SenateBill65Update

•  ProvidedforMedicaidforinmatesimmediatelyuponreleasefromprison

•  Didnotsuspendeligibilityifincarceratedlessthanoneyear

•  NMCDActions– WorkingwithHSDonMOU– SchedulingtrainingforRecidivismandProbationandParoleStaffinFallof2013

– WillhavegreaterupdateatSeptemberhearing

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