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KIM REYNOLDS, GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ADAM GREGG, LT. GOVERNOR JERRY W. BARTRUFF, DIRECTOR

The mission of the Iowa Department of Corrections is to: Creating Opportunities for Safer Communities

(Office) 515-725-5701 - 510 East 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 - (FAX) 515-725-5799

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REVISED IOWA BOARD OF CORRECTIONS AGENDA

Friday, June 1, 2018, 9:00 a.m.

Ft. Dodge Correctional Facility 1550 “L” Street Ft. Dodge, Iowa 50501 (515) 574-4700

TOPIC PRESENTER

Call to Order Richard LaMere Approval of May 4, 2018 Minutes (Action Item)

Next Board meeting will be July 13, 2018 Richard LaMere at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, 420 Mill Street, Mitchellville, IA 50169

(A meeting notice will be posted on the DOC website: https://doc.iowa.gov/)

Welcome Director Bartruff FDCF Overview Warden Robert Johnson Education Programs Abby Underberg, Iowa Central Trends Dr. Beth Skinner Racial Disparity Policy Director Bartruff Uniforms Justin Opfer Budget Update Steve Dick Legislative Update Michael Savala Public Comments Public Open Discussion Board Members Adjournment Board Members

The Board of Corrections’ agenda is posted on the DOC Web Site at https://doc.iowa.gov/

under the Board of Corrections Tab.

KIM REYNOLDS, GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ADAM GREGG, LT. GOVERNOR JERRY W. BARTRUFF, DIRECTOR

The mission of the Iowa Department of Corrections is: Creating Opportunities for Safer Communities

(Office) 515-725-5701 - 510 East 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 - (FAX) 515-725-5799

https://doc.iowa.gov/

IOWA BOARD OF CORRECTIONS MINUTES

Friday, May 4, 2018 6th Judicial District Residential Correctional Facility 951 29th Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Board Members Present: Richard LaMere, Rebecca Williams, Dr. John Chalstrom, Larry Kudej, Dr. Mary Chapman, Dr. Lisa Hill, and Thomas Phillips. Staff Present: Director Bartruff, Dan Craig, Steve Dick, Bruce Vander Sanden, Michelle Dix, Dr. Beth Skinner, Dr. Jerome Greenfield, Greg Fitzpatrick, Justin Wheatley, Susan Fabian, Drew Konicek, Sam Black, Cynthia Dennis, David Boote, Rob Metzger, Angela Brecht, Malinda Lamb, Mark Achey, Laura Strait, Kevin Posekany. Visitors Present: Bill Hill, Attorney General Office; JoAnn Finkenbinder, League of Women Voters; Joanne Smith, League of Women Voters; Allan Thoms, 6th District Board of Directors Chair; and Don Wadleigh, Toast Masters. Call to Order, Chair Richard LaMere Chair Richard LaMere called the meeting to order. Chair Richard LaMere asked for a motion to approve the April 6, 2018 minutes. Larry Kudej

made a motion to approve the minutes and Dr. Mary Chapman seconded the motion. All members were in favor of approving the minutes, motion passed.

The next Board meeting will be June 1, 2018 in Ft. Dodge. The board meeting will be held at the Ft. Dodge Correctional Facility at 9:00 a.m. (A meeting notice will be posted on the DOC website: https://doc.iowa.gov/)

Director’s Report, Director Jerry Bartruff May 2 The Governor signed the Corrections Week Proclamation June 19 An Iowa Statewide Forum on Public Safety is being held at the Iowa Correctional

Institution for Women (ICIW)

6th District/Community Based Corrections, Bruce Vander Sanden The Sixth District covers six counties: Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jone, Linn, and Tama. Their resources are focused on those individuals most likely to reoffend. Documents from this presentation can be found on the DOC website, attached to the May 4,

2018 DOC Board Meeting Handouts.

Trends, Dr. Beth Skinner 25% of people in Iowa prisons are African Americans. 17% of people under field supervision (probation/parole) in Iowa are African Americans. For the past few years (up to FY17) the recidivism rates have been comparable, not much

differential between blacks and whites. The recidivism rates are going down for African Americans in FY17.

We’ve been working on a policy on Implicit Bias. We plan on sharing this policy at the next meeting.

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Documents from this presentation can be found on the DOC website, attached to the May 4, 2018 DOC Board Meeting Handouts.

Mental Health, Dr. Jerome Greenfield 18-33% of offenders have a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) in national prisons. The rate in Iowa

is 18%. Over 50% of people in our prisons have some type of mental illness diagnosis. Documents from this presentation can be found on the DOC website, attached to the May 4,

2018 DOC Board Meeting Handouts.

Budget Update, Steve Dick In FY18 we’re at right about 77% of spending as of the end of April, so we’re well within where

we want to be. We’ve got a number of positions that are physically hired at this point in time that we are waiting on. We’ve got a number of positions that we also have approved by the Department of Management (DOM) that are in the hiring process as well. So we’re making process on that point.

We’re currently having conversations with the districts and the institutions. The institutions and districts are a little bit different due to the fact that districts can carry forward money and the institutions can not. So there’s different strategies at the end of the year as to what we’re going do with those funds, but they’ve been fruitful at this point in time. We’re talking through FY18 and FY19.

As far as FY19, we are receiving some good news. It has not passed at this point in time, but all indications are that we’ve got concensus from the House and Senate and we believe that the Governor’s Office will probably support it as well to give back our $3.4 million deappropriation for FY18 that we took and also at this point in time there’s about $4 million additional money which is fantastic. So hopefully we can continue to hire people as they’re leaving. We’re also looking at major maintenance.

We’re starting to work on FY20. Another thing we’re talking about in our meetings with the directors and the wardens is what do we need to be asking for, some of those wants or wish list types of things that we’ve wanted to do. We want their input on what we bring forth to you as a budget proposal of our needs, not what we want, but our needs. So we’re having those those discussions, both for operations and for Capitol Projects. The Davenport residential facility is in need of replacement. I know the Burlington facility has major issues as well. We know there’s issues with how Clarinda is set up with Kitchen and Laundry and some of those operations being outside the fence and contraband being introduced. So we’re looking at those types of things be done differently. How can we put forward budget packages that will be meaningful and make a difference. That’s what we’re going to be doing over the course of the next month or two, gathering that information, and bringing that forth for your approval.

Documents from this presentation can be found on the DOC website, attached to the May 4, 2018 DOC Board Meeting Handouts.

Legislative Update, Michael Savala No legislative update.

Public Comments, Public No public comments.

Open Discussion, Board Members Dr. Mary Chapman: Thank you for hosting us for this meeting. The presentations were very

informational. Larry Kudej: This meeting was a lot more pleasant today than it was a few years ago. Rick LaMere: We’ve raised some questions in the last couple meetings and I’d like to

complement you all on how fast you responded with the information.

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Thomas Phillips: I enjoyed the visit and tour at Ft. Madison. I think think the Board Members should be mandated to tour the location of the meeting.

Thomas Phillips: I would like clarification on how the district board works. Bruce Vander Sanden: The Board is basically my boss. The way it’s set up in the Code

it’s mandated that one supervisor from every county in your district is on the board. So the county decides which supervisor to put on the board, some have had people that have been long standing members. Some like Johnson County usually rotate somebody in every two years. Then you can have two at large (judicial appointments) or if you have advisory committees like we have, you have a representative from the advisory committee on your board, so we have a Cultural Competency Advisory Committee. So a representative from that Cultural Competency Committee is on the board and for every one of those you can also have an at large member. Right now we have a board of 16 board members. There are some districts that have larger boards. We meet here in the district on a monthly basis and we review the budget with them. They approve our contracts, we run our contracts by them. They approve major changes in our policies. Their job is to make sure I’m doing my job.

Closed Session, William Hill Chair Richard LaMere asked the Board to approve the Closed Session. All members were in

favor. Motion passed. No action was taken.

Adjournment, Board Members Dr. Lisa Hill made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Larry Kudej seconded the motion. All

members were in favor. Motion passed, meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted, Abby Williams, Secretary

The Board of Corrections’ agenda is posted on the DOC Web Site at https://doc.iowa.gov

under the Board of Corrections Tab.

Centers in Fort Dodge, Webster City and Storm Lake

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Second Chance Pell

Regional Corrections Education Association Conference

Neale Adams, Dean of Business and Industrial Technology

Abby Underberg,Education Coordinator/College Liaison


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What is Second Chance Pell?

• As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to create a fairer, more effective criminal justice system, reduce recidivism, and combat the impact of mass incarceration on communities, the Department of Education announced in 2015 the Second Chance Pell Pilot program which is intended to test new models to allow incarcerated Americans to receive Pell Grants and pursue the postsecondary education with the goal of helping them get jobs, support their families, and turn their lives around.


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Why Second Chance Pell

• Education is the best way to combat recidivism. Those who participate in Correctional Education are 43% less likely to end up back in prison.

• Ultimately saves the taxpayer money and creates safer communities.

• Every $1 that is invested in these programs‐$4‐$5 are saved.


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Program and Curriculum

• Fort Dodge Correctional Facility– Baking and Pastry Arts– Carpentry– Supply Chain Management–Welding Technology


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Program CompletersFort Dodge Correctional Facility

Program 2016‐17 Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Total

Baking and Pastry Arts

26 12 15 53

Carpentry 0 13 14 27

Supply Chain Management

32 16 12 60

Welding Technology

28 20 17 65

PROGRAM TOTALS

205


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Program and Curriculum

• North Central Correctional Facility– Industrial Machinist– Supply Chain Management–Welding Technology


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Program CompletersNorth Central Correctional Facility

Program 2016‐17 Fall 2017 Spring 2018 Total

IndustrialMachinist

12 12

Supply Chain Management

11 11 7 29

WeldingTechnology

25 11 14 50

PROGRAMTOTALS

91


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Completers and Graduation

• FDCF 205• NCCF 91• Total 296

• Graduation every semester• College Courses, HiSET, Apprenticeships, Vocational Offerings


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Summer Pell ProgramFDCF & NCCF

Program Total

Welding (2nd Semester) 8

Supply Chain Management (2ndSemester)

14

Business (New program) 22

PROGRAM TOTALS 44


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Future Opportunities

• Full Degree Granting Status– 2018SU Course Offerings– Graduating Welding and SCM this summer

• HLC Accreditation• Transition Processes and Assistance• Online Course Offerings

– Associate of Arts

• Fort Dodge Housing Association


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Impact and Success

Hey Harlan ,Its John, I don't know if you remember me or not , I just wanted to say thank you for giving me a opportunity while I was in Ft. Dodge and accepting me into the vocational welding class. I just wanted to give you an update on how things are going for me. I was released a while back and I am currently welding at PDM metals just outside of Des Moines , my starting pay was $18.00 per hour with full benefits and a 401k. The skills I learned and the insight you gave me had me prepared for the job interview, I went in for the weld test and had all my own stuff , helmet, gloves , tape measure, etc. (Something you suggested).The guy interviewing me gave me 2 sets of blue prints ,3 pieces of metal and a piece of rebar and walk away . From their it was own me and my knowledge of blue print reading, knowing how the set the machine up and shielding gas and knowing the different thickness of the plates to assemble and place the welds in the proper spots. It had been a while since I welded but ran a few practice welds , plus the machine was a Miller which was different from a Lincoln . But I nailed it and the guy was impressed with my blueprint knowledge and I am now employed their , working 48‐ 55 hours a week.. That class was life changing for me and wanted to say thanks... I attached a picture of graduation day so it will help you remember me..Sincerely, John


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Questions?

Neale [email protected]‐574‐1284

Abby [email protected]‐574‐4715

Educational Measuresand

Race Trends

Iowa Department of Corrections

Board of Corrections‐Metrics

Education Trends‐National Perspective

• Average years of education‐ 10.4• 36% of individuals in state prison had attained less than a high school education (compared to 19% of the general population)

• State prisoners are twice as likely as the general population to have a grade eight or less education

• 44% of black males and 53% of Hispanic inmates do not have a high school diploma or GED, compared to 27% whites

Statewide Education Levels

22.20%

70.90%

6.90%

NO HS DIPLOMA/HISET/GED HS DIPLOMA/HISET/GED HIGHER EDUCATION

State‐wide Education Levels

Education Levels

28.8%

42.5%

31.2%

44.9%

16.2%

65.4%

53.4%

64.4%

52.4%

75.7%

5.9%

4.1%

4.9%

2.7%

8.1%

23.8%

31.6%

29.9%

47.6%

16.3%

71.4%

68.4%

65.8%

52.4%

77.9%

4.8%

0.0%

4.4%

0.0%

5.8%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASK NATIVE

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER

BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

NO HS

DIPLOMA/HISET/GED

HS

DIPLOMA/HISET/GED

HIGHE

R ED

UCA

TION

FDCF % Statewide %

Education Participation‐HiSet

7.1%

6.5%

16.7%

13.4%

13.9%

59.5%

19.4%

37.5%

27.2%

34.8%

33.3%

74.2%

45.8%

59.4%

51.3%

40.0%

0.0%

30.6%

15.4%

42.5%

60.0%

33.0%

50.8%

33.3%

40.9%

0.0%

66.7%

18.5%

51.3%

16.5%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

WAITING FOR HISET

EDUCA

TION

CURR

ENTLY IN HISET

EDUCA

TION

NEITH

ER W

AITING NOR

IN HISET

FDCF % Statewide %

Risk Levels‐Iowa Violence and Victimization

12.5%7.0%11.1%

6.3%13.2%

24.0%21.1%

30.6%12.2%

29.3%16.2%16.9%

19.4%15.3%15.1%

47.3%54.9%

38.9%66.2%

42.5%

HISPANICAMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDERBLACKWHITE







UNKN

OWN

LOW

MODE

RATE

HIGH

Statewide Risk by Race

Thinking for a Change

2.5%0.9%0.5%

18.8%33.1%

0.2%0.2%0.1%1.7%2.7%2.6%

0.7%0.3%

15.4%20.5%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%







COMPLETED

CURR

ENTLY IN

WAITING LIST

Thinking For A Change: Statewide

Segregation

0.7%

1.4%

3.5%

6.0%

2.9%

0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0%

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE


HISPANIC

BLACK

WHITE

Segregation as of 5/30/18

Statewide %

Disciplinary Results‐Guilty

0

7.7%

2.7%

0.6%

33.8%

55.1%

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

RACE/ETHNICITY



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

Statewide

Probation & Parole

7.8%

7.5%

10.6%

6.9%

8.0%

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0%



HISPANIC

BLACK

WHITE

FY17 Revocation to Prison: Probation

Statewide

52.2%

13.8%

22.0%

21.2%

19.7%

0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%



HISPANIC

BLACK

WHITE

FY17 Revocation to Prison: Parole

Statewide

Iowa Risk Revised Overrides

5.8%

4.5%

3.1%

4.9%

5.6%

0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0%



BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

IRR Discretionary Override Rates

Statewide

Moving Forward…

Addressing Disparities

• Annual review on specific metrics (policy) both CBCs and institutions• If potential disparities are identified with data:

• Ensure data is entered correctly• Follow‐up with specific institutions/CBCs• Examine practice/procedure• If disparity is confirmed—develop action plan to address issue• Follow‐up on action items and reevaluate measure(s)

Other ways to Measure…

• How do we measure more precisely?

• Population ratios• Relative race index• Odds ratios• Risk ratios• Chi‐square test

Chi‐square tests if there is a statistical difference for categorical variables (more than probability). If there is a reliable difference between proportions (race)

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STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

POLICY

AND PROCEDURES

Policy Number

AD-GA-23

Applicability DOC CBC

Policy Code

Public Access

Iowa Code Reference

N/A

Chapter 1

ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT

Sub Chapter

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Related DOC Policies

AD-GA-01 IO-RD-01 IO-RD-02 IO-RD-03

Administrative Code Reference

N/A

Subject RACIAL DISPARITY

ACA Standards

N/A

Responsibility

Michael Savala Steve Dick

Effective Date

June 2018

Authority

I. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to address issues of disparity and to ensure respect and fair treatment by implementing correctional procedures and practices that rely on equitable and relevant criteria rather than on the basis of an individual’s identity.

II. POLICY It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) and Community Based Corrections (CBC) to respond to and mitigate racial disparities so as to practice fair and equitable distribution of benefits and burdens in the assignment of incarcerated individuals/clients to custody levels, institutional/residential jobs, vocational programs opportunities and preparation and support for parole/work release and community based supervision and programing. It is the responsibility

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of the department to provide an environment for incarcerated individuals/clients that is free from harassment or disparate treatment based on their race, color, religion or national origin. Moreover, it is our policy that any administrative processes associated with custody and classification, discipline and grievances are conducted fairly, and that decisions are not influenced by stereotypes or bias based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The Department shall provide ongoing staff education and training, monitoring, and auditing systems to provide continuous quality improvement and compliance with all provisions of this policy. Likewise, the Department shall develop programs to help incarcerated individuals/clients work and live together regardless of their identity and backgrounds. The goal is to deliver supportive services based on equality and respect for all individuals. All DOC/CBC staff, volunteers and contractors shall adhere to this policy.

III. DEFINITIONS A. Classification - A comprehensive process of an incarcerated individual/client

assessment, placement, and management designed to optimize public safety, allow the most efficient use of correctional resources, optimize safe and orderly operations, and address incarcerated individual/client needs.

B. Custody Level - An assessment of an incarcerated individual’s/client’s threat to institutional safety and security that determines the level of supervision, circumstances of program or job assignment(s), and the requirements for escort and restraints during movement inside as well as outside the institution.

C. Grievance Process - A formal written complainant process using established procedures in IS-OR-06 Incarcerated Individuals/Client Grievance Procedures, filed by an incarcerated individual/client.

D. Discipline - System for governing an incarcerated individual/client conduct that specifies prohibited acts and the penalties that may be imposed, if violated.

E. Institutional/Residential Job - Assignment of an incarcerated individual/client to a particular work or task for which he/she is compensated monetarily or otherwise, or is not compensated in any way.

F. Racial Disparity - Disparate treatment influenced by stereotypes or bias based on race, color, religion or national origin.

IV. PROCEDURES

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A. Leadership in Central Office, Institutions, and CBC shall be responsible for ensuring that this Racial Disparity Policy is fully and faithfully implemented.

B. Periodic reviews in the aggregate, as well as of individual cases, shall be made by the Diversity/Disparity Committee to oversee that policies are implemented in a manner that does not result in disparate treatment or effects based on race, color, religion or national origin. These reviews shall strive to minimize and discourage that one group of incarcerated individuals/clients does not bear a disproportionate burden in the areas outlined in this policy.

C. Classification 1. Each incarcerated individual/client under the custody or purview of

the Department shall be classified/assessed to the most appropriate assignment for security supervision, and re-entry/treatment needs to promote safety and security and to prepare the individual for success in the community.

2. The classification system shall consider objective risk factors associated with future conduct and management, and thus, help to identify the types and level of risk likely to be presented by the incarcerated individual/client.

3. The classification methods employed should aim to eliminate disparities based on race, color, religion and national origin. Thus, factors to be considered and reviewed may include, but are not limited to: a. The individual’s current and prior criminal history,

b. Escape history,

c. History of disciplinary behavior,

d. Demonstrated current involvement with a security threat

group,

e. Current age.

4. When monitoring procedures outlined in this policy identify disparities in the incarcerated individual/client classification process, steps shall be taken to mitigate those disparities as much as possible without negatively impacting safety and security.

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D. Housing Assignments

Assignment of an incarcerated individual/client to an institution or residential facility, shall be made on the basis of criteria that is validated and dynamic, and reflects an incarcerated individual’s/client’s security and custody levels, as well as any special need (e.g., medical, mental health, physical health, ability, safety, etc.)

E. Work Assignments 1. All incarcerated individual/client job assignments shall be made

consistent with the need to promote racial equality.

2. The process of assigning incarcerated individuals/clients to jobs shall rely on objective criteria that takes into consideration their abilities and rehabilitative/re-entry needs as well as any risk to safety and security.

3. Consideration shall be given to the skills needed for jobs, including, but not limited to, academic level, and vocational skills, in addition to physical and medical requirements.

4. Job assignments shall include a variety of work that affords incarcerated individuals/clients an opportunity to earn wages, learn job skills, develop good work habits, and/or foster positive attitudes that may be applied after release. These opportunities may include: community based work opportunities, correctional industries, institutional maintenance, institutional support, public works, and work in the community based upon eligibility requirements.

F. Program Assignments 1. All program assignments shall be made in accordance with the needs

of incarcerated individuals/clients, the programs, and the facility. The assignments shall further be based on reasonable, objective criteria that reflect incarcerated individuals/clients abilities and security/risk levels.

2. Assignments shall be made on identified criteria that are relevant to the program.

3. Assignment of an incarcerated individual/client to a specific program shall be based on a current objective assessment of the incarcerated

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individual’s/client’s rehabilitative/re-entry needs, risks, and the specific goals of the program or service.

4. While risk to safety and security as well as an incarcerated individual’s/client’s medical and mental health needs may direct the structure and/or setting for the program delivery, all program assignments shall be made in accordance with individual and program needs, and tailored, to the extent possible, to enable a diverse group of incarcerated individuals/clients to participate.

G. Discipline 1. The IDOC provides for the orderly conduct of incarcerated

individuals/clients through the Disciplinary processes established in IDOC Policies IO-RD-01, Overview and Philosophy of Incarcerated Individuals/Client Discipline, IO-RD-02, Informal Corrective Action and Minor Disciplinary Reports and IO-RD-03, Major Discipline Report Procedures which define acts of misconduct, the process for adjudicating allegations of misconduct, and the sanctions for misconduct.

2. Disciplinary actions are based on credible evidence of misconduct, and shall be timely, impartial and consistent across all incarcerated individuals/clients.

3. Sanctions are proportionate to the severity of the offense and the incarcerated individual’s/client’s disciplinary record.

4. Disciplinary actions are intended to change behavior, teach consequence(s) of the misconduct, enforce staff authority, and maintain safety, security and order. Disciplinary rules aim to engender a climate of respect among both staff and incarcerated individuals/clients.

H. Grievances 1. It is the Department’s policy to maintain a written grievance process

that is available to all incarcerated individuals/clients without regard to their race, color, religion or national origin.

2. All incarcerated individuals/clients shall have the opportunity to attempt to resolve issues and/or incidents in an informal setting prior to utilizing the formal grievance process as well as access to appeal.

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3. All incarcerated individuals/clients are entitled to invoke this grievance procedure for a broad range of complaints including, but not limited to: a. Policies and procedures that affect the incarcerated

individual/client;

b. Actions by employees, volunteers, contract employees and/or other incarcerated individuals/clients;

c. Incidents or conditions occurring within the corrections system that affect the incarcerated individual/client personally; and/or

d. Issues relating to health care and other concerns.

4. All grievances shall be processed and reviewed according to the written grievance procedures as outlined in IDOC Policy IO-OR-06, Incarcerated Individuals/Client Grievance Procedures or local policy for CBC.

5. The Diversity/Disparity Committee shall periodically review grievances to minimize and address immediately any known disparate treatment occurring based on the identity of the incarcerated individual/client or of the staff members, if the grievance relates to staff.

I. Training Scheduled and on-going training shall be provided to employees to increase the overall proficiency of the workforce by contributing to personal and professional development. 1. Training and staff development programs shall be provided in an

equitable and non-discriminatory manner to all DOC and CBC employees.

2. The DOC and CBC shall aim to eliminate disparate treatment to increase opportunities for the development and advancement of all staff.

3. The diversity/disparity training shall include training on implicit and explicit bias as well as to have opportunities for annual focused in-service training on the challenges of providing fair treatment in a

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system reflecting racial disparities outside as well as inside the DOC and CBC.

J. Monitoring 1. IDOC will work in partnership with Wardens and District Directors for

tracking and addressing compliance with the components delineated in this policy regarding the racial categories of: White, African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Other.

2. If the components data suggests racial disparity greater than 20 percent from the relevant distribution within the facility or district a review of its practices shall be done to assess potential disparities.. If racial disparity is identified a compliance report shall include an action plan to address and eliminate the disparity.

3. The following data will be compiled annually for review: a. Classification: Distribution of incarcerated individuals/clients

by race for Custody, administrative segregation status, risk level, support for Parole vs. Work Release, and Protective Custody statuses.

b. Work Assignments: Distribution of incarcerated individuals/clients by race per job assignment category within the institution/CBC.

c. Intervention Programs/Intervention Assignments: Distribution of incarcerated individuals/clients by race per category provided at the institution/CBC.

d. Educational Services (Vocational, Apprenticeships, and Education): Distribution of incarcerated individuals/clients by race per program type provided at the institution/CBC.

e. Discipline: Total number of disciplinary reports broken out by race and type of infraction.

f. Grievances: Total number of formal grievances submitted; and broken out by race and grievance type, i.e., property, food services, commissary, medical, etc.

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g. Violations/Contact Standards: Total number of technical violations, use of contempt, overrides, electronic monitoring, contact standards

h. Training and Development: Number of security and non-security staff, contract and volunteers who completed racial diversity training programming prior to independently commencing a job assignment.

i. The number of staff, as well as contract staff and volunteers who complete the required annual in-service racial disparity training and/or continuing education programs.

j. Hiring, promotion, and termination of staff: Number of persons of color hired vs. applicants; Number of persons of color promoted/position grade; and Number of persons of color terminated/reason code.

K. Review The State-wide Diversity/Disparity Committee shall conduct an annual department-wide review of compliance with the respective components of this policy using the Racial Disparity Assessment Instrument (see Appendix A) and submit and annual report to the Director.

DOC Board meeting 6/1/18

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100% polyester, black fabrico Security

Quantities logged in and out including any errors One box of shirts at a time issued to embroidery,

Quantities verified by Staff Nightly Staff inventory of finished goods Additional CO walk through in IPI In process material stored in a locked box inside a locked office Raw material and finished goods stored in sealed boxes in a locked office Chain of custody from IPI to warehouse Documentation kept for all transactions

o Present sampleso 120+ daily production ability between Mitchellville and Ft Dodge

Tactical pants production

o Cotton/polyester, stain and moisture resistant – Coyote color fabric o Raw material will be stored in Mitchellville and transferred to Ft Dodgeo Security

Nightly Staff inventory of finished goods Finished goods stored in secured totes inside IPI Chain of custody from IPI to warehouse Documentation kept for all transactions

o Present men’s navy sample since coyote color is not available o Present coyote women’s pairo Anticipate 30 pant daily production after ramp up

Work pants production

o Present samples of nutmeg, stone, and gray pantso Security

• Raw material and finished goods stored inside the locked IPI room• Nightly Staff inventory of finished goods• Finished goods stored in secured totes inside IPI• Chain of custody from IPI to warehouse• Documentation kept for all transactions

o Production rate could mirror jean production if needed depending on mix of sizes

Date __________

Uniform and work pants chain of custody

Number of uniform shirts shipped to Warehouse ____________

Number of uniform pants shipped to Warehouse ____________

Number of work pants shipped to Warehouse ____________

Warehouse Signature _________________________

IPI signature _________________________

DOC embroidery shirt inventory

received 5/21/2018

L 144

XL 252

2X 108

shipped XX/XX/XXX

L 0

XL 0

2X 0

Savings

Black uniform ShirtsThe shirt cost is $39.95IPI shirt selling price $27.98 Shirt savings of $11.97

Coyote uniform PantsThe 511 cost is $41.95IPI pant selling price is $29.94Pant savings of $12.01

Gray, stone, and nutmeg work pantsIPI selling price $24.99

SPECIALTY COURTS —— STUDY 7 The judicial branch and the department of corrections in cooperation with the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights, and the judicial district departments of correctional services, shall study the effectiveness and recidivism rates of persons assigned to the specialty courts of the judicial branch. The national center for state courts may be utilized in order to complete the study.

The judicial branch shall file a report detailing the cost-effectiveness of the specialty courts including any recommendations with the general assembly and the fiscal services division of the legislative services agency by January 15, 2019.

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

719.9 Use of unmanned aerial vehicle—— prohibitions.

1. As used in this section:

a. “Facility” means a county jail, municipal holding facility, secure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles, community-based correctional facility, or institution under the management of the department of corrections.

b. “Unmanned aerial vehicle” means a vehicle or device that uses aerodynamic forces to achieve flight and is piloted remotely.

2. A person shall not operate an unmanned aerial vehicle knowing that the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in, on, or above a facility and any contiguous real property comprising the surrounding grounds of the facility, unless the unmanned aerial vehicle is operated by a law enforcement agency or the person has permission from the authority in charge of the facility to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle in, on, or above such facility.

3. This section does not apply to an unmanned aerial vehicle while operating for commercial use in compliance with federal aviation administration regulations, authorizations, or exemptions.

4. A person who violates this section commits a class “D” felony.

RISK ASSESSMENT

The public safety assessment shall not be utilized in pretrial hearings when determining whether to detain or release a defendant before trial, and the use of the public safety assessment pilot program shall be terminated as of the effective date of this subsection, until such time the use of the public safety assessment has been specifically authorized by the general assembly.

This language was vetoed by the Governor, with the PSA pilot program being suspended starting December 31, 2018, so the data can be analyzed and the Legislature makes a decision authorizing the PSA or similar risk-assessment tools.

PRISON READING ROOMS

904.310A Information or materials —— distribution.

1. Funds appropriated to the department or other funds made available to the department shall not be used to distribute or make available any commercially published information or material to an inmate when such information or material is sexually explicit or features nudity.

2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

MEDICAID

249A.38 Inmates of public institutions —— suspension or termination of medical assistance.

Following the first thirty days of commitment, the department shall suspend the eligibility of an individual who is an inmate of a public institution as defined in 42 C.F.R. §435.1010 , who is enrolled in the medical assistance program at the time of commitment to the public institution, and who remains eligible for medical assistance as an individual except for the individual’s institutional status, during the period of the individual’s commitment to the public institution.

a. A public institution shall provide the department and the social security administration with a monthly report of the individuals who are committed to the public institution and of the individuals who are discharged from the public institution. The monthly report to the department shall include the date of commitment or the date of discharge, as applicable, of each individual committed to or discharged from the public institution during the reporting period. The monthly report shall be made through the reporting system created by the department for public, nonmedical institutions to report inmate populations. Any medical assistance expenditures, including but not limited to monthly managed care capitation payments, provided on behalf of an individual who is an inmate of a public institution but is not reported to the department in accordance with this subsection, shall be the financial responsibility of the respective public institution.

b. The department shall provide a public institution with the forms necessary to be used by the individual in expediting restoration of the individual’s medical assistance benefits upon discharge from the public institution.

GERIATRIC PATIENT HOUSING REVIEW

During the 2018 legislative interim, the department on aging and the departments of human services, inspections and appeals, and corrections, cooperatively, shall review issues and develop policy recommendations relating to housing for geriatric persons, including geriatric individuals who are registered on the sex offender registry or who are sexually aggressive.

The review shall address all aspects of the issue including the feasibility of private

entities utilizing facilities located at Mount Pleasant, Clarinda, or other vacant, state-owned facilities to care for such geriatric persons; related workforce recruitment and training; requirements that a facility must meet in order to receive Medicaid reimbursement; and any other information or issues deemed appropriate by the agencies.

The agencies shall submit a joint report with recommendations to the governor and general assembly by December 15, 2018. EARNED TIME for Sex Offenders and Domestic Abusers Section 903A.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: (2) However, an inmate required to participate in a sex offender treatment program shall not be eligible for a any reduction of sentence unless until the inmate participates in and completes a sex offender treatment program established by the director. Section 903A.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: (2) However, an inmate required to participate in a domestic abuse treatment program shall not be eligible for a any reduction of sentence unless until the inmate participates in and completes a domestic abuse treatment program established by the director.

OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAM

a. For the development and administration of an offender reentry program to provide offenders with employment skills, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:

b. The department of workforce development shall partner with the department of corrections to provide staff within the correctional facilities to improve offenders’ abilities to find and retain productive employment.

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SUSPENSION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR DRUG-RELATED CONVICTIONS Eliminates the automatic 180-day suspension of driver’s license. REINSTATEMENT OF DRIVER’S LICENSE. A defendant’s driver’s license suspended or revoked pursuant to section 901.5, subsection 10, prior to the effective date of this division of this Act, shall be reinstated, if the defendant is otherwise eligible for a driver’s license. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. Act takes effect on the date the governor submits to the United States secretary of transportation a written certification that the governor is opposed to the enforcement in this state of a law described in 23 U.S.C. §159(a)(3)(A) and a written certification that the general assembly has adopted a joint resolution expressing its opposition to the same, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. §159(a)(3)(B). (SJR 2007)

CONTRABAND AT CBC’S

An Act relating to the possession of contraband in or on the grounds of a community-based correctional facility, and providing penalties. Section 1. Section 719.7, subsection 3, paragraphs a, b, and c, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:

a. Knowingly introduces contraband into, or onto, the grounds of a secure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles, detention facility, jail, community-based correctional facility, correctional institution, or institution under the management of the department of corrections.

b. Knowingly conveys contraband to any person confined in a secure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles, detention facility, jail, community-based correctional facility, correctional institution, or institution under the management of the department of corrections.

c. Knowingly makes, obtains, or possesses contraband while confined in a secure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles, detention facility, jail, community-based correctional facility, correctional institution, or institution under the management of the department of corrections, or while being transported or moved incidental to confinement. Sec. 2. Section 719.7, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:

c. An aggravated misdemeanor for failing to report a known violation or attempted violation of this section to an official or officer at a secure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles, detention facility, jail, community-based correctional facility, correctional institution, or institution under the management of the department of corrections. Sec. 3. Section 719.7, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 5. Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of the administrator of any secure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles, detention facility, jail, community-based

correctional facility, correctional institution, or institution under the management of the department of corrections to prescribe or enforce rules concerning the definition of contraband, and the transportation, making, or possession of substances, devices, instruments, materials, or other items.

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