CRIMINALJUSTICE RESOURCECENTER
ANNUAL REPORT
FISCALYEAR 2022
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DURHAM COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER, FY 2022 ANNUAL REPORT 3 TABLEOFCONTENTS Director’sLetter 4 SubstanceAbuseTreatmentandRecidivismReduction Program(STARR) 15
DEARFRIENDS,
WearepleasedtopresentourAnnualReportforFiscalYear2021-22.Itwasanotherchallengingyearfor theCriminalJusticeResourceCenter(CJRC),whichsawstaffadjustingtoanewnormalandincreasing technologydemandsofaglobalpandemic.
Ourmissionistopromotepublicsafetythroughsupportsforthelocalcriminaljusticesystemand throughassistancetojustice-involvedindividualswithawidearrayofservicessothattheymayachieve theirfullpotentialintheircommunities.Weaimtoprovidetheseservicesinwaysthatare Compassionate,Connected,andCommitted.
COMPASSIONisavalueespousedbyourentirestaffandourpartners.Everypersoncomestouswith specificneeds.Wespendtimegettingtoknoweachclientasanindividual,andthendeliverservicesina mannerthatrespectstheperson’sdignity.Thisinvestmenttakesplaceinindividualandgroupsettings andisconsistentfromfirstinteractionstoprogramexit.
WeremainCONNECTEDthroughalargenetworkandpartnershipsthatarecriticaltousaccomplishing ourmission.Strategicpartnershipsplayanimportantroleastheyaddflexibilityanddiversitytoour operations.Weformpartnershipswithindividualsandagenciesthathavevaluesandvisionsinlinewith thosewechampionatthecenter.Withoutthem,wecouldnotdoourwork.
TheCJRCisCOMMITTEDtosupportingclientsthroughouttheseasonsofchangeanduncertaintythat havebeenthehallmarkofthepast2.5years.ThisdepartmenthasservedthecitizensofDurhamCounty forover25yearsandcontinuouslymakeschangesandadjustmentstoensurethatourservicesremain meaningful,fillinggapsandneedsinthecommunity.
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DURHAM COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER, FY 2022 ANNUAL REPORT 5 DURHAM COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER, FY 2022 ANNUAL REPORT Inthefollowingpagesyouwill seemanyexamplesofhowwe havemodeledCompassionand Connectedwithourpartnersinthepastfiscal yearandhowweremainCommittedtoservingDurham Countyresidentsinthefuturethroughinnovationandadaptation.This futurewouldnotbepossiblewithoutstrongsupportfromourcommunity,aswellastheBoardofCounty CommissionersandCountyAdministration. Welookforwardtokeepingyouupdatedonourworkandaccomplishmentsthroughourongoing engagementandfuturereports. "OneofthemanyreasonswhyIchosetoreturntoDurhamisthenetworkofcommunity servantscommittedtobeinginnovativeandcompassionateintheapproachtoroot causereforminourcriminaljusticesystem.TheDurhamPoliceDepartmentisproudto beacontinuedpartnerwithCJRC.Itisthroughthispartnershipthatwecanbeforward thinkinginourapproachtosafetyandsecurity.” PatriceAndrews, CityofDurhamChiefofPolice GudrunParmer Sincerely,
PRETRIALSERVICES
DurhamCounty’sPretrialServiceswasestablishedin2006tocreate asystematicapproachforrecommendingreleaseandcommunity supervisionfordefendantswhodonotposearisktothecommunity astheyawaittrial.Theprogramwascreatedwiththegoalof reducingthejailpopulationwhileensuringthatdefendantsappear fortheircourtdatesandarenotapublicsafetyriskwhileunder pretrialrelease.OnJune30,2022,thedetentionpopulationwas25% lowerthanonJuly1,2006.
Aspartofourcommitmenttoamoreequitablejusticesystem, PretrialServicesadoptedthePublicSafetyAssessment,anationally recognizedandvalidatedinstrument,toassessadefendant’ssafety andflightriskwhileawaitingcourtdisposition.InFY2022,Pretrial ServicesfinalizedthePublicSafetyAssessmentbyupdatingthe supervisionlevelsandreleaseconditionsmatrixbasedonfeedback providedbytheCourts.Additionally,weincorporatedinterpretation servicestobetterserveclientsanddetaineeswhoarenotfluentin English.
JAILMENTALHEALTH
33,173 JAIL BED DAYS SAVED, RESULTING IN $6,618,014 POTENTIAL COST
SAVINGS
61%APPEARED FOR COURT DATES AND REMAINED CHARGE FREE UNTIL DISPOSITION
298PERSONS SUPERVISED
2,857 RISK ASSESSMENTS
COMPLETED FOR PERSONS APPEARING IN FIRST APPEARANCE COURT AND OTHERS REFERRED FOR CONSIDERATION TO PRETRIAL SUPERVISION.
TheJailMentalHealth(JMH)teamworkswithdetaineeswhoarediagnosedwithmentalillness orareincrisis.Staffensuresinmatesonmedicationarestabilizedandprovidesthemwithmentalhealth programming,dischargeplanning,andconnectiontocommunity-basedtreatmentprograms.
DurhamCounty’scompassionforandcommitmenttopersonswithbehavioralhealthchallengesis evidentinthearrayofservicesnotfoundinmostotherjails:6full-timeandcontractstaffproviding aroundtheclockmentalhealthservices,screeningofreferreddetaineesshortlyafterintake,a psychiatristandmedicalresidentsonsite28hoursperweek,bilingualservices,operatingatherapeutic housingunit,mentalhealthwellnessprogramming,respondingtodetainees’callsforservice,aswellas dischargeplanningandservicecoordination.
1,942referralstoJMH=47%ofjailconfinements Averagemonthlycaseload152=42%ofdetentionpopulation.
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STEPPINGUPINITIATIVE
DurhamCountyjoinedthenationalinitiativeto“ReducetheNumberofPeoplewithMentalIllnessinJails” in2015.Sincethen,CJRCandagroupoflocalmentalhealthproviders,localandstategovernment agencies,andcommunitymembershavebeenmeetingregularly(andvirtuallysince2020)toreview availableservicesandsupportsforadultswithbehavioralhealthconditionsinthecriminaljustice system.AcomprehensiveSequentialInterceptMapping(SIM)Exercisewascompletedin2019and updatedin2022.TheSIMillustrateshowpeoplewithbehavioralhealthconditionsflowthroughthe justicesystemandidentifiesvariouspointsofcontactthatcanbeimproved.
Theupdatedreviewrecommendsafocuson
1.Enhancingservicecapacitytoimproveaccesstoservices,includingmental healthtreatmentdesignedtomeettheuniqueneedsofjusticeinvolvedpeople;
2.Prioritizingsafeandaffordablehousingasacriticalcomponent ofbehavioralhealthtreatmentand;
3.Assessingfeasibilitytointegratepeersupportintoservices providedateachintercept.
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INTEGRATEDREENTRYFORADULTSWITHCO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCEABUSEANDMENTALILLNESS(CSAMI)
FY2022wasthefourthandfinalyearofaSecondChanceActgrantfromtheUSDepartmentofJusticeto developandimplementinnovationsinJailReentry.
TheIntegratedReentryProgramwasdesignedtoenhanceandbetterutilizeexistingjailandcommunitybasedsupportservicescreatingamoreintegratedandseamlesstransitionfromincarcerationbackinto thecommunityforadultswithco-occurringmentalhealthandsubstanceusedisorders.Serviceshave improvedscreeningandassessmentformentalillnessandsubstanceusedisorders,facilitated comprehensivereentrycaseplanning,andprovidedorfacilitatedintegratedservicesbothindetention andpostrelease.
Throughoutthegrantperiod,ateamsuccessfullyenrolledandprovidedservicesto118justice-involved individualswithco-occurringhealthandsubstanceusedisorders.
•BytheendofFY2022,only12%ofparticipantshadreturnedtotheDetentionCenter.
•87%ofthe56peoplehousedwiththeassistanceoftheCSAMIteamsuccessfullycompletedthe programorarestillreceivingservices.
•98%ofthe42peoplereceivingcellphonesandmonthlyservicecompletedtheprogramorare stillengagedinservices.
MENTALHEALTHCOURTDIVERSIONPROGRAM
TheDurhamCountyMentalHealthCourtDiversionProgram’s(MHC)goalistoconnectindividualswith aprimarydiagnosisofSevereandPersistentMentalIllness(SPMI)orSeriousMentalIllness(SMI)to treatmentservicesandresources.Pendingcriminalchargesareusuallydismisseduponprogram completion.
InDecember2021,CJRCreceiveda$467,000grantfromtheUSDepartmentofJusticetoexpandMental HealthCourttoservemoreclientsandenhancetreatmentsupportsinalignmentwithnationalbest practices.
Durham’sMHCoffers:
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29 PersonsServed 12 Casesclosedwith 7completions(58%)
•Aspecializedcourtdocketemployingaproblem-solvingapproachtocourtprocessing •Regularstatushearingswheretreatmentplansarereviewed. •Incentivestorewardadherencetocourtconditions.
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POST-ARRESTDIVERSIONPROGRAM (PAD)
TheDurhamCountyPost-ArrestDiversion(PAD)programisan initiativebetweentheDurhamDistrictAttorney’sOfficeandthe CriminalJusticeResourceCenter.
Individualschargedwithlower-levelfelonyallegationsare requiredtocompleteacommunity-basedprogramwithin4to6 monthsofreferral.
Uponsuccessfulcompletion,theDistrictAttorney’sOfficeis notified,andtheprearrangedagreementforthecasewilltake place.Ifparticipantsdonotcompletetheprogram,theDistrict Attorney’sOfficemaybegincriminalproceedingsontheoriginal allegation(s).
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“THEPOST-ARREST DIVERSIONPROGRAMIS ANEXCELLENTEXAMPLE OFHOWDIVERSION PROGRAMSCAN BENEFITNOTONLY PARTICIPANTS,BUTTHE ENTIRECOMMUNITY. IT’SINSPIRINGTOSEE PEOPLESUCCEEDWHEN GIVENTHECHANCE ANDTHETOOLSTODO SOTHROUGHPAD.” DISTRICTATTORNEY SATANADEBERRY 29PERSONSSERVED 94%OFPARTICIPANTS COMPLETED
GANGREDUCTIONSTRATEGY
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Addressunderlyingsocialconditionsthatincreasethevulnerabilityof
Implementcomprehensive,intensive,andneighborhood-based servicedeliveryspecificallyforgang-involvedindividualsincensus tractsmostvulnerabletogangviolence. Recommendation3: Expandavailablegangpreventionandinterventionprogramming. Recommendation4: Institutestandardizedperformancemeasurestotrackreductionsin gangviolence. Recommendation5: Regularlycollectandreportdatathatreflectstheprogressofthe community’sgangviolencereductionefforts. Durham’sGangReductionStrategy(GRS)SteeringCommitteewasformedin2012asaresponseto gangandviolentcrime.TheSteeringCommittee’sfoundationisinteragencycooperationwhere membersprovideleadershipforthecomprehensiveeffort(prevention,intervention,and suppression).TheSteeringCommitteemeetsbi-monthly. In2021,theSteeringCommitteecommissionedanupdatedgangassessmentforDurham.Previous assessmentshadbeencompletedin2007and2014.Thereportpresentsfivekeyfindingsand relatedrecommendations:
Recommendation1:
youthinthecensustractsmostvulnerabletoganginvolvement. Recommendation2:
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LOCALREENTRYCOUNCIL
SamaritanHealthCenterisafaith-basedfreeand charitableclinicinDurham.SamaritanHealthCenter hasprovidedmedicalservicestoDurham’s uninsuredandunderservedresidentsforthirteen years.Theybeganservingjusticeinvolvedpersons throughapartnershipwithDurhamRescueMission byprovidingamedicalhomeforpersonsafterthey arereleasedfromincarceration.SamaritanHealth Centercontinuestogetreferralsbywordofmouth andfromorganizationsandserviceproviders.
“Durhamisagreatcollaborativeenvironment. SamaritanHealthCenterwantstoaddourpiecetothe puzzletohelpbetterservepeopleinneed.TheLocal ReentryCouncilisagreatopportunitytolearnaboutother servicesavailabletojusticeinvolvedpersonstoreferpatientsif thoseneedsarise,” says ElizabethBrill,theExecutiveDirectorof theSamaritanHealthCenter.
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TheLocalReentryCouncil(LRC)connectspersonsreturningtoDurhamfromincarcerationtoanetwork ofprovidersandservicesincludingshort-termhousing,childcare,transportationandemployment assistance.
InFY2022,LRCstaffbeganusinganewautomatedCaseManagementsystemcalledUniteUsunderthe NCCares360platform.Thissystemwillallowforbetterconnectivityandsharingofinformation amongstLRCpartners. RECEIVED PERSONSSERVED INDIVIDUALSOBTAINEDA JOB RECEIVEDFINANCIALASSISTANCEFORHOUSING
DURHAM COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER, FY 2022 ANNUAL REPORT DURHAM CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER 2022 13 46 Persons Served 17% Completion Rate TheDurhamAdultDrugTreatmentCourt(ADTC)isavoluntary,judiciallysupervisedtreatment opportunityforpersonswithchemicaldependencyasanalternativetoincarceration.ADTCoffersnontraditionalandindividualizedtreatmenttoindividualschargedwithnon-violentfelonyormisdemeanor offenses.Durham’sDrugTreatmentCourtiscontinuouslyevolving,adjustingprogrammingtofollow evidence-basedpractices InFY2022,theDrugTreatmentCourt • hiredanewCoordinator • receiveda$32,000grantfromtheDurhamCountyABCBoardprovidingincreasedtreatment services,medicationassistedtreatment,clientincentivesandhousing. Shane ShanewasbornandraisedhereinDurham,NorthCarolina.DuringCOVID-19,hehadalotoffreetime, whichsteeredhiminthewrongdirection.Hewaspresentedtheopportunitytostarthisrecoveryin STARRattheDurhamCountyJailandthencontinuedhistreatmentthroughsubstanceuseandcognitive behaviortreatmentandattendedNarcoticsAnonymousmeetings,alllocatedwithCJRC.Shanestated CJRChelpedhimgethislifebackontrackashewasfacing3yearsinprison.CJRCgavehimthe opportunitytoremainoutofjailandtaughthimbasiclifeskillsthatenabledhimtocontinuemanaging hisownconstructioncompanyinDurham. “Iwanttoraisemynewbornchild,andcontinuetoexpandmybusiness.Iwanttoliveandnot hatelifedaytoday.” Brian Brian,fromJohnsonCounty,startedhisrecoveryprocesswithSTARRattheDurhamCountyDetention Facility.HegraduatedfromDrugTreatmentCourtayearagoandhasbeensoberandcleanfor38 months.Briansharesthathetookadvantageoftheservicesavailable.Hehadpeersupport,WRAP services,transitionalhousing,andon-the-jobtrainingwithDurhamCounty.HeplansonbecomingafulltimeemployeeherewithDurhamCounty. “Myplansrightnowaretoremainsoberandcleanandmakethebestoutofeachday.Ipray beforeIdoanything,soIdon’tdothewrongthing.”
COMPASSIONATE. CONNECTED. COMMITTED. COMPASSIONATE CONNECTED COMMITTED 14 COMMUNITYBASEDSERVICES cbidiversion paidworkexperience housing 145 personsserved 51% completionrate 60 persons served 60% completionrate 37 personsresidedatCJRC’s6-bedTransitional Houseforvariousdurations.Thehouse occupancyratewas57%. 6peoplewereemployedinon-the-jobtraining withDurhamCountyGeneralServices.Four individualswereabletoobtainregular employmentwithGeneralServicesorother employmentaftertheirplacementsended. JB,aclientandlocaltattooartist,agreedtopaintamuralonthewallofCJRC’sClientBreakroom.Thepainting isaself-portrait–JBbreakingthroughawallandputtingthepiecesofhislifetogether.Wehopethatthismural willcreateawelcoming,livelyandreflectiveenvironmentforfutureclients. CommunityBasedServicesprovideprogramsforjustice-involvedindividualswhoareDurhamCounty residentsandonsupervisedprobation,post-releasesupervisionorparole.Additionally,personsin diversionprogramsareabletoaccessservices. ServicesincludeSubstanceUseTreatment,CognitiveBehavioralInterventions(CBI),CaseManagement, Housingandmanywraparoundservices. rrscbi–recidivism reductionservices
DURHAM COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER, FY 2022 ANNUAL REPORT 15 DURHAM CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER 2022 15 262 85% Completion Rate Personsenrolled intheprogram Drewwasdiagnosedwithaseveresubstanceusedisorderandwasreceivingmedicatedassisted treatment.Hewasorderedtooutpatienttreatmentbecausehehadstartedreplacinghisdrugof choicewithotherdrugs.Drewattendedvirtualtreatmentgroupsandengagedintherapyto understandhisdruguseandhowtogetandstayclean.Drewlearnedcognitivebehavioralthinking toolstohelphimthinkthroughlikelyoutcomestohisactions.Ashisassignedcounselor,I supplementedgrouptreatmentwithindividualcounselingtoaidclientsawarenessthattherecovery processisholisticinnatureinconjunctionwithmedicatedassistedtreatment(MAT). FromaCJRCSubstanceUseDisorderTreatmentCounselor 187 Persons Served 27% Completion Rate OUTPATIENTSUBSTANCEUSEDISORDER CJRCprovidesoutpatientsubstanceusedisordertreatmentprogramforpersons 18yearsoldorolder.IndividualsarereferredthroughTreatmentAlternativesfor SaferCommunities(TASC),theCourtsorotherserviceproviders.Basedontheir needs,participantsreceiveintensiveoutpatienttreatmentorregularoutpatient treatment. Thetreatmentprogramworkswithclientstodeveloprecoveryskills,insightsand thenecessarycommunityconnectionstobuildsuccessesintheirlivesandintheir community.Focusingonthesegoalsreducesthelikelihoodoffuturenegative involvementwithlawenforcementandthecourtsystem. TheSubstanceAbuseTreatmentandRecidivismReductionProgram(STARR)isafourweeksubstanceusetreatmentprogramprovidedtodetaineesintheDurham CountyDetentionFacility.STARRGradprovidesanadditionalfourweeksof advancedrecoveryskills.InFY2022,STARRparticipantswereabletoaccessAfter Care,ParentingandWRAPservices.ThemajorityofSTARRparticipantsaremandated totheprogrambytheCourtsorbyProbation. “I'mgratefultohavetheSTARRprogramhereinDurhamCounty.IknewI wantedtogetcleanandIknewIneededoutsideinterventiontogetmeonthe rightpathbecauseaddictionhadsuchastrongholdoverme.Thankstothe STARRprogramandtheMATprogram,Iwasabletouseallmytimeproductively andgrowintoamuchstronger,saner,healthierpersonthanIwasatthetimeofmyarrest.Ina veryrealsense,Ithinkitmayhavesavedmylife”. STARRProgramParticipant
326E.MainSt Durham,NC27701 CJRC Monday-Thursday 8:30am-8:30pm Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (919)560-0500 cjrc@dconc.gov dconc.gov/cjrc