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2014 • MDOC Annual Report Mississippi Department of Corrections 2014 • Annual Report 1 2014 • MDOC Annual Report 2 2014 • MDOC Annual Report Table of Contents Mission Statement ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Statement from MDOC .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Fiscal Year 2014 - Major Accomplishments ......................................................................................................... 7 Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners ......................................................................................................... 8 Administration and Finance Division .................................................................................................................. 10 Cost Per Day by Facility ........................................................................................................................... 12 Program Costs Incurred by Fund & Category ......................................................................................... 14 Cost for State Operated Beds ................................................................................................................. 18 Filled Positions vs. Authorized Positions ................................................................................................ 20 Community Corrections Division ........................................................................................................................ 22 Facilities-Community Work Centers & Restitution Centers ................................................................... 24 Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Community Work Center Inmate Labor................................................................................................... 28 Restitution Center Disbursements ......................................................................................................... 29 Active Supervised Population, Investigations & Urinalysis Screening ................................................. 30 Caseloads and Collections ..................................................................................................................... 32 Interstate Compact ................................................................................................................................. 33 ISP Placement by Court & MDOC ....................................................................................................... 34 Institutions ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 Map - State Facilities Housing MDOC Offenders ................................................................................... 38 Description of Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 39 Prison Agricultural Enterprises ............................................................................................................... 41 Treatment Programs ............................................................................................................................... 46 Treatment & Education Programs By Facility ........................................................................................ 48 Private and County Regional Facilities ................................................................................................... 54 3 2014 • MDOC Annual Report Inmate Population ............................................................................................................................................... 60 General Characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 62 County of Conviction ................................................................................................................................64 Average Monthly Population .................................................................................................................. 66 Custody of Offenders ...............................................................................................................................68 Sentence Length of Offenders ................................................................................................................70 Medical Class of Offenders .................................................................................................................... 72 Primary Offenses of Offenders ............................................................................................................... 74 Inmate Admissions .............................................................................................................................................. 76 General Characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 78 Entry Type ................................................................................................................................................ 80 County of Convictions ............................................................................................................................. 82 Drug Offenders ....................................................................................................................................... 84 Sex Offenders .......................................................................................................................................... 88 Youthful Offenders .................................................................................................................................. 94 Offenders Age 50 and Over ................................................................................................................... 98 Inmate Releases ............................................................................................................................................... 104 General Characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 106 Exit Type ................................................................................................................................................ 110 County of Convictions ........................................................................................................................... 112 Drug Offenders ..................................................................................................................................... 114 Sex Offenders ....................................................................................................................................... 118 Youthful Offenders ................................................................................................................................ 126 Offenders Age 50 and Over .................................................................................................................. 128 4 2014 • MDOC Annual Report Mission Statement To provide and promote public safety through efficient and effective offender custody, care, control and treatment consistent with sound correctional principles and constitutional practices. Vision Statement The Mississippi Department of Corrections is a model professional agency that adheres to the values of integrity, honesty and openness in all its practices. As correctional leaders, we believe the safety of the public is of paramount importance and fundamental to our mission. Recognizing that people make up organizations, we value all our employees and are committed to their professional development and well being. We are committed to assisting offenders in becoming productive, law-abiding citizens. As an agency, we provide excellence in public service and strive to continually improve. Core Values Integrity - In the behavior, actions and decisions of our employees. Fairness - In the consistent treatment of employees, offenders and our dealings with the public. Dependability - In doing those things that are necessary to fulfill our mission. Respect - In our relationships with each other and those we serve. Competence - In the performance of our duties and responsibilities. Openness - In all of our communications. 5 2014 • MDOC Annual Report About the Mississippi Department of Corrections The Mississippi Department of Corrections was established July 1, 1976, by state law following the merger of the Mississippi Penitentiary Board and the Mississippi Probation and Parole Board. The state prison system consists of 39 facilities, four restitution centers, and 72 probation and parole offices. One transition center and two re-entry facilities also are used for offenders returning to society. The agency is authorized to have 3,335 employees. This Annual Report represents the scope and depth of the agency and its staff during fiscal 2014 (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). The Legislature appropriated $361,901,655 ($334,632,519 from the general fund and $27,269,136 from special funds) to Corrections in Senate Bill 2862 for the period covering this report. During fiscal 2014, the number of offenders decreased from 22,594 to 20,680. In addition to the 1,914 drop in net admissions, other highlights include the relocation of Central Office and the passage of a comprehensive criminal justice reform law that is expected to significantly affect the future of corrections. The Legislature approved and Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 585 on March 31, 2014. The Central Office moved from its original location at 723 N. President St. to 633 N. State St. in February 2014. The MDOC is committed to fiscal responsibility and its leaders look forward to the challenges we face together in the com- ing year. 6 2014 • MDOC Annual Report MDOC Accomplishments Mississippi is internationally recognized for reforms it has made to its corrections system in the last 10 years. All facets of the system have been ACA accredited since 2008. The Mississippi Department of Corrections has hosted visitors from such countries as South Korea and Australia, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and states including Virginia, Indiana, and New York. • Offenders in the Community Work Centers and Joint County-State Work programs contributed approximately $30,000,000 in free labor to local, county, state and nonprofit charitable organizations throughout the state during fiscal 2014. • The recidivism rate is 32.98% over a three-year period. • Educational programs offered to inmates in fiscal 2014 resulted in 4,018 inmates successfully completing the following: General Education Development (GED) – 457, Vocational Trades – 1,016 and Alcohol & Drug – 2,545. • The Intensive Supervision Program (ISP) known as house arrest resulted in an estimated total cost avoidance of $69,768,381 during fiscal 2000-2013. MDOC’s involvement in the program ended effective July 1, 2014, under House Bill 585. • Since its inception in 2004 under Section 47-7-4 of state law, the Conditional Medical Release Program has resulted in an estimated total cost avoidance of at least $11 million through the release of about 120 terminally ill or bedridden inmates. • MDOC has saved $35,521,925.90 as of June 2014 as a result of the Division of Medicaid paying for services provided to Medicaid eligible inmates. MDOC reimburses Medicaid the state match portion of the provider statement. • MDOC implemented a self-insured workers compensation program on Jan. 1, 2005 that has saved more than $3,400,000 since its inception. • Since 2000, MDOC has provided services to victims through the Division of Victim Services (DVS). The services include prior notification of inmate release; updates on inmate status; escort to parole board hearings; advocacy; victim/offender dialogue; and assistance with protective orders, offender harassment, and law enforcement matters. Victims must be registered to receive these and other services. DVS has 7,272 victims registered to date. • MDOC also assists victims/survivors through MS SAVIN, the Mississippi Statewide Automated Victim Information Notifica- tion program. This service, also available for law enforcement and others such as those registered with DVS, provides real time information on state inmates and offenders housed in participating county jails. At the end of fiscal 2014, 81 counties were involved with SAVIN. The program has 41,748 registrations. SAVIN also launched the Vine Mobile app for offender search and registration. • In 2008, the American Correctional Association (ACA) presented its highest honor for commitment to excellence – the EAGLE AWARD – to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for its work to have all programs within its jurisdiction ac credited. Mississippi’s prison system became the 14th in the nation to achieve such an accomplishment. 7 2014 • MDOC Annual Report Commissioner Commissioner Christopher B. Epps has been with the Mississippi Department of Correction since 1982. He is the longest serving MDOC commissioner. He was first appointed by then-Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove on Aug. 30, 2002. He was reappointed on Jan. 13, 2004, by then-Republi- can Gov. Haley Barbour, who served two terms, and current Republican Gov. Phil Bryant on Jan. 11, 2012. Commissioner Epps served in numerous positions with the department before being named its leader, starting as a corrections officer at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. His other positions include chief of staff, deputy commissioner of institutions, deputy commissioner of Com- munity Corrections, director of Offender Services, deputy superintendent, chief of security, corrections case management supervisor, director of treatment services, corrections case manager, disciplinary hearing officer/investigator and director of records. Commissioner Epps has held numerous leadership positions in corrections and in the military. Before being elected president of the American Correctional Association in May 2010, he served as auditor with the Commission on Accreditation and as treasurer in 2008, a position that placed him on the ACA Executive Committee. In addition to his leadership with ACA, he is vice president of the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) and becomes president in August 2014. He also has been ASCA treasurer. A native of Tchula, Mississippi, Commissioner Epps earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Mississippi Valley State University and a master’s degree in guidance counseling from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. 8 2014 • MDOC Annual Report Deputy Commissioners Rick McCarty has served as the Deputy Commissioner of Administration & Finance since Janu- ary 1999. Prior to his appointment, he was the fiscal comptroller for the agency. McCarty has worked for MDOC since June 1989. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Belhaven College in 1983. After graduation, he worked in public accounting. He received his CPA License in 1986 and is a member of the Mississippi Society of Public Accountants. Some of his accomplishments at MDOC include: • Implementation of a fully automated perpetual inventory system for all agency ware houses. • Coordination of the Statewide Automated Accounting System. • Implementation of the Statewide Inmate Banking and Commissary System, for which the agency won the 2000 Award for Creative Excellence from the National Association of Governmental Administrators. Jerry Williams has been Deputy Commissioner of Community Corrections since July 2011. He assumed his current assignment after serving in several positions with MDOC both in Community Corrections and Institutions, including Region III Community Corrections director; MDOC liaison for a transitional facility; branch director II-American Correctional Association manager for Community Corrections; Central Office, operation management analyst principle; Central Mississippi Correc- tional Facility commander, correctional supervisor/MDOC liaison for Offender Health Care Services, sergeant and corrections officer at Central Mississippi. In 2008, the American Correctional Associa- tion elected him as one of the Best of the Best Professionals in Corrections. Williams is a graduate of Jackson State University, with a BA in sociology and MA in sociology, with an emphasis in criminal justice. He has served on advisory boards for several community organizations and is an Executive Gold Member with the ACA. Archie Longley has served as the Deputy Commissioner of Institutions since April 2013. Longley has 25 years of experience in federal correctional institutions throughout the United States. His past most immediate job was chief executive officer for the Federal Correctional Complex in Yazoo City, where he oversaw three facilities and directed a $57 million budget while being responsible for 560 employees. Longley also was CEO at federal facilities in Pennsylvania and South Dakota. He began his career as a corrections officer at the former Boron Federal Prison Camp in Boron, Calif., and since has worked in five other states. A member of the American Correctional Association, he has received multiple awards for outstanding performance. 9 2014 • MDOC Annual Report 10