Justice Reinvestment Initiative Funding and Performance Goals - Gary R. Syphus Last Updated: May 26, 2015
House Bill 348, Criminal Justice Programs and Amendments, amended current criminal justice statute, and legislators appropriated approximately $14 million ($12 million ongoing and $2 million one-time) to help meet the requirements in the bill. The changes in policy and funding are far-reaching. Some of the new requirements include:- New standards for mental health and substance treatment,
- Reduced penalties for certain offenses,
- Enhanced tracking of offenders in order to better assess and treat, and
- A requirement to create standardized graduated sanctions to address offender violations.
The new funding spans across four agencies and includes pass-through funds to local governments to meet the requirements in the new law. The table below provides a breakdown of the funding associated with the changes in the law.
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With this funding comes the expectation of certain desired results. The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice submitted the following outcome measures in the performance note:- Reduce prison population (estimated CY 2016 prison population is 7,145 with a target to reduce population to 6,118 by CY 2020),
- Increase successful discharges from prison (estimated FY 2016 parole success rate at 20% aimed to increase to 25% by FY 2020; and estimated FY 2016 successful probation rates from 37% to 47% by FY 2020), and
- Reduce recidivism with targeted reentry, treatment, and recovery services (estimated FY 2016 parole recidivism rate at 71% with a goal to reduce it to 62%; and estimated FY 2016 probation recidivism rate at 19% to reduce to 16% by FY 2020).
House Bill 348, Criminal Justice Programs and Amendments, amended current criminal justice statute, and legislators appropriated approximately $14 million ($12 million ongoing and $2 million one-time) to help meet the requirements in the bill. The changes in policy and funding are far-reaching.
Some of the new requirements include:
- New standards for mental health and substance treatment,
- Reduced penalties for certain offenses,
- Enhanced tracking of offenders in order to better assess and treat, and
- A requirement to create standardized graduated sanctions to address offender violations.
![](/ComPub/images/6830_3.png)
With this funding comes the expectation of certain desired results. The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice submitted the following outcome measures in the performance note:
- Reduce prison population (estimated CY 2016 prison population is 7,145 with a target to reduce population to 6,118 by CY 2020),
- Increase successful discharges from prison (estimated FY 2016 parole success rate at 20% aimed to increase to 25% by FY 2020; and estimated FY 2016 successful probation rates from 37% to 47% by FY 2020), and
- Reduce recidivism with targeted reentry, treatment, and recovery services (estimated FY 2016 parole recidivism rate at 71% with a goal to reduce it to 62%; and estimated FY 2016 probation recidivism rate at 19% to reduce to 16% by FY 2020).