2004 S Manager - CJPP 2004-2005 Service Continuation – Orange Chatham Alternative Sentiencing Inc

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•~ ~ ~ RETURN THIS COPY TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, NORTH CAROLINA AND ORANGE-CHATHAM ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING, INC. THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into the ~ day of , 2004 between the County of Orange ("the County") and Orange- ath Alternative Sentencing, Inc., ("OCAS"). WHEREAS, the County acting as fiscal agent for the Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership Program has received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Correction Criminal Justice Partnership ("NCDOCCJPP") to provide services to individuals in the criminal justice systems of Orange and Chatham Counties, including apre-trial program; and WHEREAS, the grant provides that these grant monies may be spent through contracting with private for-profit/private non-profit agencies to provide these services; and WHEREAS, OCAS is anon-profit agency which provides pre-trial services to individuals in the criminal justice systems of Orange and Chatham Counties; and WHEREAS, the County desires to contract with OCAS to provide pre-trial services for individuals in the criminal justice system of the County as part of the Orange-Chatham community-based corrections plan; and WHEREAS, OCAS desires to provide these services for the County. NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the following mutual promises, covenants and conditions, the County and OCAS agree as follows: A. Pre-Trial Services. OCAS agrees for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 to continue to operate its pre-trial services program. The program activities during this period shall, except as expressly provided in this agreement, correspond with the Pre-Trial Program Summary and the Pre-Trial Release Operating Policies and Procedures and all other related activities described in the grant contract between North Carolina Department of Correction Criminal Justice Partnership Program and the County as though it were the grantee under that contract. A copy of the grant contract is Exhibit A hereto. 1. OCAS is responsible for the daily screening and identification of eligible candidates from the jail confinement lists in Orange and Chatham County jails. 2. OCAS interviews CJPP eligible offenders to determine the likelihood. that the inmate will return to court for all court dates by examining past available criminal records, verifying stability of home/employment and looking at other factors related to community safety.