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9 <br /> I <br /> Donna Baker <br /> Subject: FW:Assessment of Jail Alternative Work Group -Board of Commissioners <br /> From: Donna Baker <br /> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:08 AM <br /> To: 'carl.r.fox @nccourts.org' <br /> Cc. Cheryl Young <br /> Subject: Assessment of Jail Alternative Work Group -Board of Commissioners � <br /> Elected Officials/Court Administrators/Community Representatives/Staff: <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners created an Assessment of Jail Alternative Work <br /> Group at their regular meeting on September 5fh. The Board said that before planning of a new jail <br /> begins, a comprehensive assessment of jail alternative programs needs to be completed and that the <br /> creation of such a work group to address alternatives to incarceration programs and the impact each <br /> program may have on inmate population could be a feasible solution. <br /> l <br /> The proposed charge for the Jail Alternatives Work Group is to investigate and make <br /> recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners concerning alternatives to incarceration <br /> programs operating in Orange County and review the impact each program may have on the inmate <br /> population of the Orange County Jail. Including but not limited to the following programs: <br /> • Pretrial Release <br /> • Pretrial Diversion <br /> • Drug Court <br /> • Family Court <br /> • Adult Probation <br /> 1. Analysis of program history organization purpose and objectives j <br /> 2. Collection and analysis of program data, statistics, participation, and outcomes. <br /> 3. Analysis of program impact on inmate population. <br /> The Work Group is directed to submit a Report back to the Board of County Commissioners by March <br /> 31, 2014. <br /> I <br /> The following is the work group composition: <br /> Assistant Orange County Manager— Coordinator <br /> Senior Resident Superior Court Judge or Designee 1 <br /> Chief District Court Judge or Designee 1 <br /> District Attorney or Designee 1 <br /> Public Defender or Designee 1 <br /> Clerk of Court or Designee 1 <br /> Sheriff or Designee 1 <br /> Municipal police chief or designee 1 <br /> r <br />