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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 1, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-h <br />SUBJECT: Criminal Justice Partnership Program 2003-2004 Contracts <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contracts: <br />1.Orange-Chatham Alternative <br />Sentencing <br />2. OPC Mental Health <br />3. Project Turn Around <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Sharron Hinton, ext. 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve service delivery contracts for the Criminal Justice Partnership Program <br />(CJPP). <br />BACKGROUND: In March 2003, the Board approved submission of the continuation grant for <br />CJPP -funded initiatives administered by the Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership (OCJP). <br />Funding in the amount of $165,221 has been approved the NC Department of Correction for the <br />continuation of services for Orange and Chatham county residents. <br />These grant funds are designed to assist adult offenders sentenced to intermediate sanctions. <br />A CJPP-eligible intermediate punishment offender is defined as an adult offender convicted of a <br />misdemeanor or a felony offense who received anon-incarcerative sentence of an intermediate <br />punishment or who is serving a term of post-release supervision after completing an active <br />sentence of imprisonment. <br />Orange County has served as the fiscal agent since the original grant allocation was received in <br />1994. Program services are administered through the OCJP and provided through contractual <br />arrangements. The following contracts are recommended by the OCJP for the continuation of <br />CJPP service delivery: <br />A. Orange-Chatham Alternative Sentencing -This contract provides for pre-trial release <br />services. The purpose of the program is to identify and monitor eligible candidates from the <br />Orange and Chatham County jails in order to reduce jail overcrowding. The contract totals <br />$60,718. <br />B. OPC Mental Health -This contract provides offenders with access to various substance <br />abuse treatment services through its Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) <br />program. The contract totals $50,000. <br />