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Home My WebLink AboutFY 2014-15 - PD Police - Post PACT Pgrm CITY OF PALM DESERT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORT REQUEST: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR THE PALM DESERT POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POST-RELEASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE TEAMS (P.A.C.T.) PROGRAM FOR FY 2014/15. SUBMITTED BY: Stephen Y. Aryan, Risk Manager DATE: October 9, 2014 CONTENTS: P.A.C.T. Program Operational Costs Riverside County Grand Jury Report (Impact of AB109) Recommendation By Minute Motion: 1. Approve the Palm Desert Police DepartmenYs participation in the Post- Release Accountability and Compliance Teams (P.A.C.T.) program for FY 2014/15. 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents related to the City's participation in the P.A.C.T. Program. 3. Appropriate $200,000 from Fund 229 (Police Dept. Budget) and estimated reimbursement of $200,000 from the City's participation in the P.A.C.T. Program. 4. Ratify the City Manager's approval of $2,000 towards Palm Desert's contribution for East-P.A.C.T. FY 2014/15 operating costs. Commission Recommendation The Public Safety Commission will review this matter on October 8, 2014. Staff will provide an oral report if the Commission's recommendation differs from staff's recommendation above. Strateaic Plan Obiective This item is related to the Public Safety and Emergency Services section of the Palm Desert Strategic Plan, specifically under Priority 1: Enhance the delivery of public safetv services. The priority's strategy is to expand the existing superlative services provided by the fire and police departments to address future growth and safety concerns. Palm Desert's participation in the East-PACT team will assist in meeting this priority, by mitigating the impact of public safety realignment under AB 109, through the direct supervision of post- release inmates into the community. Staff Report: P.A.C.T. Program October 9, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Backqround On October 1, 2011, the State of California initiated AB109, realigning the state correction system and tasking local county probation departments with the supervision of criminals previously overseen by the Department of Corrections. Realignment also redistributed the housing of certain criminals, who would have fallen under the state correction system, to local counties' sheriff's departments. Counties were not prepared to assume this additional burden in the timeframe provided and were quickly overwhelmed, forcing the early release of many criminals. The supervision of these convicted felons no longer falls under State parole but county probation departments. In an effort to mitigate these post realignment impacts, the Riverside County Community Correction Partnership Executive Committee (CCPEC) recognized the importance of local law enforcement participation in the oversight of these new probationers released as a result of A6109. On January 17, 2012, State funding was provided to support local governments in this new oversight function. While this funding does not require specific actions or reporting by participating cities, it was decided that one city would serve as a fiscal agent and distribute the funds to support local law enforcement efforts as determined by each county's police chief's association. In Riverside County, that task falls under the Association of Riverside County Chiefs of Police & Sheriffs (ARCCOPS). ARCCOPS subsequently selected the City of Beaumont to serve as the fiscal agent for Riverside County and was provided $1,536,156 in funds in February 2013. As determined by the ARCCOPS, the funds allocated to Riverside County will be utilized to support expanding the efforts of the current AB 109 Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Teams (P.A.C.T.) that were formed to address local impacts of realignment and funded through the CCPEC. ARCCOPS plan is the formation of three separate regional teams to address realignment issues through a partnership with the Riverside County Probation Department. The regional teams, funded by a combination of CCPEC and State funds, are currently identified as follows: WEST-PAC FUNDING CENTRAL-PACT FUNDING EAST-PACT FUNDING Corona PD CCPEC/State Beaumont PD CCPEC Cathedral City PD CCPEC Moreno Valley PD State Hemet PD CCPEC D.H, Springs PD CCPEC Riverside PD CCPEC/State Murrieta PD State Indio PD State Riverside DA Unfunded Riverside DA State Palm Desert PD State Riv. Probation Unfunded Riv. Probation Unfunded Palm Springs PD CCPEC Riverside DA Unfunded Riv. Probation Unfunded The City of Palm Desert Police Department will be providing a supervisory corporal from general law enforcement patrol to participate as a dedicated member of the EAST-PACT team. This officer's new responsibilities will primarily be the supervision of post-release inmates. It is important to note that the City's participation in this program will not lessen the number of officers on patrol at any time, and each police beat in Palm Desert will continue to be adequately patrolled. Staff Report: P.A.C.T. Program October 9, 2014 Page 3 of 3 Fiscal Analvsis The City must provide one sworn officer to the EAST-PACT team for the entire period in which it seeks reimbursement. Participation in this program will result in a savings of approximately $200,000 in the FY 2014/15 budget, as this amount was earmarked to the Palm Desert Police Department for its participation this fiscal year. The funds include salary/benefits, overtime, and the necessary equipment required for assignment. Should Council approve staff's recommendation, a $200,000 appropriation from the current Police Budget is necessary, but this amount was already budgeted for the transferred position. Staff does anticipate an annual operating expenditure for FY 2014/15, for which Palm Desert's portion to date was $2,000. Please note that if equipment purchases exceeds 1/12th of the annual allocation in any single month period, the City agrees to commit its officer to the period of time necessary to cover the costs, or reimburse the funding agency for the amount received in excess of the time committed. The State funds are legislatively identified for a period of three years. The funding for the assigned Palm Desert Police Officer would be reimbursed on a monthly basis. At the conclusion of the three year program, the cost of the transferred officer would be absorbed back into the City's budget. Submitted By: CITY COUNCILA rS"fTON APPROVED � DENiF.D . RECEIVED OTHER � .� p/ Stephen Y. ryan, Ris anager ��l , j AYES NOES: �� - Reviewed by: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: �� VERIFIED BY: � � ,/ Original on File with Ci lerk's Office � Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance A�roval: ' � �n M. Wohlmuth, City Manager __...�... . ... _ _ . _ , . ��v�(�or `-t3- �4-�4-c_� i' ,. ��, , �' �• ,, • , , , • � .� � / , � CG�tl�.�'�Y'GC� Clt1Y// I Ihe Sp�rlt qt R�r��es�t1 �,/ oK � POLICE DEPARTMENT �� i ('A'I'l�irD2AL C'lTY POI,(C'l; 1)F,PARTME+;N'f' f�CCc�i/� /Vo• ZZ 9- yi�/L} --�ZZ . 39-ZO � 68-700 Avenida Lalo Gucrrero C';�thedral City, CA 922U2 j I TO: Riverside C:uunty, Sheril'f�s llept. Remit: l.lpun Keceipt � (f'alm llesert 1'I�) P�i,ynl�lc Tu: Cathcilral ('jtr Puli�c 13ipdrt�ncnt � Attention: Captain Kevin Vest GS-700 Avenida Lalo (:uerrcro 73-7U5 Gerald Ford Catheclral City, (:A 92234 ; Palm Dcscrt, CA 92211 Attn: Kcrry [ianks � 760-770-0314 � , � � Department j Invoice No. j Date � � � l.('athedral City P�lice � PD14-IS-247936--- -------- - L.August I;, 301a I ' --- --- ---- ----J � A6109 Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Teams (P.A.C.T.) formed to address local impacts of realignment. I Tl�ree(3)separate"regional" teams have been formed to address the impacts of realignment through a partnership with I Riverside County DA's Office and Riverside County Probation. The"EAST-PACT" teem consists of the following Agencies: I Cathedral City Police Department; Desert Hot Springs Police Department; lndio Police Department; Palm Desert Police � Department(Riverside County Sherif�s); Palm Springs Police Department; Riverside County DA's Office; Riverside County � Probation Department. ! The EAST-PACT Team will be"housed"at Cathedral City Police Department,with Sergeant Andy Diaz(CCPD)Acting as"Team Supervisor." Cathedral City PD will provide office and parking space,office equipment�etc.�administrative and clerical services and support,and wilt act as fiscat agent for Team finances. i A Buuget Proposai oullining operating expenses identified for the.2014-2015 Fiscal Year,determined by the EAST-PAC�T I Team Members,was presented to,and approved by the PAC'T-Eastern Region Board Members on June 25,2014. The Annual ' Budget Amounf is$12,000.00. Each participating Agency(other than Cathedral City PD)will contribute an equal share � amount for the total FY14-15 Budget Proposal. (The 2014/201g Budget Proposal is attached for reference) A monthly budgeUexpenditure Report will be presented at each PACT-Eastern Re�ion Board Meeting. AGENCY CONTRIBUTI�I\1 FOR EA � ��'-��T OPEI7ATING C�STS FY2014/2015 TOTAL I�d�ICE AI��UNT: $2,400.00 �q��y ��w-�� , � , Z� L 3 ' . ---------------____�_.._.___.�....._____�___._._�___ • . 68•700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero CafhedraI/C' r�� '��+�'4� 92234�7031 �� Y��. .... 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Post-Release Accountability and Corrections Team Eastern Region Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Budget Proposai Participating Agencies: Cathedral City Police Department Palm Springs Police Department Desert Hot Springs Po4ice Department Riverside County Sheriff Department, Palm Desert Station Indio Police Depariment Riverside County Probation Riverside County District Attorney EXPENSES TEAM EQUIPMENT LIST AMOUNT 1- Digital Cameras 5 units $600.00 2- Breaching equipment 1 unit $312.00 3- Tactica! expanding ladder 1 unit $254.00 4-Vehicle GPS 2 units $1,g16.20 '"`Car rentals $800.00 '*CI/Petty cash fund $300.00 *'`Annual Training $5,00(l.Q� #'Office Supplies $500.00 Office/Computer Equipment replacement contingency $500.00 Total �10,182.20 "Denotes anti�cipated recurring annual ex.pense LOCATION ANO AnMlfV EXPENSES A.MOUN7 Rer�fal $Q.00 Total $0.00 Reserve for Contingencies $1,817.80 tember Contributions Participating Agencies Ap�p�}�j �a;l�edr2' C�'y Pofce Departrn�nt SO CO Page � �f 2 Paln� Springs Polir,e Deparfment $2,C10U.O0 Desert I-iot Spr�ngs Police Deparlment $J,p�}�� p Riverside County Sheriff's Uepartment- Palm Desert Siation $2,000 O0 Indio Police Department �2,p(�p.�p Riverside County Probation Department $2,0�)��.p� Riverside County Dis�rici l�ttorney $7,pOp.pp 7otal $12,000.00 Page 2 0`2 2013-2014 GRAND JURY REPORT 1 m pact of AB 109 u pon Riverside Counfiy Municipal Police Agencies Background In its oversight role, the 2013-2Q14 Riverside County Grand Jury had the opportunity to review the impact of the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109) upon municipal police departments in Riverside County. The Grand Jury is responsible to ensure that local government is serving the best interests of county citizens. This report is an evaluation of released prisoners placed on probation and parole in our county's cities, and areas of improvement are recommended to enhance and address the challenges of an increased number of supervised individuals. During the visits and reviews of evidence, wide variations in the numbers of individuals released into the cities were found. One of the primary functions of city government is to provide public safety services to the residents of the cities. When AB 109 was passed to ease crowding issues in state prisons, this resulted in serious crowding problems in the county's local jails. Various solutions by county government to address local jail overcrowding resulted in serious impact on local municipal police agencies and is the focus of this report. On October 1, 2011, the State of California implemented AB 109, realigning the state corrections system. It is Califomia's solution for reducing the number of inmates in the state's 33 prisons to 137.5 percent design capacity by May 2013, as ordered by the three-judge court and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court_ The law mandated that individuals in state custody for non-serious, non-violent. non-sex offenses (N3) would be released under county-directed Post-Refease Community Supervision {PRCS), requiring county probation departments in California to oversee compliance. While the intent of realignment was to relieve over-crowding within the state prisons, the immediate impact at the county level was overwhelming. No inmates in the state prison were transferred to county jails or released early. However, many prisoners who were released on parole had their parole overseen by the county's PRCS probation department instead of the state parole agency. {See glossary of terms) Most newly convicted N3 felons in Riverside County (Countyj are now sentenced to county jail instead of state prison. Due to limited space in Riverside County's five jails, the Riverside County She�iff (Sherif� released many N3 felons from the jails under PRCS. Riverside County Probation Department (Probation), as the agency responsible for PRCS, realized the increased caseload strained available i resou�ces. Probation is also responsible for the Mandatory Supervision (MS) population. These are offenders who can no longer be sentenced to state prison when convicted of certain felonies. The County's Community Correction Partnership (CCP) Executive Committee (CCPEC), charged with development of a 2011 Realignment Implementation, recognized the need for foca! law enforcement participation in the oversight of these new "AB 109 probationers." The CCPEC allocated AB 109 funding, $1.4 million, to form a Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT). The primary mission of PACT is to "work with Probation to immediately focus on high-risk and at-large Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) offenders that pose the most risk to public safety." PACT is made up of several municipal police officers to partner with the Sheriff and Probation to deal with increased PRCS population released into local communities. The Chief Probation O�cer is the chairman of the CCPEC and the Probation Department serves as the fiscal agent for the PACT funds. The California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) began lobbying the governor to address these impacts that realignment has had on local cities and their law enforcement agencies. As a result, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) provided additional funding to local law enforcement. The funds from the state, $1,536,156, are to be used by the Riverside County's pofice chiefs association in any "fashion" it deemed appropriate. In Riverside County, it fell to the Association of Riverside County Chiefs of Police and She�iff {ARCCOPS) and selected the City of Beaumont to act as the fiscal agent for these BSCC funds. In securing these funds, all parties agreed that decisions on how to best use the funds would be made directly by the local police chiefs and sheriff. ARCCOPS agreed that the BSCC funds shall be used to enhance and improve the current PACT program funded through the CCPEC. The PACT program expanded into three regional teams throughout the County. The teams are identified as WEST-PACT, CENTRAL-PACT, and EAST-PACT. These teams are composed of numerous law enforcement officers from municipal police departments, sheriff deputies, probation officers, district attorney investigators, two police department agencies from cities contracted with the Sheriff's Department, an Alcohol Tobacco and Firearm (ATF} agent, and on occasion U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Funding for the participating police departments who provide an o�cer and a vehicle on a PACT team will come from either the CCPEC funds distributed by Probation, or the state funds (BSCC1 held in account by the City of Beaumont. In general, the cities were e�cient in providing services to the citizens of the cities. However, the foliowing issues were reviewed and recommendations for improvements are provided: Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT), data sharing between law enforcement agencies, prabation depanment ove�sight in the five county jails, pubiic safety communication systems, and transitional housing for supervised individuals. 2 Methodology • Requested information from city managers of cities with municipal police departments and finro cities in the county who contract with the County Sheriff's Department for police services • Interviewed nine chiefs of police, several assistant chiefs and deputy chiefs, and support staff personnel • Interviewed seven city managers • Reviewed AB 109 background and its implementation • Reviewed state, county and local crime statistics • Reviewed California Penal Code, recent revisions, and current laws of incarceration • Interviewed the district attorney and an assistant district attorney • Interviewed the probation department chief, assistant chief and a deputy chief • Interviewed the program manager for Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) • Reviewed accounting procedures for CCP, CCPEC and BSCC funding to city police departments • Toured Ironwood State Prison and two county jails • Reviewed reports from the Association of Riverside County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff (ARCCOPS} Findings Post-Release Accountabilitv and Compliance Team �PACT) Program 1. Investigation revealed the PACT units have allowed Probation more time and resources to focus on case management and compliance checks on individuals on probation and parole. According to several chiefs of police, the PACT units shared information, served warrants, apprehended PRCS violators and reduced the number of PRCS offenders who abscond. 3 Further investigation revealed that the PACT units have been highly visible and hold individuals that break the law accountable, regardless of the level of offense. The participating police departments have worked to build infrastructures that support this type of critical enforcement. The police departments stated they have a responsibility to prevent the non- compliant PRCS individuals from re-offending and victimizing the communities. Initially, when the PACT program began, only cities with their own municipal police departments could participate in PACT activities. With the additional funding from BSCC for the PACT program, the participation of cities who contract for their police services became eligible to participate in the PACT program. Two cities in PACT that contract for police services with the Sheriffs Department are Palm Desert and Moreno Valley. Current participating cities in PACT are shown on Chart B. In order to be reimbursed for PACT funding and state funding, each of the participating agencies must have committed a full-time sworn officer for whom they are requesting reimbursement for the o�cer's salary, benefits and vehicle costs. The officer must serve the PACT unit for the entire period in which the agencies are seeking reimbursement. The city must provide the vehicle. The cars that were purchased for PACT activities by several municipal police departments cost $50,000-$60,000 when fully loaded with computers, radios, and other faw enforcement equipment. Veriflcation of expenditure(s) is required prior to reimbursement from the tiscal agent. In fiscal years (FY) 2012-13 and 2013-14 the aUocated amount was $200,000 for each officerlvehicle per fiscal year for PACT expenses. See Chart C for FY 2012-13 summary of actual reimbursed expenses that were requested by each city. Several cities provide more than one o�cer and a car, but do not request reimbursement from the fiscal agents. Chart C reflects the first full year CCPEC expenses were reimbursed. The FY for BSCC funding is still in progress. Probation provides PRCS and Paro{e non-compliance information to the PACT units. These PACT units are involved in non-compliance sweeps and provided suppo�t in conjunction with other PACT units, other task force teams, and also operate in the county's unincorporated areas. PACT member cities also support cities that do not have a PACT member on the PACT. (See Chart E) Investigation revealed non-reimbursable costs were incurred by the cities to provide an officer to PACT activities (e.g. financial operational support, workers compensation costs and claims processing of PACT officers as well as personnel to process requests for reimbursement funds for the officers). The cities provided these auxiliary services without any compensation due to the specific guidelines between the PACT cities and 4 Probation. Some cities provided a sergeant with a higher salary rather than a lower ranked officer with a lesser salary. Charts A and D show the percentage of population of a city to the county's total population versus the percentage of the total supervised individuats of a city to the total supervised population in the county. The following cities that have a significantly higher percentage of supervised individuals versus percentage of population are: Riverside, Indio, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs. All of these cities provide one or more PACT officers except the City of Perris and Lake Elsinore. Data Sharing and Sue,ervised Offender Tracking 2. In February, 2012, the ARCCOPS requested that Probation regularly share PRCS offender data with the county's 11 municipal police depa�tments and with the Sheriff who oversees 17 contract cities and unincorporated areas of the County. This information is released minimally on a monthly basis. The list includes the offender's name, address, city, most recent offense and probation officer contact information. The implementation of AB 109 prompted local law enforcement agencies to recognize that they have an important collaborative role to play in support of Probation's efforts to ensure the successful reintegration of this population back into local communities. Currently, Probation provides all local law enforcement agencies a weekly PRCS "Warrant LisY' for non-compliant probationers as welt as month(y reports on all active PRCS and MS individuals. Probation communicates daily with the PACT members as there is a full-time probation officer assigned to each of the three teams. (See Chart B) California Penal Code §13300 (a) (b) states that the chiefs of police, as well as local law enforcement agencies, have a "need to know" for criminal history information to ensure the safety and security of their duly respective communities. !n March 2013, Probation advised the Riverside Gounty Board of Supervisors via an Update oi fhe local Communify Correcfions Parfnership Public Safety Realignment and Posf-release Community 5upervision lmplementation Plan Update of AB 109 C�minal Justice Alignmenf, that the Sheriff and Probation developed a joint database system that reduced labor and information technology costs. Investigation revealed as of the date of this report, there was no county- wide updated and centraliZed data base for tracking PRCS, MS, and re- arrested probationers. Some potice departments have developed their own stand-alone system for their city to internally track repeat offende�s as 5 well as non-compliant PRCS and MS individuals. Testimony indicated released offenders frequently travel from city to city and from county to county once they are released from jail. Further testimony indicated that "data sharing is inadequate between Probation and the municipal police departments as well as between contiguous counties." Inconsistent data sharing prevents cities and other entities impacted by AB 109 to ascertain what programs and processes are successful and which ones are not successfuf. When state prisoners are paroled, a parole officer confirms the parofees' residential address before prisoners are paroled. When the state prisoners are re{eased from a state correction facility, all law enforcement agencies are notified statewide. If a state prisoner is released from a state facility to PRCS or MS under county probation, the county supervising agency oversees any special conditions for the prisoner's retease and notifies aN law enforcement agencies. However, when a prisoner is released from a county jail on PRCS or MS, no immediate notification is made to {ocal law enforcement agencies. Testimony confirmed that currently, when local {aw enforcement detains a PRCS or MS re-offender, the arresting o�cer attempts to verify criminal history with the departmenYs "dispatch officer." If the offender is on supervised release and a warrant has been issued for their arrest for non- compliance, they are immediately arrested and the probation officer contacted. At the time of this report the police departments did not immediately receive a forma{ notification from Probation or Sheriff on offenders who were just released into their cities. This release information is given to the municipal pofice agencies in the weekly update. Investigation revealed one of the biggest problems the cities and the County faced when AB 109 was enacted, was that there "wasn't any preparation for a uniform or standardized statistical tracking system." Additional testimony revealed that data sharing is not consistent between Probation and the police departments as well as between counties because the PRCS and MS people moved around and no agency had a centralized database to keep track of these later arrests. The California Department of Justice has developed a new program that is designed to enable public safety officers to collaborate and share info�mation between aU counties and state agencies in tracking ind+viduals on supervised release. Probation is aware of the new program; howeve�, it has not yet met the final data requirements, but is "actively developing measures to become ready." 6 Probation O�cers at Jails 3. Due to overcrowding in the county jails, prisoners are released from the jails at varying times of the day. The deputy sheriffs at the jails are responsible for reviewing the terms and conditions of release which were laid down at the time of a prisoner's sentencing. This meeting to review the terms of release with the prisoner is done at the jail. No discussion of a "case plan" while on probation is made at this time. A case plan may include follow-up meetings, evaluations needed for re-integration, residency repo�ts and other requirements dictated by the Probation officer. The prisoner is released based on the last known address in the prisoner's file. The information for prisoners released on PRCS is communicated to Probation after the prisoner is released. This information includes the prisoner's residence and contact information at the time of sentencing. There is a disconnect between the time the prisoner is released from jail and when the prisoner makes contact with Probation, sometimes more than two days. Investigation revealed that many times the prisoner's residence and contact information changed after time was served in jail. Once Probation has the released prisoner's (now probationer's) info�mation, it is up to the probationer to contact Probation. If the probationer has not reported into Probation, then a warrant is issued for the probatianer for non-compliance of his probation for failing to report in. The warrants for non-compliant probationers are sent from Probation to the respective PACT units for follow-up, adding workload to the team. Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) 4. According to Grand Jury investigation the County's public safety radio network is obsolete and does not reach newer neighborhoods. Today, County law enforcement and other safety officers use the radio more frequently to talk and send data. The Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) system, recently launched by the Sheriff, has expanded prior coverage and built radio links to other agencies that support the public and safety agencies. This system is not used in all cities in Riverside County. The new communication system is more comprehensive than the existing systems. When AB 109 was enacted, the public safety agencies throughout the County began seeing an increase in law enforcement activities. Many cities reported a sharp increase in property crimes and a decrease in violent crimes. Criminals and re-offenders crossed city boundaries and often County boundaries. In some areas, the improved communication system of PSEC enabled faster apprehension and arrests of these offenders. Many of the local law enforcement agencies within the 7 County are still using radios with different frequencies and different bands than their neighboring communities. The resultant lack of contact with neighboring law enforcement agencies and counties has resulted in numerous unsuccessful operations. Communication among some County agencies is often lost due to patchwork coverage. Grand Jury investigation revealed that the PACT was active in the recent pursuit of accused officer Christopher porner. WEST-PACT provided communication equipment for many Riverside personnel involved in the investigation and pursuit. This additional equipment allowed Riverside County personnel to communicate with San Bernardino agencies. During the pursuit, many agencies who followed this suspect only had cell phones to call in their location and/or status to tocal police agencies. All PACT officers have the PSEC system. However, at the time of this report, non-PACT officers in Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City and Murrieta did not have PSEC accessibility. This digital network, which handles voice and data transmissions, has roughly tripled the number of radio towers of the prior analog system and provides coverage to 95 percent of the County, compared to 60 percent under the old network. Investigation showed that portions of Riverside County currently operate on an 800 MHz radio system that is lacking in full coverage and functionality. Popufation growth within the County has necessitated the expansion of the coverage footprint. Several smaller cities often have no wide-area coverage. Sometimes different departments in the same city are out of contact. The Riverside County Information Technology Department oversaw the PSEC rollout, which took seven years to achieve. Many cities that contract with the Sheriff for police services have PSEC, although non- contract cities have limited accessibility to PSEC in event of emergencies. Transitional Housina 5. In the past two years, approximately 4,500 prisoners have been released from the County jails on some type of supervised release. In�estigation revealed that when an inmate had probtems with housing, physical or mental issues, it resulted in difficulty in re-entering a community. There is a lack of transitional housing and services for assisting these types of released prisoners who are in need of daily assistance transitioning back into the community. The California Departrnent of Parole has a system of half-way houses for released paroled offenders who had nowhere to go or needed time to s adjust to being in a community after release. The County has nothing comparable, especially for the MS probationers. As of December 31, 2013, there were 682 supervised PRCS and MS probationers who were homeless. Temporary emergency housing is provided at five different locations in the City of Riverside and Southwest Riverside County. No emergency housing is available in the desert communities. Emergency housing is available for up to 30 days, but due to a lack of long term transitional housing, the emergency stays have been extended multiple times for several offenders. As of the date of this repart, Probation had 15 supervised individuals in emergency housing. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted in June 2013, to enact an ordinance, establishing a regulatory framework for half-way houses, or places renting to two or more unrelated parolees and probationers. Under the ordinance, the homes woutd only be allowed by permit in certain commercial and industrial zones. These homes cannot be near where children gather. Recommendations Riverside County Board of Supervisors Riverside County Probation Department Riverside County Sheriff s Department City of Blythe City of Beaumont City of Banning Cathedral City City of Corona City of Desert Hot Springs City of Hemet City of Indio City of Moreno Valley City of Murrieta City of Palm Desert City of Palm Springs City of Riverside City of Perris City of Lake Elsinore 1. The Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (CCPEC) should invite the City of Perris and Lake Elsinore to join the Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team (PACT) program. 9 2. Both the Sheriff's Department and the Probation Department shall communicate information on released prisoners placed on Post-Retease Community Supervision (PRCS) or Mandatory Supervision (MS) from county jaifs to all law enforcement agencies at the time of the prisoners' release including local police agencies and adjoining counties. An updated summary of prisoner release information shall continue to be communicated to law enforcement agencies weekly and monthly. Probation shall finalize its interface system with the state-wide program for tracking released prisoners on PRCS and MS. 3. An officer of the Probation Department shall meet with prisoners prior to release and confirm the case plan, residential address and review terms of release at the time of sentencing, and confirm first appointment with Probation officers. 4. Municipal police agencies in Riverside County without direct Public Safety Enterprise Communication (PSEC) capability shall develop and implement a consistent communication system to ensure reliable and seamless coverage between the cities, the Sheriff's Department, and the safety agencies of other counties. 5. The Probation Department shall oversee the development of half-way houses to provide services to the released supervised inmates to assist them with re-entry into the communities. 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C � �0 CC o�S C � � � H d � � •`-' a �v L '� � v � vi �n w CHART D Riverside County Probation Department Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and Mandatory Supervision (MS) by City as of December 31, 2013 County TOTAL PRCS TOTAL MS Tota)Supervised PACT/Municipal City Population Population Population Population Banning 33136 46 67 113 Beaumont 39455 22 38 60 Blythe 14500 22 43 65 Calimesa 7879 3 5 8 CanyonLake 10561 4 6 10 Cathedral City 52337 22 64 86 Coachella 40,704 24 70 94 Corona 156823 110 188 298 Desert Hot Springs 26200 52 117 169 Eastvale 54635 3 3 6 Hemet 80877 144 211 355 Indian Wells 5126 0 0 0 Indio 81393 57 183 240 lurupa Valley 97426 88 129 217 La Quinta 38783 12 23 35 Lake Flsinor�• 55,288 68 93 161 Menifee 81,474 21 29 50 Moreno Valley 198129 173 227 400 Murrieta 105832 43 34 77 Norco 27,393 21 19 40 Palm Desert 49111 13 38 S1 Palm Springs 429Q7 44 95 139 Perris 33192 152 177 329 Rancho Mirage 27393 2 9 11 RiversidF 313673 383 612 995 San Jacino 45,384 41 68 109 Temecula 105208 26 40 66 Wildomar 33,192 23 40 63 Unir�corporated County Areas 431989 88 � 161 249 County Totals 2,290,000 1707 2789 4496 CHART E Riverside County PACT Activity Summary Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Program Year-end 12/31/2013 Total Searches Total Arrests Recoveries Firearm Auto EAST-PACT 360 141 S 2 CFNTRAL-PACT 554 275 9 2 WEST-PACT 740 263 38 2 Other Activities included: Surveillances, task force sweeps, patrol assistance, investigation assistance, and drug seizures Glussary AB 10) Califonlia's Puhlic Saiety Realignmcnt Act of 20] l ARCCnNS Association uf Riverside County Ci�ief� of Police and Sheriff BSCC Board of State and ('ommunity Corrections CCP t'ommunity Corrections Yarinership CCPEC Community Corrections Yartnership Executive Committee CDCR California Uepartment of Corrections and Rehabilitation County Riverside County CPCA California Police Chiefs Association FY 1-�iscaf Year MS Mandatory Supervision N3 Non-Serious, Non-Violent, Non-Sex Offenses PACT Post-Release Accountability and Compliance Team PRCS Post-Release Community Supervision Probation Riverside County Probation Department PSF.0 Public Safety Enter-prise Communication Sheriff Riverside County SherifFs Department