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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - PB 5-18-16 - 5-18-2016 - PRISON BOARDMINUTE BOOK PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA ]MR LIMITED E1316649LD Minute No. PB 5-18-16 - Washington County Prison Board Washington, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2016 The meeting of the Washington County Prison Board was held in the 7th floor conference room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners Larry Maggi and Diana Irey Vaughan; Controller Michael Namie; Sheriff Samuel Romano; and Judge John DiSalle; absent were Commissioner Harlan G. Shober, Jr. and District Attorney Eugene Vittone. Also present were: Warden John Temas; Deputy Warden of Security Ed Strawn; Assistant District Attorney Dennis Paluso; Solicitor J. Lynn DeHaven; Human Resources Director Kathleen Bali; Washington Drug & Alcohol Commission Director Cheryl Andrews; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Herald -Standard representative Chris Haines; WJPA representative Jim Jefferson and Observer -Reporter representative Barbara Miller. Mr. Maggi called the meeting to order at approximately 11:31 a.m. Mr. Maggi asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute No. PB 5-4-16, each member having received a copy. It was moved by Mrs. Vaughan and seconded by Mr. Namie that Minute No. PB 5-4-16 be approved. The motion was carried with the majority of the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". PUBLIC COMMENTS None. WARDEN'S REPORT Warden Temas presented the following information to the Board: Income from other units for the maintenance of prisoners for April 2016 Administrative Fee $4,509.02 Social Security $2,400.00 Tylenol Monthly sub -total $6.909.02 Year-to-date grand total $141,217.80 ProE,ram Fees and Room and Board Income for April 2016 Billed Collected Work release $10,808.00 $11,180.00 Weekenders $700.00 $700.00 Turned over to Clerk of Courts (minus) -0- Adjustments made to billings (minus) -0- Monthly sub -total $11,508.00 $11,880.00 Year-to-date grand total $41,438.00 $40,985.00 Status of prisoners confined at the end of March 2016 Males Females Total Full time 85 13 98 Work release 31 4 35 Weekend prisoners 1 2 3 Unsentenced prisoners awaiting sentencing and/or trial 173 47 220 Total prisoners 290 66 356 Males Females Total Examinations performed by the physician 2 19 45 New commitments 5 Repeat patients 40 Medical transports performed by the Sheriff 37 Contracted Housing Fee/Month $0.00 Monthly sub -total Year-to-date grand total $0.00 MINUTE BOOK PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA ]MR LIMITED E1316649LD Warden Temas recommended to the Board to approve a contractual agreement between Washington County Correctional Facility (WCCF) and Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission (WDAC) to provide for a case manager on site, fulltime at the WCCF. The case manager will develop a pre-release/re-entry program in collaboration with the WCCF staff and conduct research and provide evidenced -based programs guided towards reducing recidivism. The case manager will also conduct drug and alcohol assessments in the correctional facility and coordinate and deliver a Public Education Program through a contractual agreement with the Washington School District. GED courses will be offered as part of this program. Establishing this service within the correctional facility will maintain standard compliance as established by state and federal law as it applies to corrections and public education. This service will be provided at no costs to the taxpayer. Costs not exceeding $23,000 per year would be paid to the Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission through the Inmate Welfare Account. This service is a cooperative effort between the Washington School District, WDAC and WCCF. This agreement is contingent upon approval of the Washington School District Board and contingent upon approval by the Board of Commissioners at a meeting to be held Thursday, May 19, 2016, Minute No. 1016. Warden Temas recommended to the Board to hire the following part time employees: Tami Cowden, part time LPN Victoria Daniels, part time LPN Kelly Thornburg Bird, part time visitor receptionist Warden Temas introduced the Executive Director of Washington Drug & Alcohol Commission Cheryl Andrews. He indicated that Ms. Andrews has worked very hard with the Washington School District in developing this cooperative effort. Judge DiSalle entered the meeting. Warden Temas continued by thanking Ms. Andrews for the work that she has done on this project and that this is a step in the right direction. Mr .Maggi stated that this is a great program and that he is excited to see this occur. Judge DiSalle stated that work on re-entry was needed and that we need to start implementing it. Warden Temas responded that re-entry process should start at the correctional facility. Cheryl Andrews was invited to address the Board. Ms. Andrews stated that she is a member of U.S. Attorney David Hickton's core group that he has put together regarding overdose prevention. She continued that an area of interest are those leaving the jail and re-entering back into the community. This is the one of the highest risk populations for overdose. In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, they are conducting studies and looking at other states to see where we are able to achieve our goal while maintaining fiscal prudence. With overdose prevention, the introduction of Vivitrol, which is an injectable shot that is a complete antagonist against the use of opiates, there are different types of protocol that have evidence -based practices that the jail population is where efforts need to be focused. We have people that are overdosing and dying once they are released from jail. The whole re-entry, connecting them to services and having a recovery plan for individuals, we are very excited to be working on this. The case manager employed by the WDAC agency will live and breathe their 35 hours a week at the jail. We hope to grow this program and add more staff as a very high percentage of the jail population suffers with addiction. Judge 1 1 PRISON BOARD IMR LIMITED F1316@491 n MINUTE BOOK WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA DiSalle stated evidence shows that this will reduce recidivism. Ms. Andrews affirmed and stated that services at the jail are now disjointed. There are drug and alcohol services currently but this program is a way to coordinate everything better. There will be work done with Washington School District to fulfill the educational component. Judge DiSalle stated that the pilot program has been utilized and this will be a part of that. He continued that the pilot program is where inmates go directly from jail to treatment. Ms. Andrews stated that hopefully this will allow for more individuals to be identified that will be appropriate for this program. Mr. Maggi thanked Ms. Andrews for her work on this project. Warden Temas thanked the superintendent of Washington School District Dr. DiLorenzo who was instrumental in this collaborative effort. Mrs. Vaughan thanked Warden Temas, Ms. Andrews, their staff and everyone who collaborated on this project. She continued that this has been needed for a very long time and also stated that of the five women in her class on the previous day, three out of five had no GED and all have addiction issues. It was moved by Mrs. Vaughan and seconded by Judge DiSalle to approve the Warden's Report. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". BILLS Mr. Namie presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the bills dated May 18, 2016, in the amount of $146,840.37. It was moved by Mr. Namie and seconded by Mr. Romano to approve the bills dated May 18, 2016. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating "Aye". (See list of bills attached hereto and made a part hereof.) OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS None. There being no further business, Mr. Maggi declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 11:40 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: 2016 ATTEST:" ( SECRETARY ",My 3 100 PRISON BOARD IMR LIMITED E1316649LD MINUTE BOOK WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA This page is blank. n Ell