Transcript Slide 1

“The time is always right
to do what is right”
- MLK
NOW is the time for Transformation
of our Criminal Justice System
NOW is the time for 11X15
What is 11X15?
The “Eleven-by-Fifteen” Campaign is a
challenge from the faith community to all the
people of the State of Wisconsin:
So that we might all have less wasteful, safer,
healthier, and more just communities…
We must cut our prison population by half
- to 11,000 by the end of 2015
Wisconsin
Minnesota
2010 State Population
5,686,986
5,303,925
2010 Prison Population
22,019
9,429
Imprisonment Rate (2010, per 100,000)
387.2
177.8
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Corrections Budget
(2009 millions)
$1,265
$521
Per Capita Corrections Spending
(2009)
$233.70
$98.93
WI Prisoners by Race
(2010)
Over half of our prisoners are
African American yet only
6.2% of our population is
African American
Prisoners by County
(2007)
Milwaukee County makes
up only 16% of the state’s
population
Corrections in Wisconsin is
a
growth industry
• WI has 36 adult correctional facilities
• Total operating capacity: 17,590
• Average daily inmate population: 23,015
• Average cost per inmate: Daily - $88; Annual - $32,100
• Community Corrections: Probation 47,765; Parole
19,672 (on 1/31/11)
• 2010-11 Dept. of Corrections Budget: $1.3 billion
How we got into this
situation:
Wisconsin’s wasteful corrections policies
cannot be explained by partisan politics
because they represent the choices and
priorities of recent Republican and
Democratic administrations and
associated legislatures.
Why should
Wisconsin
invest in
treatment
instead of
prison?
In Wisconsin, we already have
Proven, Effective and
Transformative Strategies
In 2006, collaboration between Wisconsin
Departments of Corrections, Human Services and
Office of Justice Assistance, established the
Treatment Alternatives and Diversion (TAD) grant
program to fund projects that provide alternatives to
prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders
who abuse alcohol or other drugs.
The results are in…
TAD Works!
“TAD effectively diverts
non-violent offenders
with substance abuse
treatment needs from
incarceration and
reduces criminal
justice system costs…”
“TAD projects have
positive impacts on
individual offenders,
communities, and
local service
systems…”
The full report of evaluation findings
and recommendations is available at:
http://uwphi.pophealth.wisc.edu/a
bout/staff/vanstellek.htm.
TAD Effectively Saves
Taxpayers Money…
“ Every $1.00 invested in TAD yields benefits of
$1.93 to the criminal justice system through
averted incarceration and reduced crime…”
What if… Counties could earn $15,000 from the state for
alternative programs every time they send someone to a
program that saves the state $30,000 by keeping them
out of the state prison system?
What if… Counties could tap into a $75 million state
pool of money to expand or create alternatives that could
ultimately save the state $300 million?
Some alternative programs in
WI that could be expanded:
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Day Report Centers
SSTOP
Universal Screening
Drug Treatment Courts
Mental Health Courts
Veterans’ Courts
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Pre & Post Intervention
Job programs
Jail Diversion programs
Restorative Justice
Crisis Intervention
And the list goes on…
Every single alternative
has proven effective but
the scale is way too small!
How would
$75 million
for TAD
impact
Wisconsin?
Capacity:
With $75 million in funding we predict…
1) Thousands of new TAD slots would be created.
Annually, there would be:
 18,000 problem-solving court slots OR
 49,000 diversion programs slots OR
 Some mix of the two will be necessary
2) More than 3,100 state prisoners per year (out of current
average of 8,000 admissions) would be eligible for
problem solving court
3) More than 21,000 jail admissions per year would be
eligible for problem solving court
Crime & Safety:
With $75 million in funding we predict…
1) A 20% reduction in new crimes committed by the those
in TAD programs
 Recidivism is typically 12% – 16% lower for
participants in problem-solving courts nationwide
 In TAD programs, recidivism was lower for TAD
completers than for those released from Wisconsin
prisons
2) Injuries resulting from crime and stress due to crime
would decrease in the general population
 1 of 5 people who are convicted of a new crime after
prison have been charged with committing a violent
crime
Recovery:
With $75 million in funding we predict…
Low-risk offenders can receive substance abuse and mental
health treatment that follows national guidelines. Therefore:
1) Rate of substance abuse recovery will increase
 The success rate of drug treatment courts in keeping
graduates drug free is twice that of other interventions
 There will be 8 fewer people who die from drug overdose
2) Fewer people will commit suicide or be injured
 Drug and alcohol abusers and those involved in all
stages of criminal justice have higher suicide rates.
 OWI courts reduce recidivism and therefore decrease
motor vehicle fatality and injury
Families:
With $75 million in funding we predict…
1) Between 1,150 – 1,619 parents each year will
be eligible for TAD programs and able to remain
in the community
2) There will be fewer single parent families and
less involvement with Child Protective Services.
 Children with incarcerated parents are 4-5
times more likely to face foster system
contact
Families (2):
With $75 million in funding we predict…
3) Youth may be less likely to have problems if their
parents are not incarcerated
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70% of young children with incarcerated mothers
experience emotional or psychological problems
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Youth with a parent in prison are 7 times more
likely to be convicted of crimes as a young adult
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36% drop out of high school (vs. 7% of youth
who do not experience parental incarceration)
Communities:
With $75 million in funding we predict…
1) 13% more non-violent offenders recovering from
substance abuse will be employed
2) For those employed, incomes will rise. Serving time:
 Reduces hourly wages after prison by 11% and
annual earnings by 40%
 Depresses wages for black males 4.5 times more
than whites
3) Homelessness and need for transitional housing will
decrease
 23% of those who are homeless or have unstable
housing have a history of incarceration
You can be part of the solution
• Fill out the contact form to get on the WISDOM list for updates
• Visit our website to learn more
• Schedule a local leader to offer a presentation to your
organization, congregation, group or class
• Join an 11X15 committee in your community
• Pray for our leaders, that they might have wisdom and prudence;
and pray for the people of Wisconsin that we might have the
courage and energy to demand justice
• Join us for local and state events, actions, and assemblies as we
move this critical campaign for prison reform forward
• Make a charitable donation to the 11X15 campaign
For more information,
please visit:
www.prayforjusticeinwi.org