Transcript Discussion Criminal Justice System Overview

Presentation to the
Orange County
Board of County
Commissioners
Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.
February 22, 2011
Booking and Receiving Center
Facts
 3 Courtrooms
 2 Misdemeanor Divisions – Initial Appearances
 1 Felony Division – Violations of Probation
Staff
 3 Judges
 3 Judicial Assistants
 Court Reporters and Court Interpreters provide
services remotely from the Orange
and Osceola County Courthouses
Booking and Receiving Center
Benefits
 Reduction in daily jail population
 3,493 inmates – February 15, 2011
 5,277 – Estimated population without the 3 courtrooms
 $98,280 savings per day
 $35,872,404 savings per year
 Avoids/Delays Jail expansion
 Avoids/Delays Courthouse expansion
 3 Judicial Offices
 3 Judicial Assistant Offices
 3 Courtrooms
 Established Second VOP Division
 Dispositions = 3,334 cases
 Located in Orange County
Courthouse
 Closed a Juvenile Division
Mental Health Court
Mental Health Court is a diversion program that diverts
mentally ill offenders from the Jail into community
based treatment programs.
2010 – Mental Health Court
 Two County Judges at the BRC
 Active cases = 121
 Status hearings = 108
2010 – Mental Health Strike Force
 Active cases = 1,646
 Resolved cases = 1,002
Mental Health Executive Strike Force
 Reviews complex cases
Drug Court
Drug Court consists of a team approach to treatment using the
courts to provide oversight with consequences for violation of
program rules as well as incentives and rewards for compliance.
2010
 Adult Drug Court
 Referrals = 756
 76% success rate
 14% recidivism rate
 Juvenile Delinquency Drug Court
 Referrals = 266
 87.7% success rate
 Family Dependency Drug Court
 Referrals = 76
 83.3% success rate
Domestic Violence Court
In 2007, the Court established 3 dedicated
Domestic Violence Divisions to handle high
conflict family cases. The Domestic Violence
Courts were the direct result of recommendations
outlined in the Domestic Violence/Child Abuse
Commission’s Final Report.
2010
 Domestic violence injunctions = 4,535
Family Ties
The Family Ties Program provides supervised
visitation for children and monitored exchanges in a
safe and secure environment.
2010
 Supervised visitations = 397
 Monitored exchanges = 268
Teen Court
Teen Court is a voluntary diversion program from
Juvenile Court or school suspension. Teen Court
is designed to expedite the cases of first-time
misdemeanor offenders.
2010
 Cases filed = 1,154
 Adult Volunteer Hours = 1,941
 Teen Volunteer Hours = 4,400
Neighborhood
Restorative Justice
The program empowers victims and the communities
through negotiation, conferencing, mediation, and
reparation.
2010
 Misdemeanor referrals = 245
 Felony referrals = 47
 Restitution collected = $3,796
 Community service hours = 8,181
Sanctioned to Read
Sanctioned to Read is a diagnostic and prescriptive
reading program. The purpose of the program is to
achieve literacy for each defendant sentenced to
the program.
2010
 Youth in program = 194
 Grade level increase in comprehension = 1.98
 Grade level increase in language skills = 2.3
Orange County
Budget FY 2010-11
Funding Source
Budget
Grants
$1,101,557
Fines and Fees
$3,973,477
General Revenue
$ 741,752
Note - Orange County Clerk of Court reimburses general
revenue $289,000 for Court Administration Jury Services
Governor’s
FY 2011-12 Budget
FY 2011-12
 Target reduction for Judicial Branch
 574 employees
 $33.8M
 Ninth Circuit Court
 Eliminate 32 Judicial Assistants
 Eliminate 4 Staff Attorneys
FY 2012-13
 Reduce budget additional 8.65%
 Eliminate 10 Court Administration positions
Challenges
 Increasing caseload
 Certified for 5 additional Judges
 No more available courtrooms
 No more available chambers
 Increasing courthouse visitor traffic - lines
 Chart
 Photographs
 Elevator capacity
 Parking garage capacity
 Photographs
 State budget shortfall (current) - $68M
 Furloughs
 Layoffs
 Court closure
Challenges
 Case processing
 Meaningful pre-trials
 Special Felony Case Management Program
 2010 - Most jury trials and jury trial days of the
twenty Judicial Circuits in Florida
 799 Trials
 1,480 Trial days