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PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL
Minutes of Meeting
September 28,2006
Convened: 3:30 p.m.
Adjourned:4:55 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Colton called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room # 3,2300 Virginia
Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida.
Roll call was taken.
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ROLL CALL
Members Present: Peggy Cioffi, CORE Program (3:35)
Janet Collins
Sheriff Ken Mascara
Major Pat Tighe, S1. Lucie County Correctional Facility
Diamond Litty, Public Defender
Thomas Mark, Department of Corrections
Bruce Colton, State Attorney
Chris Harris for John Ramano, New Horizons of the Treasure Coast
Chief Judge Roby
Judge Philip Yacucci
Members Absent: Commissioner Joe Smith
Others Present: Mark Godwin, Criminal Justice Coordinator
Ed Fry, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Justine Patterson, DOC,DCA
Kent Cameron, Public Defender's Office
Sarah Prohaska, Palm Beach Post
Tyler Treadway, Tribune
Sean Baldwin, Fort Pierce Police
Garry Wilson, SLC Sheriff's Office
Adam Fetterman, SLC Sheriff's Office
Ethel Rowland, League of Women Voters
Gary Robinson, PSLPD
Toby Long, SLC Sheriff's Office
Carin Smith, Aide to Commissioner Smith
Sandy Sticco, Sentencing Alternatives
Trevor Morgenti, SLSO
Marc Traum, 19th Circuit Court
Bob Benton, Mayor of Fort Pierce
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 31sT MEETING
After a motion and second, the minutes were unanimously approved.
JUDICIAL UPDATE
Chief Judge Roby reported that he has assigned effective January 1,2007, an additional
part time Circuit Judge to St. Lucie County. Judge Bauer will be here two weeks of every
month to assist in the current docket.
UPDATE BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATOR
Mr. Godwin passed out documents (see attached) relating to the Juvenile Assessment
Center which St. Lucie County currently funds. He is waiting for responses from the cities
of Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie to the County's request to have them fund 1/3 of it. The
numbers were shown for the months of July and August.
He received a call from the Sheriff's office saying they got the award package for the
$36,000 Byrne grant for the continuation of their project. He is waiting for the Fort Pierce
and Port St. Lucie Police Departments to receive their awards.
A funding request was approved by the Board of County Commissioners for a forensic
case manager to work with New Horizons in the amount of $65,000. The Board of County
Commissioners also funded the jail diversion beds,and approved the changes requested to
the Court System Advisory Board resolution to include a member from each city. The next
meeting should be one hour before the October Public Safety meeting.
In regards to the data exchange system, all the data from the Sheriff's department is being
transmitted to the data warehouse. Mr. Godwin has to find out if the information is being
picked up by the other entities. Hopefully the data moving faster will help the cases to
move faster.
Mr. Godwin thanked the Sheriff's department, especially Trevor Morgenti, for providing an
inmate count that shows the number of inmates waiting to go to State prison. There was
an issue several weeks ago that seems to have been resolved. The number last Friday
was 13. The average length of stay is running about two weeks, which is down
considerably.
The case manager position descriptions are in draft format being reviewed by the County
Attorney. When approved by the County, they will be sent to the Judges for review.
Mr. Godwin gave the members, for their information, a list of the 25 people who have been
in the Jail the longest.
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GUEST SPEAKER
Mr. Mark introduced his deputy, Ms. Patterson, and told the disturbing news of a shooting
during a routine traffic stop. The work each member of the Committee does is very
important and sometimes very dangerous.
Mr. Mark is ecstatic to be back and appreciates the support.
He told the rules for the sex offender population for Halloween. His department is very
committed to making it a safe holiday for all the citizens.
The first Jessica Lunsford statutes became effective September 1, 2005. A lot of local
jurisdictions, in addition to the Department of Corrections (DOC), monitor sex offenders.
Effective October 1,2006 the DOC is implementing a new program called Rapid 10.
Ms. Patterson brought an actual fingerprint device for the members to see. They have
been installed and the officers are trained so that in one minute the arrest history will be
available from the FDLE database.
The device will be used to insure the clients are who they say they are. It should assist in
cleaning up the database of aliases and duplicate FDLE numbers. FALCON will take the
place of two outdated systems.
OTHER ISSUES
Major Tighe reported that the Jail population September 28th was 1368. The average for
September was 1396. He handed out the report for the month (see attached). The VOPs
have gone down the last three months. The number September 2th was 479. 300 were
felony State VOPs and 179 were misdemeanor.
Mr. Colton brought up the GPS and pretrial release program.
Before Dr. Kalmanoff this group had been meeting regularly and talked about instituting
some sort of pretrial release program particularly with the GPS system. Dr. Kalmanoff
also recommended that there be some sort of pretrial release system. Mr. Colton's
concern was that the County Commission thinks while in and of itself the program would
not uncrowd the Jail, it would be the biggest factor toward getting people out of Jail so the
Jail wouldn't be overcrowded. At the time the thought was by the County that they would
not have to open the second pod. We predicted as a group that it was not true. Because
of the growth of this County and the growth of crime, the GPS system, while we all favored
it, was not the be-all and end-all. But the County Commission seems to put a lot of faith in
that and again put pressure on the people running the system and on the Criminal Justice
Coordinator to make it work and make it have good numbers. The numbers Mr. Godwin
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reported each month seemed higher than Mr. Colton thought they really should be, based
on what he knew about the system. He gave an example of first appearance hearings from
the past week. 35 people appeared for first appearance hearings at St. Lucie County. A
couple years ago we would have 15 to 20 people on a busy day. 35 is not a busy day
anymore. 40-50 is a busy day. Mr. Colton does not feel that many who commit crimes in
81. Lucie County are going to be eligible for release under the GPS or pretrial release
system. Of the 35, nine of them had Failures to Appear, 14 were Violations of Probation,
five were domestic violence cases, two were warrants where the Judges had already
specifically set particular conditions or bonds that would make them ineligible for the
pretrial release system. That's 30 out of 35 cases that were ineligible. So even if we
released those five, 30 of those people would have to post bond or find some other way to
get out of Jail. Mr. Colton is in favor of the pretrial release system but thinks this is an
example of a typical day in the system.
Mr. Colton took cases where people were released through the Sentencing Alternative
system for basically the month of July and part of the month of August. Out of 55 cases,
only six actually qualified under the statute and Judge Roby's order to be released through
the GPS system. Five were released under the GPS system that clearly, under the law
and under Judge Roby's order, did not qualify to be released; yet they were recommended
and they were released by Judges who followed those recommendations. 35 or so of
them, were released under a combination of a bond and GPS. As a citizen, Mr. Colton
doesn't have a problem with that. He feels better protected that these people not only
posted a bond but they are being monitored by GPS. His problem is that he doesn't think
that is what the County contemplated when they started paying for the system; that people
would post bond and have GPS, because the County is paying for the GPS. He has a
problem with people who can post bond having the County pay for GPS. He feels those
cases should not count toward part of the solution to the Jail overcrowding. These are
people who would have bonded out anyway.
Another concern is that he thinks it was an unwise move by the County to enter into a
contract where the company that runs the system is screening to see who is eligible to be
under GPS. They are also the people who are getting paid for every person who is on it
everyday. What more incentive is there to recommend that people be placed under the
system? It is clearly a conflict of interest. He doesn't blame these people. They didn't do
this behind our back. This was the parameters that our County set up and Mr. Colton feels
it was unwise.
Mr. Colton believes there are faults with the way the system is set up. He thinks it is asking
the impossible for Sentencing Alternatives to have a recommendation to the Court by 9:00
a.m. He listed all the criteria to meet Chief Judge Roby's order. He feels they would not
be able to verify the items before morning court. It has been reported to him that they are
saying people are eligible so the Public Defender tells the Judge and finds out later that
they are not eligible. He said the order and statute require Sentencing Alternatives to
certify that they have done an investigation and the person qualifies but no one has been
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requiring them to do that. They have a form and on the second page it does certify that
they have investigated the criminal history, community ties, employment status and other
information required by law and certifies that the person is eligible. But he believes they
get their information from the defendant and have no choice but to take their word in order
to get information to the Judge by 8:00 or 8:30 that morning.
Mr. Colton proposes that it be changed. He does not want to get rid of the system or the
company. He would like the Committee to pass a motion to recommend to the Board of
County Commissioners that they revisit the contract. He is not suggesting that they do
away with the company. He does not think the contract or Chief Judge Roby's order is
being followed. He thinks the Committee should urge the Judges to make sure that they
require written certification from Sentencing Alternatives that they have checked all the
things under the order and statute before they make a recommendation to the Court that
the person is eligible. He wants the County Commission to require those who are not
declared indigent be compelled to pay the cost of supervision under the Sentencing
Alternatives program. And he wants the County to have some other group, County
employees or another company, to do the investigation to determine who is eligible for
pretrial release. He does not think it should be the people who stand to profit.
Mr. Colton has heard of people running off. If he was running the Sentencing Alternatives
program and knew that the person had a cash bond and was on GPS, he wouldn't worry
too much if they ran off because the bondsman would go look for them because they have
a financial stake in it. He questions if a person is on GPS and they run off, is Sentencing
Alternatives still being paid for every day that person is gone? He doesn't know that it has
happened, but he has the question.
He thinks the County needs to realize that while it is a program that is worth having, it's not
the program that is going to solve the problem. The Committee needs to plan for the
future. He asked about the second pod being opened in phases. Sheriff Mascara
explained that because they were so overcrowded in July, they stopped the renovation and
opened Pod 2.
Mr. Colton feels the Council should be planning for future growth. All the programs should
continue. The County must face the fact that this County is growing, crime is growing and
arrests are growing.
Major Tighe feels the Council should also plan for more State Attorney Offices, Courtrooms
and Clerk space. The whole system needs to grow. Mr. Colton feels the Space Needs
Study is addressing the other needs but not jail needs. He fears that since Pod 2 is open,
the County feels it is a problem they do not have to deal with.
Chief Judge Roby suggested a circuit-wide pretrial release program like Alachua County.
They used to be the model but have problems with jail overcrowding since the zero
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tolerance policy. Each County would pay a percentage of the cost. He would like to see a
24-hour, sufficiently staffed program with people who could go and speak to employers or
contact them on the phone and contact family members to find out the ties to the
community. It would require a full-time staff, significant expense and the other three
counties to buy in. A real in-depth review would make the Judges more apt to accept the
recommendations of a pretrial release program if they were confident, not that they are not
now, that employers and family members had been spoken to.
Mr. Colton feels there are a number of cases where they can't check the information by
first appearance. He thinks they should say it looks like they might qualify but the
information has not been checked. The Judge could bring them back in a day or two.
Chief Judge Roby said it is called a second look program. They are trying to find a way to
legally check back after so many days.
Mr. Godwin suggested moving first appearance to 1 :00 p.m. Chief Judge Roby answered
that they would not have time to check people who are arrested at 8:00 or 9:00 a.m.
Ms. Collins didn't realize that $1.8 million had been set aside for Sentencing Alternatives.
She thought they would tell the Judges the truth even if the truth was that they could not
verify the information. She feels $1.8 million could have gone a long way on running the
Pod. She is concerned about accountability. They do not have to do anything but report it
if a bracelet is cut off. They could collect the $18 per day for months and then report the
bracelet had been cut off and it would be the Sheriff's problem.
Ms. Cioffi feels from the taxpayer perspective, the taxpayers are paying for law
enforcement to arrest individuals, State Attorneys to prosecute, a Public Defender to
defend them if they are indigent, Court costs, the Judge, the JA, Clerk of the Court, and
record maintenance. She doesn't want to see taxpayer money spent to take them out of
Jail when they have spent so much money to get them to Jail.
Her probation opinion is if a person goes to Jail on a VOP from the CORE Program they
have done everything they could to get them to comply with the Court's order. If they
won't do what they are supposed to, they go through the same expense as before and then
they might get out on GPS. She feels that is a free pass.
Mr. Colton mentioned that of the 55 cases from July and August there were a number that
had GPS as part of their sentence. He thought the GPS program was to be for pretrial. If
GPS is part of their sentence, do they payor does the County pay? There was
disagreement on the answer.
Mr. Godwin explained that when he started, the GPS RFP was already out there. He said
that Mr. Anderson suggested a meeting to discuss the concerns. In regard to the
statement about the unwise move by the County to have the vendor provide the screening
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process, the Committee had been formed when Mr. Godwin came on board. It included
representatives from the State Attorney's office, Public Defender's office, CORE Probation,
and Major Tighe. It was never discussed that the screening issue was a conflict. He
wondered why it was not brought up at that time.
Mr. Colton believes it was discussed and that Committee's work was thrown out the
window when they made a recommendation that this Council adopted. Then without any of
our knowledge, someone in the County decided the bidding wasn't done right and the
company that was chosen, which was eliminated the first time around, hired a local
prominent attorney and all of a sudden were back in the running for the contract. It was
brought up as a concern. As a County Commissioner, spending County money, whether or
not it was recommended by a Committee, Mr. Colton would be concerned about paying the
people who are going to make the money to make the recommendation who goes on the
system. He asked Mr. Godwin to not try to turn it around on other people. Mr. Godwin
thanked Mr. Colton for clarifying and said that he thinks a meeting would be very useful.
Ms. Cioffi said that years ago when Judge Schack started Drug Court, he set a very clear
example with the treatment providers and assessment individuals. If you were going to do
the assessment on substance abuse you would have to make a choice that you were going
to be a provider or assessor. You could not do both. It prevails except New Horizons
because they get State money and there is no benefit to their budget.
Ms. Sticco expressed her shock. She feels the information presented was inaccurate. Mr.
Colton asked her to tell him what. Thirty people who came out were done in open court
and Sentencing Alternatives was not there. They don't interview those people. Very few
people have been released at first appearance. During the month of August they had
Judge Walsh and he does not even acknowledge the program exists. If anyone does not
pass the sniff test, they are not recommended. Anyone wavering would not be
recommended. She is appalled that they would question her integrity and morality. She
asked about the American Bar Association's pretrial standards. She thought the attorneys
should know all about it. She asked what Section Three said about pretrial release and
detention. She explained that it says that everyone should be considered on the least
restrictive means, which does not mean GPS. Everyone should be considered on non-
financial means unless it is appropriate to insure appearance in court. The first question
Sentencing Alternatives asks is if the defendant is posting a bond. If they say yes,
Sentencing Alternatives walks away as a courtesy to the bail bondsmen. That is not the
standard of the American Bar Association.
Ms. Sticco said that out of the 38 people that were released last month, they recommended
six people for GPS and one was released. They recommended eight for standard
supervision; only three were released. She read the FL statute concerning GPS. Mr.
Colton asked if she had read Chief Judge Roby's order. It goes beyond the statute and
that is what they are to follow. Ms. Sticco answered that they do. They were not in open
court when the people were released. The State Attorney's staff and Public Defender's
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staff had an opportunity to speak to the Judge. Sentencing Alternatives was not there.
They did not make those recommendations. If it is a bondable offense they are eligible for
release. There was discussion on the 5 and 35 cases.
Ms. Sticco reported that there are about 40 cases pending on bond reductions and they
still can't post the bond to come out on the program. These people are truly indigent. Mr.
Colton said that they do not qualify for GPS release. Ms. Sticco asked for the cases. Mr.
Godwin gave the names to Mr. Colton. They were not done at first appearance and Ms.
Sticco was not present in Court.
Mr. Colton explained that he was speaking to the Council about the problems with the
program. There was discussion on accuracy.
Ms. Litty said that she had not been there in over a year but she had sent a representative
and read the minutes. What bothers her is that the program has been touted as relieving
jail overcrowding. She agrees with Mr. Colton that if the County Commission wants to
spend $1,800,000 to have an extra safety guard on people being released, say that. She
does not want it said that the program is a success because it has reduced the jail
population. Most of those people would have gotten out of Jail anyway. The sole purpose
of hiring a GPS program was to reduce the inmate population. They felt there was a bunch
of people in Jail that would be eligible for a GPS program. She and Mr. Colton said at the
time that it would help but would not solve the problem. There is a different class of
criminal in 81. Lucie County. It is different than Vero, Okeechobee and Indian River. There
could be a first appearance where out of 35 to 40 people, nobody would qualify. The
bottom line is that now that we have opened the second pod, she is afraid they will be
lulled into thinking the expansion could be taken off the agenda because the problem is
fixed. Last week the population was 1422. That is 52 over capacity with both pods open.
All the programs need to be continued while planning for expansion.
Ms. Litty told about a letter that Mr. Godwin sent to her office that contained a list of people
that qualify according to Sentencing Alternatives. She said there are three that are
charged with domestic violence. They do not qualify pursuant to Chief Judge Roby's order.
She is in a position of constantly defending her office. It is not fair. Her response was to
show them where they qualify. They would research it and make the appropriate motions.
She has not received a reply so they can move forward.
Ms. Litty did not know that Chief Judge Roby's order was not being followed. She thought
they were certifying the qualifications in writing. When she spoke with the Jailhouse
lawyer, she was told that at times she is advocating release based on representation that
turns out to be not true. Ms. Litty told her to say to the Judge that she is advocating the
release based on Sentencing Alternative's recommendation so that she is covered. A
certification is required.
Ms. Litty suggested to Sentencing Alternatives that they have a checklist of residence,
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employment, etc. to present to the Public Defender so they know it is correct. It would
make a more effective argument.
Ms. Litty asked the Committee to please know that this is not going to solve the Jail
overcrowding problem. We need to take another look at the program. It is a lot of money
that could have been used for Jail expansion for a program that is not doing what it was
designed to do.
Ms. Cassone asked if Ms. Litty was suggesting the Judges did not understand the law
since they are putting people on GPS, not at first appearance, but from open court and Ms.
Litty said they do not belong on GPS. Ms. Litty thinks that there have been times when the
Judges, based on representations from Sentencing Alternatives that they qualify, place
people on GPS when they do not. Ms. Sticco reminded Ms. Litty that they are not in open
court.
Ms. Cassone reported that 38 people were placed on GPS during the month of August.
Sentencing Alternatives recommended 14 and were granted six, three GPS and three non-
GPS. Every other client came from the court. They were not there. They did not give
references. They did not ask to have clients so they could make more money.
Mr. Colton explained that in regard to the 35 or so that were released under a combination
of GPS and a bond, he did not say that they misrepresented their status to the court.
Those people could have just bonded out. The point is that the County should not be
paying for their supervision. If they can make bond and the Judge makes GPS a condition
of that bond, they should pay for the GPS.
Mr. Colton has names of five who were placed on GPS that do not qualify. Ms. Sticco
asked for the names. If Sentencing Alternatives did not recommend these people, he
thinks Chief Judge Roby needs to take it up with the Judges. He can't conceive of a Judge
placing someone on GPS without someone recommending it.
Ms. Sticco disagreed with Ms. Litty that there is a different class of citizens in this county.
Failures to Appear are high compared to other jurisdictions. VOPs are high.
Mr. Colton's point is that the system is not the be-all and end-all that the County thinks it is,
the County is spending money that they shouldn't be spending on it, and the investigations
cannot be done properly by first appearance hearings.
Ms. Sticco said that Mr. Colton had never been there. Mr. Colton answered that he has
staff there.
Mr. Godwin said that he thought the motion to revisit the contract would be a good idea.
Mr. Colton, as Chair, cannot make a motion. Ms. Litty made the motion asking the County
Commission revisit the contract for the GPS system regarding who pays when a person
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can make bond and whether or not there should be a different person or group doing the
background checks than the group that supervises the GPS.
Ms. Litty added for the Committee to take a closer look as to whether it had any impact on
the Jail population. Sheriff Mascara seconded the motion. Ms. Cioffi told how her agency
is audited and gets surprise visits. She thinks there should be a quality assurance review.
Ms. Litty agreed to the amendment. Ms. Collins seconded the amendment and wanted
some discussion. She said the program has been in effect seven months and there are
some kinks to be worked out but the people in the room are completely capable of fixing
the kinks and getting it back on track, doing a good job and using the $1.8 million to assist
the citizens of 81. Lucie County, both the victims and defendants. She would like the
Committee to fix the problem before the Commissioners feel they need to do another
study.
Mr. Godwin, for the record, said the amount was $1.3 million and informed the group of a
benefit to the program. The County and Sheriff's Department have saved hundreds of
thousands of dollars in inmate medical costs. Mr. Colton said they could save even more
money if they let more people out of jail but that isn't the point. Mr. Godwin continued that
it is projected that over $500,000 in medical costs will be saved. The $1.3 million will be
the cost if there are 200 people on GP8. There had to be a cushion to be sure. Today
there are 113 people on active supervision.
Ms. Bleyman said that she recommended to the Council that there be a group formed that
would sit down with the GPS agency chosen and walk through what was expected step by
step so the responsibility would not fall back on the agency. She feels that the Council is
responsible to work together for the benefit of St. Lucie County.
Mr. Colton explained that Sentencing Alternatives didn't say that it was their condition for
them to choose the people and supervise. The County came up with that as part of the
contract. If it was done by the Committee comprised of members from each agency, it was
a mistake. It needs to be addressed.
Chief Judge Roby pointed out from a lawyer's perspective; there are points of a contract
that cannot be revisited. The County may be locked in contractually. Mr. Colton said there
are things in the contract that have not been followed. That would be another issue subject
to renegotiation. There was discussion on the length of the contract. Mr. Godwin clarified
that it is a three year contract with two one year add-ons.
Ms. Litty brought up that it could be terminated in 30 days. Mr. Godwin believes it is in the
contract.
Sheriff Mascara informed the group that statutorily the Council is tasked with formulating a
five year plan on jail expansion and growth. Since 2004, when the two pods were
approved, it has not addressed future expansion.
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Mr. Colton and Sheriff Mascara agreed that it should be done on a regular basis.
Ms. Cassone wanted to be sure people understood that each month the number that
Sentencing Alternatives recommends is low. They are not recommending people to get
more revenue. Most of the clients are recommended by Judges in open court. There was
discussion on the statute and Judge's order.
Judge Yacucci asked if they were getting misdemeanor or felony cases. Ms. Sticco
answered that is was a combination.
Mr. Colton repeated the motion to urge the County Commission to revisit the contract as to
who pays and when for the supervision under the GPS, the accused or the County. And
secondly, to revisit the issue of who should do the background investigation, of whether the
group or individual who does the background investigation should be different from the
group or individual who does the supervision. And that there be a quality assurance
system set up by the County to determine that on an ongoing basis the program is running
properly and efficiently in compliance with the court's order.
The motion was passed, unanimously except that Chief Judge Roby abstained because it
deals with financial issues.
Ms. Litty asked the Sheriff if he wanted to make a motion regarding the five year plan. The
Sheriff answered that the Council is tasked by the statute to do it. Mr. Colton said that it
would be put on the agenda for the next meeting and asked the Sheriff to be prepared to
present the population projections for the next five years and what he would envision.
Mr. Godwin asked if anyone had items for the agenda for the Court System Advisory Board
to let him know. He feels that since the Board will have members from the cities the Jail
expansion may be something for them to discuss. Mr. Colton thinks the Public Safety
Coordinating Council should decide which way to go and assign the Court System Advisory
Board to go into more detailed study.
Mr. Colton said the other group would look into needs of the court system, Public Defender,
Clerk and State Attorney. Mr. Godwin said that it was his understanding. The Jail needs
are the responsibility of the Public Safety Coordinating Council.
Sheriff Mascara asked about Chief Judge Roby's recommendation to have the Criminal
Justice Complex at Rock Road. Chief Judge Roby answered that he and Judge Conner
have spoken to all the County Commissioners and all of the City Commissioners from Port
St. Lucie and Fort Pierce and are attempting to build a consensus about where it should be
located and where the money would come from. He will also contact other agencies to see
if they are interested in a joint use facility. If possible, he will get the players together to
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discuss that type of facility. It could be anywhere from Rock Road to downtown Fort
Pierce.
Ms. Bleyman said the parking would be an advantage of Rock Road.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:57 p.m. by Mr. Colton.
Submitted by,
Brenda Marlin
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 26, 2006.
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893.13(1 )(A)
893.13(1 )(A)
1133 8/13/2003
782.04
782.04
782.04
1116 8/30/2003
893.147
810.02
810.02
810_02
9/19120069:58:03 AM
GAYLE, CARLTON NMN 3121/1957 RC D1 N-D2-G-D214
- TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE OVER 300 GRAMS(OUT OF COUNTY RESIDENT Pending
- POSS MARIJUANA INT / SELL ( OUT OF COUNTY RESIDENT) Pending
· POSS MARIJUANA OVER 20 GRAMS ( OUT OF COUNTY RESIDENT) No Info
- HOLD/IMMIGRATION Pending
BROWN, RICARDO H 12/15/1974 GP A2-D2-B-D212
- CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- SALE OF CANNABIS No Info
- POSS OVER 20 GRAMS Pending
- READMIT-ROR REVOKED Pending
- POSS CANNABIS 0/20 GRAMS Pending
- SALE OF CANNABIS Pending
- SALE CANNABIS Pending
- CT1 RICO-ACa./MAINTAINED THRU PATTERN OF RACKATEERING ACT Pending
- CT4 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT5 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT6 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
· CT7 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT8 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT9 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT11 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT12 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT10 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- BOB- POSS. OF CANNABIS OVER 20 GRAMS Pending
- BOB- POSS. OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Pending
- CT35 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
- CT36 CONSPIRACY TO SELL OR DELIVER CANNABIS Pending
FENNELL, DIANE lORCETT 61411960 SS-CH SG D2W-D1-A-D101
- 2ND DEGREE MURDER Null Presque
- FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
- CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
FOX, EDWARD NMN 8/17/1958 RC D1N-D2-F-D212
- POSSESSION PARAPHERNALIA Null Prosque
- BURGLARY Sentenced
· CT. 1 BURGLARY Null Presque
- CT 1 BURGLARY Null Prosque
LOS
Booking Date Name
DOB
Classification
Housing
810.02
812.014
810.02
806.13
HOLD
HOLD
810.02
810.02 & m.04
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
HOLD
806.13
812.019(1 )
539.001
806.13(1 )
806.13(1 )
806_13(1 )
812.014
812.014
806.13
806.13
3
6
989 1/412004
810.02(2B)
806.01 (1)
806.13
810.02(2B)
810.02(2B)
806_01 (1)
806.13
810.02(2B)
810.02(2B)
810.02(2B)
9/19/20069:58:03 AM
Null Prosque
Null Prosque
Null prosque
Null prosque
- CT. 2 BURGLARY
- CT. 3 GRAND THEFT
- BURGLARY (ATTEMPTED)
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
- HOLD INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 1 BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE
- HOLD- INDIAN RIVER CO-CT. 2 GRAND THEFT
- CT. 1 BURGLARY
- CT.1 ATT. BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT.2 GRAND THEFT
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 1 BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 1 BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 2 GRAND THEFT
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 1 BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 2 GRAND THEFT
- HOLD/INDIAN RIVER CO.-CT. 1 BURGLARY OF A_STRUCTURE
- CT2 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-OVER $2oo/LESS $1000
- DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY
- GIVING FALSE IFORMATION TO PAWNBROKER
- CT.2 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-OVER $200/LESS THAN $1000
- CT. 3 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-OVER $200/LESS THAN $1,000
- CT. 2 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-OVER $2oo/LESS THAN $1000
- CT. 2 THIRD DEGREE GRAND THEFT
- CT. 2 THIRD DEGREE GRAND THEFT
- CT.3 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-OVER $2oo/LESS THAN $1000
- CT.3 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-OVER $2OO/LESS THAN $1000
COURT ORDERS - COURT ORDER-HEARING SET FOR 09/19/06-POST
CONVICTION RELEIF AT 0930 HOURS
HOLD - HOLD-WASHINGTON CI-ORIG CHG: BURG UNOCC I G/T Sentenced
DREVERMAN, HENRY NMN 4/19/1966 SS-MH SG CEN-ISOL-X-F185
- CT 1 BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE (CHURCH) EVIDERING PREJUDICE Pending
- CT 2 2ND DEGREE ARSON (OF A CHURCH EVIDERING PREJUDICE) Pending
- CT 3 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF GREATER THAN $100000 Pending
- CT 4 BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE (CHURCH) CAUSING> $100000 Pending
- BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE (CHURCH) ARMED WITH EXPLOSIVE DEVICE No Info
- CT 5 ARSON OF A CHURCH EVIDERING PREJUDICE Pending
- CT 6 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF OF A CHURCH CAUSING DAMAGE $100000 Pending
- CT 7 BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE(CHURCH) CAUSING> $100000 Pending
- BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE(CHURCH) ARMED WITH EXPLOSIVE DEVICE No Info
- BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE(CHURCH) ARMED WITH EXPLOSIVE DEVICE No Info
Sentenced
Sentenced
Null Prosque
Null Prosque
Null Prosque
Null Prosque
Null Prosque
Null prosque
Sentenced
Sentenced
Sentenced
Null Prosque
Null prosque
Null prosque
Null prosque
No Info
Null Prosque
Sentenced
No Info
No Info
Time Served
Pending
LOS
Booking Date Name
Housing
DOB
Classification
806.01 (1)
806.13
782.04
843.01
810.02(2B)
810.02(2B)
806.01
806.13
806.13(1 )(A)
810.02
782.051
949 2/13/2004
782.04
948.06
790.23
945 2/17/2004
782.04
m.03(2)(A)
790.23
810.02
908 3/25/2004
812.13
843.01
782.04
810.02
948.06
812.13(2)(A)
812.13(2)(A)
843.01
810.02(2)
810.02(2)
875 4/27/2004
782.04
812.014
948.06
948.06
948.06
948.06
782.04
9/19/2006 9:58:04 AM
- CT 8 ARSON OF A CHURCH CAUSING DAMAGE OVER $100000 Pending
- CT9 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF OVER $1000 DAMAGE Pending
- CT 14 ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER OF A LEO Pending
- CT 15 RESIST WITH VIOLENCE Pending
- CT 10 BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE (CHURCH) CAUSING> $100000 Pending
- BURGLARY TO STRUCTURE (CHURCH) ARMED WITH A EXPLOSIVE DEVIC No Info
- CT 11 ATTEMPTED ARSON AT A CHURCH EVIDERING PREJUDICE Pending
- CT 12 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF OVER $10000 Pending
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Pending
- CT13 BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE Pending
CRIMES AGAINST PERSON - CT 16 ATTEMPTED FELONY MURDER Pending
RIVERS, FRANKIE LEE 9/17/1983 SS-CH SG 00CH-BRVA-X-F02
- FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
- VOP- CT1 BATTER ON LEO CT2 RESISTING OFFICER WNlOLENCE Pending
- CT 2 POSSESS FIREARM WEAPON BY CONVICTED FELON Pending
WILEY, JAMES CORY 2/8/1981 SS-PC SG 00CH-MCSO-X-001
- FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
- CT4ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
- CT2 POSSESSION FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON Pending
BURGL - CT1 BURGLARY OF A DWELLING WHILE ARMED Pending
CADEJUSTE, MARCO NMN 10/28/1984 SS-CH SG D1N-D4-I-D418
- ARMED ROBBERY-FIREARM No Info
- CT 6 RESISTING OFFICER WITH VIOLENCE Pending
- ATTEMPTED MURDER OF LEO No Info
- CT 8 BURGLARY OF OCCUPIED DWELLING Pending
- HOLD MARTIN CO /NOP ARMED BURGLARYIIGTAI/PROBABLE CAUSE Sentenced
- CT 4 ATT ARMED ROBBERY WHILE WEARING A MASK Pending
- CT 5 ATT ARMED ROBBERY WHILE WEARING A MASK Pending
- CT 7 RESIST WITH VIOLENCE Pending
- CT 9 ATT ARMED BURGLARY OF A STRUCTURE WHILE MASKED Pending
- CT 10 A TT ARMED BURGLARY OF A STRUCTURE WHILE MASKED Pending
HAMPTON, WILLIE MAE 6126/1954 SS-CH SG D2W-D2-A-D204
- FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
- GRAND THEFT-MOTOR VEHICLE No Info
- VIOL OF PROS-WORTHLESS CHECK Sentenced
- VIOL OF PROS-WORTHLESS CHECK Sentenced
- VIOL OF PROB-WORTHLESS CHECK Sentenced
- VIOL OF PROB-WORTHLESS CHECK Sentenced
- CT3 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER Pending
LOS
Booking Date Name
Classification
DOB
Housing
874
4128/2004
01 S-D6-B-D604
8OO.04(5)(B)
794.001 (2)
868
5/412004
782.04
812.014
812.014
848
5/2412004
901.11
784.045(1 )(B)
784.03
784.03
782.04
812.13
775.13
790.23
790.23
843.01
843.02
877.03
784.078
784.078
784.041
784.041
784.07
784.07
843.01
806.1
832
6/9/2004
790.221
784.03
784.045
843.02
893.13(3)(F)
810.09
812.13
812.13
9/19/2006 9:58:04 AM
HARRIS, JAMES EDWARD
4/1411938
SS-PC SG
- CT 1 LEWD AND LASCIVOUS MOLESTATION TO A CHILD U 12 YRS OF AG Pending
- CT 2 SEXUAL SA TT ON A CHILD U/12 BY PREP 0/18 Pending
MABRY, JERMAINE LEFRED
- ATTEMPTED MURDER
LARC - THEFT
LARC - THEFT
TUMBLIN, ALWIN CHARLES
4116/1982
SS-CH SG
11/17/1978 SS-CH SG
- CT 1 FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A CAREER OFFENDER
- CT 1 AGG BATTERY- PREGNANT PERSON
- CT2 BATTERY
- CT3 BATTERY
- CT 3 FIRST DEGREE MURDER
- CT 4 ROBBERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
CRIMINAL REGISTRATION (NOT AN ARREST) - CONVICTED FELON
REGISTRATION
POSSESSION OF WEAPON - CT5 POSS FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON
OBTS#5601073184
POSSESSION OF WEAPON - ENTERED IN ERROR
RESIST OFFICER - RESIT ARREST WITH VIOLENCE
RESIST OFFICER - RESIT ARREST WITHOUT VIOLENCE
DISORD CONDUCT - DISORDERLY CONDUCT
BATTERY - CT1 BATTERY BY EXPELLED FLUIDS
BATTERY - CT2 BATTERY BY EXPELLED FLUIDS
BATTERY - CT1 FELONY BATTERY WITH GREAT HARM
BATTERY - CT2 FELONY BATTERY WITH GREAT HARM
SIMPLE ASSL T - CT1 BATTERY ON LEO
SIMPLE ASSL T - CT2 BATTERY ON A LEO
RESIST OFFICER - CT7 RESISTING OFFICER WITH VIOLENCE
HEALTH-SAFETY - PREVENTING OBSTRUCTING EXTINGUISHMENT OF
FIRE
COWINGS, WALLACE
12/10/1977 SS-CH SG
- POSSESSION OF SHORT-BARRELED WEAPON
- SA TTERY
- AGGRAVATED BATTERY
OOC RESIDENT
- RESISITING ARREST WITHOUT VIOL
- CT 1 POSS MARIJUANA LESS THAN 20 GRAMS
- TRESPASS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS W/FIREARM OOC RESIDENT
- CT 2 ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT 3 ROBBERY W/FIREARM
01 N-D4-C-D405
Pending
Pending
Pending
01 S-D8-D-D807
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Closed
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
No Info
No Info
No Info
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
01 N-D4-H-D416
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
LOS
Booking Date Name
DOB
Classification
Housing
812.13
812.13
812.13
812.13
812.13
790.23
810.02
831 6/10/2004
812.13(2)(A)
812.13(2)(A)
812.13(2)(A)
812.13(2)(A)
812.13(2)(A)
812.13(2)(A)
784.045
790.23
810.095
843.02
316.1935
812.13(2)(A)
810.02
901 .36
HOLD
822 6/19/2004
8oo.04(5)(B)
787.02(3)(A)
800.04
816 6/25/2004
812.133
787.01
810.02(2)
816 6/26/2004
782.04
843.19
812.133
787.01
794.011 (5)
787.01(2)
9/19/2006 9:58:04 AM
- CT 4 ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT 5 ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT 6 ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT 7 ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT 8 ATTEMPTED ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT 9 POSSESS FIREARM BY CONV FELON OOC RESIDENT
- CT 10 BURGLARY OF A STRUCTURE WHILE ARMED
THOMAS, DAWAN NMN 1/2411982 RC
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- AGGRAVATED BATTERY
- POSSESS FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON
- ARMED TRESPASSING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
- RESIST ARREST W/O VIOLENCE
- FLEElATTEFMPT TO ELUDE LEO
- ROBBERY W/FIREARM
- CT. 19 BURGLARY OF A STRUCTURE WHILE ARMED
- CT. 20 GIVING A FALSE NAME WHILE ARRESTED OR DETAINED
- HOLD-BROWARD-VOP-POSS IPURCHI SEW DEU MANU! CANNABIS
MARTINEZ, OMAR TORRES 11/1911966 SS-CH SG
- CT 1 LEWD & LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION VICTIM U/12
- CT 2 FALSE IMPRISONMENT TO A CHILD U/13
SEX OFFENSE - CT1 LEWD LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION-OFFENDER 18
OLDER VICTIM U/12
SNEED, CLEMON ANTONIO 1118/1984 SS-CH SG
- CT 8 CARJACKING W/FIREARM
- CT 9 KIDNAPPING W/FIREARM
- CT 10 BURG OF CONVEY WHILE ARMED
LEVY, BARRINGTON C 2/1/1986 SS-MD SG
- CT 1 ATT MURDER LEO BY DISCHARGING FIREARM
- CT 2 INJURING 1 KILLING POLICE DOG
- CT 3 CARJACKJNG WITH A FIREARM
- CT 4 KIDNAPPING WITH A FIREARM
- SEXUAL BATTERY UPON 12 YEARS OR OLDER
- ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING WITH WEAPON OR FIREARM
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
ROR
Pending
01 N-D2-H-D216
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
ROR
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
D1 S-D6-I-D617
Pending
Pending
Pending
D1 S-D11-H-D1115
Pending
Pending
Pending
CEN-ISOL-X-F188
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
No Info
Pending
LOS
Booking Date Name
Housing
DOB
Classification
812.014
TAKE
HOLD
HOLD
BOB
BOB
BOB
BOB
BOB
812.13
784.021
784.021
790.19
810.02
843.01
790.23
948.06
814 6/27/2004
893..13
893.13
893.13
CO
BOB
BOB
BOB
BOB
BOB
914.22
914.22
802 71912004
775.21
782.04
812.13
748 9/1/2004
782.04
782.04
782.04
782.04
729 9/20/2004
9/19/2006 9:58:04 AM
- GRAND THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE Pending
- TAKE IN CUST-POSS MARl U/20G-Grr AUTO-RAWOV Pending
- HOLD-INDIAN RIVER-CT 1 CARJACKING WI DEADLY WEAPON Pending
- HOLD INDIAN RIVER COIICT2 KIDNAPPING W A WEAPON OR FIREARM Pending
- BOB-AGG ASSAULT W/F/Af GASKIN PWR#AS5356602 10-23-03 Pending
- BOB-POSS F/A BY MINOR! GASKIN PWR#AS5356603 10-23-03 Pending
- BOB-AGG ASSAULT W/F/Af GASKIN PWR#AS5 356601 10-23-03 Pending
- BOB-POSS F/A AFTER BEING FOUND DELlNQ/GASKIN PWR#AS15199642 Pending
- BOB-TRESPASS ON SCHOOL GRNDSI GASKIN PWR#AS5 384745 04-21-04 Time Served
- ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY Pending
- AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (FIREARM) Pending
- AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM Pending
- SHOOTING INTO OCCUPIED DWELLING W/FIREARM Pending
- CT 5 BURG OF CONVEY WHILE ARMED Pending
- CT 6 RESIST WITH VIOLENCE Pending
- CT 7 POSS F/A AFTER BEING FOUND DELINQUENT Pending
- VOP TOSG Time Served
HESTER, ROBERT JAMES 9/21/1960 GP A4-D2-B-D208
- SALE OR DELIVERY OF CANNABIS No Info
- CT 2 POSS COCAINE Null prosque
- CT 1 DELIVERY OF COCAINE Null Prosque
- COURT ORDER-ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRETRIAL DETENTION Pending
- BOB I CT 1 LESSER-POSS MARIJ U120 I POSS MARA WITH INTENT Time Served
- BOB I CT 2 FIGHTING OR BAITING ANIMALS Pending
- BOB I CT 4 POSS OF COCAINE Sentenced
- BOB I CT 5 POSS PARA Not Guilty
- BOB I CT 3 CUREL TV TO ANIMALS Pending
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - TAMPERING WITH WITNESS No Info
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE - CT 1 TAMPERING WIWITNESS Pending
MAYES, ANTHONY J 8/11/1980 SS-PC SG OOCH-OKCO-X-2
- FAILURE OF SEX OFFENDER TO REPORT TO DEPART OF MV Awaiting Sentence
- FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
- ROBBERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON Pending
TURNER, ANNETRIA LATOYA SS-CH SG D2W-D1-A-D103
HOMICIDE-WILFUL KILL - SECOND DEGREE MURDER No Info
HOMICIDE-WILFUL KILL - cn FIRST DEGREE MURDER Pending
HOMICIDE-WILFUL KILL - CT2 ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER Pending
HOMICIDE-WILFUL KILL - CT2 ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER Pending
JOHNSON, LARCELlOUS LAVERN SS-PC SG D1 S-D7-K-D721
LOS
Booking Date Name
ClassifICation
DOB
Housing
843.02
893.147
794.011
810.02
787.02
HOLD
787.01
812.13
108
RESIST OFFICER - CT 1 RAWOV
NARCOTIC EQUIP-POSSESS - CT 2 POSS PARA
SEX ASSL T - CT. 1 SEXUAL BATTERY -GREAT FORCE WRT # 04CF361 0
BURGL - CT. 3 BURGLARY OF A DWELLING WHILE ARMED
O4CF3611
KIDNAP-FALSE IMPRISONMENT - CT. 4 FALSE IMPRISONMENT
MISCELANEOUS - HOLD ORANGE COUNTY -ROBBERY W/FIREARM
WRT#
KIDNAP - CT2 KIDNAPPING
ROBBERY - CT5 ROBBERY W/A DEADLY WEAPON
893.13
10/1112004 CAMBRIDGE, JERROD R
SS-BP SG
893.147
843.02
893.13
893.147
658
6123/1979
COCAINE-POSSESS - CT 1 POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL OR
DELIVER COCAINE
NARCOTIC EQUIP-POSSESS - CT 2 USE OR POSSESSION OF DRUG
PARAPHERNALIA
RESIST OFFICER - CT 3 RESISTING OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE
MARIJUANA - CT 4 POSS OF CANNABIS UNDER 20G
NARCOTIC EQUIP-POSSESS - POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
11130/2004 MILLS, JOSHUA PAUL
12/10/1983 SS-CH SG
948.06
948.06
782.04
812.13
790.23
790.23
893.13
843.02
HOLD
948.06
948.06
948.06
631 12/21/2004
810.02
810.02
812.014
810.02
812.014
612
1/15/2005
893.13
9/19/2006 9:58:04 AM
- VOP CT1 POSS COCAINE
- VOP-CT1 SALE OF COCAINElCT2 POSS COCAINE, BOTH CTS
CONCURRENT AND CONCURRENT TO CASE 021031 CF
- ATT FIRST DEGREE MURDER WITH A FIREARM
ROBBERY - ROBBERY W/FIREARM
POSSESSION OF WEAPON - POSS F/A BY CONVICTED FELON
POSSESSION OF WEAPON - POSS OF F/A BY A CONVICTED FELON
MARIJUANA-POSSESS - POSS MARIJ U120 GRAMS
RESIST OFFICER - RAWOV
MISCELANEOUS - HOLD-BALTIMORE MARYLAND-1 ST DEG ATT MURDER
PROB VIOLATION - VOP CT1 POSS OF COCAINE W/INTENT TO SELL
PROB VIOLATION - VOP CT1 SALE OF COCAINE CT 2 POSS OF COCAINE
PROB VIOLATION - VOP CT 1 POSS OF COCAINE
PROFITT, BRIAN DAVID
8130/1979
RC
BURGL - CT 8 BURGLARY OCCUPIED DWELLING
BURGL - CT 9 BURGLARY OF A DWELLING
VEH THEFT - CT 10 THIRD DEGREE GRAND THEFT
BURGL - CT 11 BURGLARY OF A DWELLING WHILE ARMED
LARC - CT 12 THIRD DEGREE GRAND THEFT
DEJESUS, RAYMOND
2/21/1979
GP
COCAINE-TRAFFIC - ct 1 TRAFFICING IN MDMA
HALLUCINOGEN-MFG - CT 2 POSS COCAINE W/INTENT TO SELL
Sentenced
Sentenced
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
D1 S-D11-F-D1111
Pending
Pending
Pending
ROR
No Info
D1 N-D4-B-D404
Pending
Pending
Awaiting Sentence
No Info
No Info
No Info
No Info
No Info
Pending
Pending
Closed
Closed
D1 N-D2-B-D203
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
B3-D1-C-D105
Pending
Pending
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Office of Justice Programs
September 2006, NCJ 213600
Mental Health Problems of Prison
and Jail Inmates
Doris J. James and
Lauren E. Glaze
BJS Statisticians
At midyear 2005 more than half of all
prison and jail inmates had a mental
health problem, including 705,600
inmates in State prisons, 70,200 in Fed-
eral prisons, and 479,900 in local jails.
These estimates represented 56% of
State prisoners, 45% of Federal prison-
ers, and 64% of jail inmates. The find-
ings in this report were based on data
from personal interviews with State and
Federal prisoners in 2004 and local jail
inmates in 2002.
Mental health problems were defined by
two measures: a recent history or symp-
toms of a mental health problem. They
must have occurred in the 12 months
prior to the interview. A recent history of
mental health problems included a clini-
cal diagnosis or treatment by a mental
health professional. Symptoms of a
mental disorder were based on criteria
specified in the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edi-
tion (DSM-IV).
Mental health problem
Any mental problem
Recent history
Symptoms
Percent of inmates in -
State Federal Local
prison prison jail
56% 45% 64%
24 14 21
49 40 60
More than two-fifths of State prisoners
(43%) and more than half of jail inmates
(54%) reported symptoms that met the
criteria for mania. About 23% of State
prisoners and 30% of jail inmates
reported symptoms of major depression.
An estimated 15% of State prisoners
and 24% of jail inmates reported symp-
toms that met the criteria for a psychotic
disorder.
High prevalence of mental health problems among prison
and jail inmates
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Local jail
With With
mental mental
problem Without problem Without
61% 56% 44% 36%
25 19 26 20
74% 56% 76% 53%
63% 49% 62% 42%
13% 6% 17% 9%
27 10 24 8
39 25 37 19
58% 43% 19% 9%
24 14 8 2
20% 10% 9% 3%
Selected characteristics
Criminal record
Current or past violent offense
3 or more prior incarcerations
Substance dependence or abuse
Drug use in month before arrest
Family background
Homelessness in year before arrest
Past physical or sexual abuse
Parents abused alcohol or drugs
Charged with violating facility rules*
Physical or verbal assault
Injured in a fight since admission
*Includes items not shown.
· Nearly a quarter of both State pris-
oners and jail inmates who had a
mental health problem, compared to a
fifth of those without, had served 3 or
more prior incarcerations.
· Female inmates had higher rates of
mental health problems than male
inmates (State prisons: 73% of
females and 55% of males; local jails:
75% of females and 63% of males).
· About 74% of State prisoners and
76% of local jail inmates who had a
mental health problem met criteria for
substance dependence or abuse.
· Nearly 63% of State prisoners who
had a mental health problem had
used drugs in the month before their
arrest, compared to 49% of those
without a mental health problem.
· State prisoners who had a mental
health problem were twice as likely as
those without to have been homeless
in the year before their arrest (13%
compared to 6%).
· Jail inmates who had a mental
health problem (24%) were three
times as likely as jail inmates without
(8%) to report being physically or
sexually abused in the past.
· Over 1 in 3 State prisoners and
1 in 6 jail inmates who had a mental
health problem had received treat-
ment since admission.
· State prisoners who had a mental
health problem were twice as likely as
State prisoners without to have been
injured in a fight since admission
(20% compared to 10%).
"
A quarter of State prisoners had a
history of mental health problems
Among all inmates, State prisoners
were most likely to report a recent his-
tory of a mental health problem (table
1). About 24% of State prisoners had a
recent history of a mental health prob-
lem, followed by 21 % of jail inmates,
and 14% of Federal prisoners.
A recent history of mental health prob-
lems was measured by several ques-
tions in the BJS' inmate surveys.
Offenders were asked about whether
in the past 12 months they had been
told by a mental health professional
that they had a mental disorder or
because of a mental health problem
had stayed overnight in a hospital,
used prescribed medication, or
received professional mental health
therapy. These items were classified
as indicating a recent history of a
mental health problem.
State prisoners (18%), Federal prison-
ers (10%), and jail inmates (14%) most
commonly reported that they had used
prescribed medication for a mental
problem in the year before arrest or
since admission. They were least likely
to report an overnight stay in a hospital
for a mental health problem. Approxi-
mately, 5% of inmates in State prisons,
2% in Federal prisons, and 5% in local
jails reported an overnight stay in a
hospital for a mental health problem.
Prevalence of symptoms of mental disorders among prison and jail inmates
The Survey of Inmates in State and Estimates of DSM-IV symptoms of
Federal Correctional Facilities, 2004, mental disorder provide a baseline
and the Survey of Inmates in Local indication of mental health problems
Jails, 2002, included a modified among inmates rather than a clinical
structured clinical interview for the diagnosis of mental illness. Major
DSM-IV. The surveys collected depression or mania symptoms
information on experiences of covered a range of feelings and
inmates in the past 12 months that behaviors, such as persistent
would indicate symptoms of major sadness, loss of interest in activities,
depression, mania, or psychotic insomnia or hypersomnia,
disorders. The surveys did not psychomotor agitation, and
assess the severity or duration of the persistent anger or irritability.
symptoms, and no exclusions were
made for symptoms due to medical
illness, bereavement, or substance
use. Inmates in mental hospitals or
otherwise physically or mentally
unable to complete the surveys were
excluded from the sample.
Insomnia or hypersomnia and
persistent anger were the most
frequently reported major depression
or mania episodes with nearly half of
jail inmates (49%) reporting these
symptoms. Attempted suicide was
the least reported symptom by State
prisoners (13%), Federal prisoners
(6%) and local jail inmates (13%).
A psychotic disorder was indicated
by any signs of delusions or
hallucinations during the 12-month
period. Delusions were characterized
by the offenders' belief that other
people were controlling their brain or
thoughts, could read their mind, or
were spying on them. Hallucinations
included reports of seeing things
others said they did not see or
hearing voices others did not hear.
Approximately, 24% of jail inmates,
15% of State prisoners, and 10% of
Federal prisoners reported at least
one symptom of psychotic disorder
(table 1).
Percent of inmates in - Percent of inmates in -
Symptoms in past 12 months State Federal Local Number of positive State Federal Local
or since admission prison prison jail responses prison prison jail
Major depressive or mania symptoms Major depressive
Persistent sad, numb or empty mood 32.9% 23.7% 39.6% disorder symptoms
Loss of interest or pleasure in activities 35.4 30.8 36.4 0 29_5% 38.8% 22.8%
Increased or decreased appetite 32.4 25.1 42.8 1-2 26.1 27.9 23.8
Insomnia or hypersomnia 39.8 32.8 49.2 3-4 20.5 17.1 23.0
Psychomotor agitation or retardation 39.6 31.4 46.2 5 or more 23.9 16.2 30.4
Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt 35.0 25_3 43.0 Mania disorder
Diminished ability to concentrate or think 28.4 21.3 34.1 symptoms
Ever attempted suicide 13.0 6.0 12.9 0 27.3% 35_6% 22.5%
Persistent anger or irritability 37.8 30.5 49.4 1 21.5 23.3 17.0
Increased/decreased interest in sexual activities 34.4 29.0 29.5 2 20.5 17.7 20.1
Thoughts of revenge 28.4 21.3 34.1 3 177 14.0 22.0
Psychotic disorder symptoms 4 13.1 9.4 18.4
Delusions 11.8% 7.8% 17.5% Psychotic disorder
Hallucinations 7.9 4_8 13.7 symptoms
Note: Data are based on inmate self-report in the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Cor- 0 84.6% 89.8% 76_0%
rectlonal Facilities, 2004, and the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002. See References for 1 11.1 7.8 168
sources on measuring symptoms of mental disorders based on a modified Structured Clinical 2 4.2 2.4 7.2
Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. fourth edition
(DSM-IV).
2 Mental Health Problems of Pnson and Jail Inmates
Symptoms of mental disorder
highest among jail inmates
Jail inmates had the highest rate of
symptoms of a mental health disorder
(60%), followed by State (49%), and
Federal prisoners (40%). Symptoms of
a mental health disorder were mea-
sured by a series of questions adopted
from a structured clinical interview for
diagnosing mental disorders based on
the DSM-IV (see box on page 2 and
References for sources on DSM-IV
measures). The questions addressed
behaviors or symptoms related to
major depression, mania, or psychotic
disorders that occurred in the 12
months before the interview.
To meet the criteria for major depres-
sion, inmates had to report a depres-
sed mood and decreased interest or
pleasure in activities, along with 3
additional symptoms of depression.
In order to meet the criteria for mania,
inmates had to report 3 symptoms
during the 12-month period. For a
psychotic disorder, 1 symptom of delu-
sions or hallucinations met the criteria.
The high rate of symptoms of mental
health disorder among jail inmates
may reflect the role of local jails in the
criminal justice system. Jails are locally
operated correctional facilities that
receive offenders after an arrest and
hold them for a short period of time,
pending arraignment, trial, conviction,
or sentencing. Among other functions,
local jails hold mentally ill persons
pending their movement to appropriate
mental health facilities.
While jails hold inmates sentenced to
short terms (usually less than 1 year),
State and Federal prisons hold offend-
ers who typically are convicted and
sentenced to serve more than 1 year.
In general, because of the longer
period of incarceration, prisons provide
a greater opportunity for inmates to
receive a clinical mental health assess-
ment, diagnosis, and treatment by a
mental health professional.1
1 Persons who have been judged by a court to be
mentally incompetent to stand trial or not guilty
by reason of insanity are not held in these cor-
rectional facilities and are not covered by this
report
Table 1. Recent history and symptoms of mental health
problems among prison and jail inmates
Percent of inmates in -
State Federal Local
Mental health problem prison prison jail
Any mental health problem 56.2% 44.8% 64.2%
Recent history of mental health problema 24.3% 13.8% 20_6%
Told had disorder by mental health professional 9.4 5.4 10.9
Had overnight hospital stay 5.4 2_1 4.9
Used prescribed medications 18.0 10.3 14.4
Had professional mental health therapy 15.1 8.3 10.3
Symptoms of mental health disordersb 49_2% 39.8% 60.5%
Major depressive disorder 23_5 16.0 29.7
Mania disorder 43.2 35_1 54.5
Psychotic disorder 15.4 10.2 23.9
Note: Includes inmates who reported an impairment due to a mental problem. Data are
based on the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional. Facilities, 2004, and the
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails. 2002. See Methodology for details on survey sample.
See References for sources on measuring symptoms of mental disorder based on
a Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV).
aln year before arrest or since admission_
bin the 12 months prior to the interview.
Table 2. Prevalence of mental health problems among prison and jail inmates
State prison Federal prison Local jail
inmates inmates inmates
Mental health problem Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Any mental health problem" 705,600 56_2% 70.200 44_8% 479,900 64.2%
History and symptoms 219,700 17.5 13,900 8_9 127,800 17.1
History only 85,400 6.8 7,500 4.8 26.200 3.5
Symptoms only 396,700 31.6 48,100 30_7 322.900 43.2
No mental health problem 549.900 43.8% 86,500 55.2% 267,600 35.8%
Note: Number of inmates was estimated based on the June 30. 2005 custody population in State
prisons (1,255,514), Federal prisons (156,643, excluding 19,311 inmates held in private facilities),
and local jails (747,529).
"Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Includes State prisoners, Federal prisoners, and
local jail inmates who reported an impairment due to a mental problem.
High proportion of inmates had
symptoms of a mental health
disorder without a history
Around 4 in 10 local jail inmates and 3
in 10 State and Federal prisoners were
found to have symptoms of a mental
disorder without a recent history (table
2). A smaller proportion of inmates
had both a recent history and symp-
toms of mental disorder: 17% in State
prisons, 9% in Federal prisons, and
17% in local jails.
An estimated 7% of State prisoners,
5% of Federal prisoners, and 3% of
local jail inmates were found to have
a recent history of a mental health
problem and no symptoms.
About 1 in 10 persons age 18 or older in the U.S. general population
met DSM-IV criteria for symptoms of a mental health disorder
. An estimated 11 % of the U.S. popu- Percent of U.S. population
laHon age 18 or older met criteria for age 18 or older with symp-
toms of a mental disorder
mental health disorders, based on Total Male Female
data in the National Epidemiologic Any symptom 10_6% 8.7% 12.4%
Survey on Alcohol and Related Condi- Major depressiona 7.9 5.5 10.1
(NESARC) Mania disordera 1.8 1.6 2.0
tions, 2001-2002 . Psychotic disorderb 3.1 3.2 3.1
. Similar to the prison and jail inmate Note: See Methodology for sources on mental
populations, females in the general health disorders in the general population.
Population had higher rates of mental aln the last 12 months, not excluding symptoms
due to bereavement, substance use, or a
disorders than males (12% compared medical condition \
\ to 9%). bBased on life-time occurrence.
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
I Alcoholism. NESARC, 2001-2002 l
Mental Health Problems of Pnson and Jail Inmates 3
~
Table 3. Prison and jail inmates who
had a mental health problem, by
selected characteristics
Percent of inmates in -
State Federal Local
Characteristic prison prison jail
All inmates 56.2% 44.8% 64.2%
Gender
Male 55.0% 43.6% 62.8%
Female 73.1 61.2 75.4
Race
Whitea 62.2% 49.6% 71.2%
Blacka 54.7 45_9 63.4
Hispanic 46.3 36_8 50_7
Othera,b 61.9 50.3 69.5
Age
24 or younger 62.6% 57.8% 70.3%
25-34 57.9 48.2 64.8
35-44 55.9 40.1 62_0
45-54 51.3 41.6 52.5
55 or older 39.6 36.1 52.4
aExcludes persons of Hispanic origin.
blncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives,
Asians, Native Hawaiians. other Pacific
Islanders, and inmates who specified more
than one race.
Mental health problems more
common among female, white, and
young inmates
Female inmates had much higher rates
of mental health problems than male
inmates. An estimated 73% of females
in State prisons, compared to 55% of
male inmates, had a mental health
problem (table 3). In Federal prisons,
the rate was 61% of females compared
to 44% of males; and in local jails, 75%
of females compared to 63% of male
inmates.
The same percentage of females in
State prisons or local jails (23%) said
that in the past 12 months they had
been diagnosed with a mental disorder
by a mental health professional. This
was almost three times the rate of
male inmates (around 8%) who had
been told they had a mental health
problem.
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Local jail
Mental problem· Male Female Male Female
Recent history 22% 48% 18% 40%
Diagnosed 8 23 9 23
Overnight stay 5 9 4 9
Medication 16 39 12 30
Therapy 14 32 9 23
Symptoms 48% 62% 59% 70%
·See table 1 for detailed description
of categories.
Table 4. Homelessness, employment before arrest, and family background of
prison and jail inmates, by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison Local jail
With With With
mental mental mental
Characteristic problem Without problem Without problem Without
Homelessness in past year 13.2% 6.3% 6.6% 2.6% 17.2% 8.8%
Employed in month before arrest" 70_1% 75_6% 67.7% 76.2% 68.7% 75.9%
Ever physically or sexually abused
before admission 27.0% 10.5% 17.0% 6.4% 24.2% 7.6%
Physically abused 22.4 8.3 13.7 5.4 20.4 5.7
Sexually abused 12.5 3.8 7.3 1.7 10.2 3.2
While growing up -
Ever received public assistanceb 42.5% 30.6% 33.3% 24_9% 42.6% 30.3%
Ever lived in foster home, agency or
institution 18.5 9.5 9.8 6.3 14.5 6.0
Lived most of the time with -
Both parents 41.9% 47.7% 45.4% 50.5% 40.5% 49.1%
One parent 43.8 40.8 39.8 38_8 45.4 40.4
Someone else 11.6 10.2 13-5 10_3 12.0 9.4
Parents or guardians ever abused - 39.3 25_1 33.3 20.0 37.3 18.7
Alcohol 23.6 16.9 21.7 15.4 23.2 14.1
Drugs 31 1.9 2.2 1.4 2.7 1.1
Both alcohol and drugs 12.7 6.2 9.4 3_2 11.5 3.4
Neither 60.7 74.9 66.7 80_0 62.7 81.3
Family member ever incarcerated - 51.7% 41.3% 44.6% 38.9% 52.1% 36.2%
Mother 7.2 4_0 5.0 3.2 9.4 3.4
Father 20.1 13.4 15.3 9.9 22.1 12-6
Brother 35.5 29.4 29.4 27.0 34.8 25.8
Sister 7.0 5.1 5.5 4.2 11.3 5.1
Child 2.7 2.3 3.4 2.8 4.0 2.6
Spouse 1.7 0_9 2.6 1.8 2.4 0.9
aThe reference period for jail inmates was in the month before admission.
bpublic assistance includes public housing, AFDC, food stamps, Medicaid, WIC,
and other welfare programs.
The prevalence of mental health prob-
lems varied by racial or ethnic group.
Among State prisoners, 62% of white
inmates, compared to 55% of blacks
and 46% of Hispanics, were found to
have a mental health problem. Among
jail inmates, whites (71 %) were also
more likely than blacks (63%) or His-
panics (51 %) to have a mental health
problem.
The rate of mental health problems
also varied by the age of inmates.
Inmates age 24 or younger had the
highest rate of mental health problems
and those age 55 or older had the low-
est rate. Among State prisoners, an
estimated 63% of those age 24 or
younger had a mental health problem,
compared to 40% of those age 55 or
older. An estimated 70% of local jail
inmates age 24 or younger had a men-
tal health problem, compared to 52%
of those age 55 or older.
4 Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
Homelessness, foster care more
common among inmates who had
mental health problems
State prisoners (13%) and local jail
inmates (17%) who had a mental
health problem were twice as likely
as inmates without a mental health
problem (6% in State prisons; 9% in
local jails) to have been homeless in
the year before their incarceration
(table 4)_
About 18% of State prisoners who had
a mental health problem, compared to
9% of State prisoners who did not have
a mental problem. said that they had
lived in a foster home, agency, or insti-
tution while growing up.
Among jail inmates, about 14% of
those who had a mental health prob-
lem had lived in a foster home, agency,
or institution while growing up, com-
pared to 6% of jail inmates who did not
have a mental health problem.
t
Low rates of employment, high
rates of illegal income among
inmates who had mental problems
An estímated 70% of State prisoners
who had a mental health problem,
compared to 76% of those without,
said they were employed in the month
before their arrest. Among Federal
prisoners, 68% of those who had a
mental health problem were employed,
compared to 76% of those who did not
have a mental problem.
Among jail inmates, 69% of those who
had a mental health problem reported
that they were employed, while 76%
of those without were employed in the
month before their arrest.
Of State prisoners who had a mental
health problem, 65% had received
income from wages or salary in the
month before their arrest. This percent-
age was larger for inmates without a
mental health problem (71%). Over a
quarter (28%) of State prisoners who
had a mental health problem reported
income from illegal sources, compared
to around a fifth (21 %) of State prison-
ers without a mental problem.
Percent of State
prison inmates
With
mental
problem
65%
6
Sources of incomea
Wages, salary
Welfare
Assistance from family
or friends 14 8
Illegal income 28 21
Compensation paymentsb 9 6
alncludes personal income in month before
arrest, except for compensation which was in the
month before admission.
blncludes Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments and pension
Without
71%
4
Table 5. Substance dependence or abuse among prison and jail inmates,
by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison
With With With
Substance dependence mental mental mental
or abuse problem Without problem Without problem Without
Any alcohol or drugs 74.1% 55.6% 63.6% 49.5% 76.4% 53.2%
Dependence 53.9 34.5 45.1 27.3 56.3 25.4
Abuse only 20.2 21-1 18.5 22-2 20.1 27_8
Alcohol 50.8% 36.0% 43.7% 30.3% 53.4% 34.6%
Dependence 30.4 17.9 25.1 12.7 29.0 11.8
Abuse only 20.4 18.0 18.6 17.7 24.4 22.8
Drugs 61.9% 42.6% 53.2% 39.2% 63.3% 36.0%
Dependence 43.8 26.1 37.1 22.0 46.0 17.6
Abuse only 18.0 16.5 16.1 17.2 17.3 18.4
No dependence or abuse 25.9% 44.4% 36.4% 50.5% 23.6% 46.8%
Note: Substance dependence or abuse was based on criteria specified in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV). For details, see Substance
Dependence, Abuse and Treatment of Jail Inmates. 2002, <http://www.ojp.usdoj_gov/bjs/
abstract/sdatji02.htm> .
Local jail
Past physical or sexual abuse more
prevalent among inmates who had
mental health problems
State prisoners who had a mental
health problem (27%) were over two
times more likely than those without
(10%) to report being physically or
sexually abused in the past.
Jail inmates who had a mental health
problem were three times more likely
than jail inmates without to have been
physically or sexually abused in the
past (24% compared to 8%).
Family members of inmates with
mental problems had high rates of
substance use and incarceration
Inmates who had a mental health prob-
lem were more likely than inmates
without to have family members who
abused drugs or alcohol or both.
Among State prisoners, 39% of those
High rates of both mental health problems and substance dependence
or abuse among State prison and local jail inmates
. An estimated 42% of inmates in Mental health
State prisons and 49% in local jails problems and
substance depen-
were found to have both a mental dence or abuse
health problem and substance Both
dependence or abuse. Dependence or
abuse only 24.4
Mental problems only 14.5
None 19.5
. Slightly less than a quarter (24%) of
State prisoners and a fifth (19%) of
local jail inmates met the criteria for
substance dependence or abuse only.
Percent of inmates in -
State Federal Local
prison prison jail
41.7% 28.5% 48.7%
27-3
16.3
27.8
18.9
15.0
17.3
who had a mental health problem
reported that a parent or guardian had
abused alcohol, drugs, or both while
they were growing up. In comparison,
25% of State prisoners without a men-
tal problem reported parental abuse of
alcohol, drugs, or both.
A third (33%) of Federal prisoners who
had a mental health problem, com-
pared to a fifth (20%) of those without,
reported that a parent or guardian had
abused alcohol, drugs, or both while
they were growing up.
An estimated 37% of jail inmates who
had a mental health problem said a
parent had abused alcohol, drugs,
or both while they were growing up.
This was almost twice the rate for jail
inmates without a mental health prob-
lem (19%).
The majority of prison and jail inmates
who had a mental health problem
(52%) reported that they had a family
member who had been incarcerated in
the past. Among those without a men-
tal health problem, about 41 % of State
inmates and 36% of jails inmates
reported that a family member had
served time.
Over a third of both State prisoners
and local jail inmates who had a men-
tal health problem (35%) had a brother
who had served time in prison or jail.
The rate for inmates without a mental
health problem was 29% in State pris-
ons and 26% in local jails.
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates 5
,
Inmates who had mental health
problems had high rates of
substance dependence or abuse
Among inmates who had a mental
health problem, local jail inmates had
the highest rate of dependence or
abuse of alcohol or drugs (76%), fol-
lowed by State prisoners (74%), and
Federal prisoners (64%) (table 5). Sub-
stance dependence or abuse was
measured as defined in the DSM-IV.2
Among inmates without a mental
health problem, 56% in State prisons,
49% in Federal prisons, and 53% in
local jails were dependent on or
abused alcohol or drugs.
2For a detailed description of the DSM-IV mea-
sures, see Substance Dependence, Abuse
and Treatment of Jail inmates, 2002, <http://
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sdatji02.htm . >
By specific type of substance, inmates
who had a mental health problem had
higher rates of dependence or abuse
of drugs than alcohol. Among State
prisoners who had a mental problem,
62% were dependent on or abused
drugs and 51 % alcohol. An estimated
63% of local jail inmates who had a
mental problem were dependent on or
abused drugs, while about 53% were
dependent on or abused alcohol.
When dependence was estimated
separately from abuse only, local jail
inmates who had a mental health
problem had the highest rate of drug
dependence (46%). They were two
and a half times more likely to be
dependent on drugs than jail inmates
without a mental problem (18%).
Table 6. Substance use among prison inmates and convicted jail inmates,
by mental health status
Type of substance
Alcohol or drugs
Regular use"
In month before offense
At time of offense
Drugs
Regular use"
In month before offense
At time of offense
Alcohol
Regular use" 67.9% 58.3% 66.0% 58.2% 72.6% 61.8%
In month before offense 61.7 52.5 59_5 53.6 80.7 74.1
At time of offense 34.0 27.5 21.7 15.1 35.0 30.4
Binge drinkingb 43.5 29_5 37.8 25.7 48.2 29_9
"Regular alcohol use is defined as daily or almost daily or more than once a week for more
than a month. Regular drug use is defined as once a week or more for at least one month
bBinge drinking is defined as having consumed a fifth of liquor in a single day,
or the equivalent of 20 drinks, 3 bottles of wine. or 3 six-packs of beer.
State prison
With
mental
problem Without
87.1%
80.3
53.2
77.2%
70.4
42_5
75_5%
62.8
37.5
61.2%
49.1
25.8
Percent of inmates in -
Federal prison
With
mental
problem Without
82.3%
75.8
411
75.4%
68.1
30.6
Local jail
With
mental
problem Without
89.9%
81.6
53.8
78.7%
69.6
42.8
71.0%
571
31.1
59.2%
45.2
23.0
78.1%
62.1
34.0
57.5%
41.7
19.8
Table 7. Drug use in the month before the offense among
convicted prison and jail inmates, by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison
With With
Types of drug used mental mental
in month before offense problem Without problem
Any drug 62.8% 49.1% 57.1%
Marijuana or hashish 45.7% 33.3% 41.2%
Cocaine or crack 24.4 17.9 21.1
Heroin/opiates 8.9 7.2 7_2
Depressants" 7_3 3.0 6.7
Methamphetamlnes 12_6 8.8 10.9
Other stimulantsb 5.8 2.8 4.5
HallucinogensC 8.0 3.4 9.3
I "Include barbiturates, tranquilizers. and quaaludes.
blnclude amphetamines.
¡ clnclude LSD. PCP. and ecstasy.
Without
45.2%
32.0%
15.5
4.7
2.7
9.6
2.5
3.0
6 Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
Local jail
With
mental
problem
62.1%
43.4%
24.2
9.6
8.5
11.7
5.2
7.5
Without
41.7%
27.1%
14.7
4.6
2.0
6.2
2.4
2.9
A larger percentage of State prisoners
who had a mental health problem than
those without were found to be depen-
dent on drugs (44% compared to
26%). Among Federal prisoners, 37%
who had a mental health problem were
found to be dependent on drugs, com-
pared to 22% of those without.
State prisoners (30%) and local jail
inmates (29%) who had a mental
health problem had about the same
rate of alcohol dependence. A quarter
of Federal prisoners (25%) who had a
mental problem were dependent on
alcohol.
Over a third of inmates who had
mental health problems had used
drugs at the time of the offense
Over a third (37%) of State prisoners
who had a mental health problem said
they had used drugs at the time of the
offense, compared to over a quarter
(26%) of State prisoners without a
mental problem (table 6). Also, over a
third (34%) of local jail inmates who
had a mental health problem said they
had used drugs at the time of the
offense, compared to a fifth (20%) of
jail inmates who did not have a mental
problem.
Marijuana or hashish was the most
common drug inmates said they had
used in the month before the offense
(table 7). Among inmates who had a
mental health problem, more than two-
fifths of those in State prisons (46%),
Federal prisons (41%), or local jails
(43%) reported they had used mari-
juana or hashish in the month before
the offense.
Almost a quarter of inmates in State
prisons or local jails who had a mental
health problem (24%) reported they
had used cocaine or crack in the
month before the offense. A smaller
percentage of inmates who had a men-
tal health problem had used metham-
phetamines in the month before the
offense - 13% of State prisoners, 11 %
of Federal prisoners, and 12% of jail
inmates.
Binge drinking prevalent among
inmates who had mental problems
Inmates who had a mental health prob-
lem were more likely than inmates
without a mental problem to report a
I
binge drinking experience. Among
State prisoners who had a mental
health problem, 43% said they had
participated in binge drinking in the
past, compared to 29% of State prison-
ers without mental problems.
Similarly, jail inmates who had mental
problems (48%) had a much higher
rate of binge drinking than jail inmates
without mental problems (30%).
Inmates who had a mental problem
were more likely than inmates without
to have been using alcohol at the time
of the offense (State prisoners, 34%
compared to 27%; Federal prisoners,
22% compared to 15%; and jail
inmates, 35% compared to 30%.)
Violent offenses common among
State prisoners who had a mental
health problem
Among State prisoners who had a
mental health problem, nearly half
(49%) had a violent offense as their
most serious offense, followed by
property (20%) and drug offenses
(19%) (table 8). Among all types of
offenses, robbery was the most com-
mon offense (14%), followed by drug
trafficking (13%) and homicide (12%).
An estimated 46% of State prisoners
without a mental health problem were
held for a violent offense, including
. 13% for homicide and 11 % for robbery.
Table 8. Most serious offense among prison and jail inmates,
by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison Local jail
With With With
mental mental mental
Most serious offense problem Without problem Without problem Without
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Violent offenses 49.0% 46.5% 16.0% 13.2% 26.5% 23.7%
Homicide 11.6 12.9 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.5
Sexual assault* 11.0 10.4 1.1 0.7 3.4 3.6
Robbery 13.6 11.3 9.6 7.6 5.7 51
Assault 10.5 9.7 2.0 1.9 12.5 10.5
Property offenses 19.6% 17.7% 7.2% 6.1% 26.9% 19.7%
Burglary 8.6 7.7 0.7 0_3 7.9 4.2
, Larceny/theft 4.2 3.5 0.5 0.4 7.7 5.6
Fraud 3.0 2.7 4.9 4.5 5.3 4.2
Drug offenses 19.3% 23.8% 51.3% 58.3% 23.4% 27_0%
Possession 5.7 6.3 2.0 3.8 10.1 12.3
Trafficking 12.9 17.0 47.7 52.6 11.6 12_9
I Public-order offenses 11.9% 11.9% 22.3% 19_0% 22.6% 29.3%
I Weapons 2.6 2.4 14.0 8.5 2.3 1.4
DWI/DUI 2.2 3.2 02 02 5.5 8.1
Note: Summary categories include offenses not shown.
*Includes rape and other sexual assault.
Table 9. Use of weapon, by mental health status of convicted violent
State prison and local jail inmates
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Local jail
With With
mental mental
Use of weapons problem Without problem Without
Any weapon 37.2% 36.9% 20.6% 212%
Firearm 24.4 27.5 12.3 13.1
Knife or sharp object 10.2 7.4 6.1 5.1
Other weapons* 3.7 2.7 2.8 4.0
No weapon 62.8% 63.1 % 79.4% 78.8%
Number of violent inmates 328,670 242.524 60,787 34,305
Note: Details do not add to total because inmates may have used more
than one weapon.
'Other weapons include blunt objects, stun guns, toy guns, or other specified
weapons.
About 24% of State prisoners without a
mental problem were held for drug
offenses, particularly drug trafficking
(17%).
Almost an equal percentage of jail
inmates who had a mental health prob-
lem were held for violent (26%) and
property (27%) offenses. About 12%
were held for aggravated assault. Jail
inmates who had a mental health prob-
lem were two times more likely than jail
inmates without a mental problem to
be held for burglary (8% compared to
4%).
Use of a weapon did not vary by
mental health status
Convicted violent offenders who had a
mental health problem were as likely
as those without to have used a
weapon during the offense (table 9).
An estimated 37% of both State prison-
ers who had a mental problem and
those without said they had used a
weapon during the offense.
By specific type of weapon, among
convicted violent offenders in State
prisons who had a mental health prob-
lem, slightly less than a quarter (24%)
had used a firearm, while a tenth
(10%) had used a knife or sharp
object.
Violent criminal record more
prevalent among inmates who had
a mental health problem
State prisoners who had a mental
health problem (61 %) were more likely
than State prisoners without (56%) to
have a current or past violent offense.
Percent of State
prison inmates with
violent criminal record
With
mental
problem
61%
Violent criminal record
Any violent offense
Current violent offense,
no prior 13
Violent recidivist 47
Note: Details may not add to total due
to rounding.
Without
56%
17
39
Among repeat offenders, an estimated
47% of State prisoners who had a
mental health problem were violent
recidivists, compared to 39% of State
prisoners without a mental problem
(table 10).
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates 7
Nearly a third (32%) of local jail
inmates who had a mental health prob-
lem were repeat violent offenders,
while about a quarter (22%) of jail
inmates without a mental problem
were violent recidivists.
A larger proportion of inmates who had
a mental health problem had served
more prior sentences than inmates
without a mental problem (table 11). An
estimated 47% of State prisoners who
had a mental health problem, com-
pared to 39% of those without, had
served 3 or more prior sentences to
probation or incarceration. Among jail
inmates, 42% of those with a mental
health problem had served served 3 or
more prior sentences to probation or
incarceration, compared to 33% of jail
inmates without a mental problem_
State prisoners who had mental
health problems had longer
sentences than prisoners without
Overall, State prisoners who had a
mental health problem reported a
mean maximum sentence that was 5
months longer than State prisoners
without a mental problem (146 months
compared to 141 months) (table 12).
Among jail inmates, the mean sen-
tence for those who had a mental prob-
lem was 5 months shorter than that for
jail inmates without a mental problem
(40 months compared to 45 months).
By most serious offense, excluding
offenders sentenced to life or death,
both violent State prisoners who had a
mental health problem and those with-
out had about the same mean sen-
tence length. Violent State prisoners
who had a mental health problem were
sentenced to serve a mean maximum
sentence length of 212 months and
those without, 211 months_
Among prisoners sentenced to life or
death, there was little variation in sen-
tence length by mental health status
(not shown in table). About 8% of State
prisoners who had a mental health
problem and 9% of those without were
sentenced to life or death. Among Fed-
eral prisoners, 3% of both those who
had a mental health problem and those
without were sentenced to life or
death.
Table 10. Criminal record of prison and jail inmates, by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison Local jail
With With With
mental mental mental
Criminal record problem Without problem Without problem Without
No prior sentence 20.5% 27.0% 322% 36.9% 34.9% 43.3%
Current violent offense 13.4 16.9 5.1 4.9 12.1 13_8
Current drug offense 3.1 5.1 15.2 21.6 8.8 12.6
Current other offense 4.1 5.0 11.9 10.4 14_0 16.8
Violent recidivist 47.4% 39.2% 27.5% 23.8% 31.9% 22.4%
Current and prior violent 17.2 13.4 7.4 4.4 9.9 6_8
Current violent only 17.7 15.3 4.9 4.4 11.4 6.9
Prior violent only 12.5 10.4 15.3 15.0 10.5 8.7
Nonviolent recidivist 32.0% 33.8% 40.3% 39.2% 33.2% 34.3%
Prior drugs only 3.0 4.0 7.1 9_5 3.0 3.4
Other prior offenses 29.0 29.8 33.2 29.8 30.2 30.9
Note: Excludes inmates for whom offense and prior probation or incarceration sentences were
unknown.
Table 11. Number of prior probation or incarceration sentences among prison
and jail inmates, by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison Local jail
With With With
Number of prior mental mental mental
sentences problem Without problem Without problem Without
0 22.1% 28.5% 34.1% 38.3% 24_5% 30.6%
1 15.3 16.1 14.9 16.5 16.8 18.9
2 15.5 16.8 15.6 14_9 16.7 17.2
3-5 26.3 24_0 21.3 20.1 22.8 20.3
6-10 13.9 10.6 10.0 7.1 12.4 8.6
11 or more 6.9 4.0 4.0 3.1 6_7 4.4
Note: Excludes inmates for whom prior probation or incarceration sentences were
unknown.
Table 12. Mean maximum sentence length and mean total time expected
to serve, by mental health status and offense
Mean maximum Mean total time expected
sentence lengtha to serve until releaseb
With mental With mental
Most serious offense problem Without problem Without
State prison inmates
All offensesc 146 mos 141 mas 93 mos 89 mas
Violent 212 211 139 138
Property 103 96 60 58
Drug 84 94 48 50
Public-order 81 66 51 40
Federal prison inmates
All offensesc 128 mos 135 mos 99 mos 106 mas
Violent 174 202 119 131
Property 70 53 63 58
Drug 131 139 103 112
Public-order 102 100 87 83
Local jail inmates
All offensesc 40 mos 45 mos 14 mos 18 mas
Violent 67 73 18 31
Property 41 36 16 14
Drug 40 59 18 25
Public-order 16 16 7 8
aBased on the total maximum sentence for all consecutive sentences. Excludes inmates for
whom offense was unknown.
bBased on time served when interviewed and time to be served until the expected date of
release. Excludes inmates for whom admission date or expected release date were
unknown.
clncludes other offenses not shown
8 Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
State prisoners who had a mental
health problem expected to serve 4
months longer than those without
Overall, the mean time State prisoners
who had a mental health problem
expected to serve was 4 months
longer than State prisoners without' a
mental problem (93 months compared
to 89 months). Among convicted jail
inmates who expected to serve their
time in a local jail, there was little varia-
tion by mental health status in the
Table 13. Mean time expected to be
served by convicted local jail inmates
sentenced to jail
Percent of convicted
local jail inmates
With
Mean time expected mental
to be served problem Without
Less than 3 months 27.4% 26.8%
3 to 6 months 27.9 27.3
7 to 12 months 24.0 22.4
13t024 months 9.7 8.7
25 to 36 months 3.7 3.4
37 to 60 months 3.2 5.0
More than 5 years 4.0 6.4
Number of inmates 115,290 72,356
Note: Excludes inmates for whom admission
date or expected release date were unknown.
amount of time expected to be served.
About 55% of those who had a mental
problem, and 54% of those without,
expected to serve 6 months or less
(table 13).
A third of State prisoners who had
mental health problems had
received treatment since admission
State prisoners who had a mental
health problem (34%) had the highest
rate of mental health treatment since
admission, followed by Federal prison-
ers (24%) and local jail inmates (17%)
(table 14)_
All Federal prisons and most State
prisons and jail jurisdictions, as a mat-
ter of policy, provide mental health ser-
vices to inmates, including screening
inmates at intake for mental health
problems, providing therapy or coun-
seling by trained mental health profes-
sionals, and distributing psychotropic
medication.3
3See Mental Health Treatment in State Prisons,
2000, <http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstractl
mhtspOO.htm> and Census of Jails, 1999, <http:l
Iwww.ojp_usdoj_gov/bjs/abstractlcj99.htm> .
Table 14. Mental health treatment received by inmates who had a mental
health problem
Type of mental health treatment
Ever received mental health treatment'
Had overnight hospital stay
Used prescribed medications
Had professional mental health therapy
Received treatment during year before arrest
Had overnight hospital stay
Used prescribed medications
On prescribed medication at time of arrest
Had professional mental health therapy
Received treatment after admission
Had overnight hospital stay
Used prescribed medications
Had professional mental health therapy
Note: Excludes other mental health treatment
Percent of inmates who had a mental problem in -
State prison Federal prison Local jails
49.3% 35.3% 42.7%
20.0 9.5 18.0
39.5 28.0 32.7
35.4 25.6 31.1
22.3% 14_9% 22.6%
5.8 3.2 6.6
15.8 10.1 16.9
11.3 7.3 12_3
11.5 8.0 12.3
33_8% 24.0% 17_5%
5.4 2.7 2.2
26.8 19.5 14.8
22.6 151 7_3
Table 15. Mental health treatment received by all State prison inmates,
2004 and 1997
Type of mental health treatment
Ever any mental health treatment
Had overnight hospital stay
Used prescribed medications
Had professional mental health therapy
Had other mental health treatment
Received treatment after admission
Had overnight hospital stay
Used prescribed medications
Had professional mental health therapy
Had other mental health treatment
Number of inmates
Percent of State prison inmates
2004 1997
31.2% 28.3%
12.2 10.7
23.9 18_9
21.6 21.8
3.6 3.3
19.3% 17.4%
3.1 3.8
15.1 12.3
12.7 12_3
1.9 1.9
1.226,171 1,059,607
More than a fifth of inmates (22%) in
State prison who had a mental health
problem had received mental health
treatment during the year before their
arrest, including 16% who had used
prescribed medications, 11 % who had
professional therapy, and 6% who had
stayed overnight in a hospital because
of a mental or emotional problem.
Among jail inmates who had a mental
health problem, an estimated 23% had
received treatment during the year
before their arrest: 17% had used
medication, 12% had received profes-
sional therapy, and 7% had stayed
overnight in a hospital because of a
mental or emotional problem,
Taking a prescribed medication for a
mental health problem was the most
common type of treatment inmates
who had a mental health problem had
received since admission to prison or
jail. About 27% of State prisoners, 19%
of Federal prisoners, and 15% of jail
inmates who had a mental problem
had used prescribed medication for a
mental problem since admission.
An overnight stay in a hospital was the
least likely method of treatment
inmates had received since admission.
Among inmates who had a mental
problem, about 5% of those in State
prisons, 3% in Federal prisons, and
2% in local jails had stayed overnight
in a hospital for a mental problem.
Use of medication for a mental
health problem by State prisoners
rose between 1997 and 2004
The proportion of State prisoners who
had used prescribed medication for a
mental health problem since admission
to prison rose to 15% in 2004, up from
12% in 1997 (table 15). There was little
change in the percentage of inmates
who reported an overnight stay in a
hospital since admission (around 3%),
or in the percentage who had received
professional mental health therapy
(around 12%).
State prisoners who said they had ever
used prescribed medication for a men-
tal or emotional problem in the past
rose to 24% in 2004, up from 19% in
1997. Overall, 31 % of State prisoners
said they had ever received mental
health treatment in the past, up from
28% in 1997.
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates 9
Among jail inmates, in 2002 around
30% said they had received treatment
for a mental health problem in the past,
up from 25% in 1996. The proportion
who had received treatment since
admission (11%) was unchanged.
Mental health
treatment
Ever any treatment
Overnight stay
Medication
Therapy
Other treatment
Since admission
Overnight stay
Medication
Therapy
Other treatment
--Less than 0.5%.
Percent of jail inmates
2002 1996
30% 25%
12 10
22 17
22 18
3 3
11% 11%
1 1
9 9
5 4
1
Rule violations and injuries from a
fight more common among inmates
who had a mental health problem
Prison or jail inmates who had a men-
tal health problem were more likely
than those without to have been
charged with breaking facility rules
since admission (table 16). Among
State prisoners, 58% of those who had
a mental health problem, compared to
43% of those without, had been
charged with rule violations.
An estimated 24% of State prisoners
who had a mental health problem,
compared to 14% of those without, had
been charged with a physical or verbal
assault on correctional staff or another
inmate. Among Federal prisoners who
had a mental health problem, 15% had
been charged with a physical or verbal
assault on correctional staff or another
inmate compared to 7% of those with-
out a mental problem.
Jail inmates who had a mental health
problem were twice as likely as those
without to have been charged with
Three-quarters of female inmates in State prisons who had a mental
health problem met criteria for substance dependence or abuse
Female State prisoners who had a
mental health problem were more
likely than those without to -
· meet criteria for substance depend-
ence or abuse (74% compared to
54%),
· have been homeless in the year
before arrest (17% compared to 9%).
Characteristics of females in State prison, by mental health status
Percent of female inmates
With mental
problem
· have a current or past violent
offense (40% compared to 32%),
· have used cocaine or crack in the
month before arrest (34% compared
to 24%),
Selected characteristics
Criminal record
Current or past violent offense
3 or more prior probations or incarcerations
Substance dependence or abuse
Alcohol
Drugs
Drug use in month before arrest·
Cocaine or crack
Methamphetamines
Family background
Homeless in year before arrest
Past physical or sexual abuse
Parent abused alcohol or drugs
Charged with violating facility rules·
Physical or verbal assault
Injured in a fight since admission
·Includes items not shown.
They were also more likely to
report -
· 3 or more prior sentences to proba-
tion or incarceration (36% compared
to 29%),
· past physical or sexual abuse (68%
compared to 44%),
· parental abuse of alcohol or drugs
(47% compared to 29%),
· a physical or verbal assault charge
since admission (17% compared to
6%)_
Without
40.4% 32.2%
35.9 28.7
74_5% 53.6%
41.7 25.8
65.5 45.6
63.7% 49.5%
33.9 24.2
17.1 16_3
16.6% 9.5%
68.4 44.0
46.9 29.1
50.4% 30.6%
16_9 5.7
10.3% 3.8%
facility rule violations (19% compared
to 9%).
Inmates in local jails who had a mental
health problem were also four times as
likely as those without to have been
charged with a physical or verbal
assault on correctional staff or another
inmate (8% compared to 2%).
A larger percentage of inmates who
had a mental health problem had been
injured in a fight since admission than
those without a mental problem (State
prisoners, 20% compared to 10%;
Federal prisoners, 11 % compared to
6%; jail inmates, 9% compared to 3%).
Table 16. Disciplinary problems among prison and jail inmates since admission, by mental health status
Percent of inmates in -
State prison Federal prison Local jail
Type of disciplinary problem With mental With mental With mental
since admission problem Without problem Without problem
Charged with rule violations· 57.7% 43.2% 40.0% 27.7% 19.0%
Assault 24_1 13.8 15.4 6.9 8.2
Physical assault 17.6 10.4 11.0 5.4 4.7
I Verbal assault 15.2 6.7 7.9 2.4 5.2
¡InjUred in a fight 20.4% 10.1 % 11.4% 5.8% 9.3%
I 'Includes violations not shown (fer example: possession of a weapon, stolen property or contraband, drug law violations,
I work slowdowns. food strikes, setting fires er riotmg, being out of place. disobeying orders, abusive language. horseplay.
er failing to follow sanitary regulations)
Without
9.1%
2.4
1.6
0.9
2.9%
10 Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
Methodology
The findings in this report are based on
data in the Survey of Inmates in State
and Federal Correctional Facilities,
2004, and the Survey of Inmates in
Local Jails, 2002. Conducted every 5
to 6 years since 1972, the BJS' inmate
surveys are the only national source of
detailed information on criminal offend-
ers, particularly special populations
such as drug and alcohol users and
offenders who have mental health
problems.
The survey design included a stratified
two-stage sample where facilities were
selected in the first stage and inmates
to be interviewed in the second stage.
In the second sampling stage, inter-
viewers from the Census Bureau vis-
ited each selected facility and
systematically selected a sample of
inmates. Computer-assisted personal
interviewing (CAPI) was used to con-
duct the interviews_
Survey of Inmates in State and Federal
Correctional Facilities, 2004
The State prison sample was selected
from a universe of 1,585 facilities. A
total of 287 State prisons participated
in the survey; 2 refused, 11 were
closed or had no inmates to survey,
and 1 was erroneously included in the
universe. A total of 14,499 inmates in
the State facilities were interviewed;
1.653 inmates refused to participate.
resulting in a second-stage nonre-
sponse rate of 10.2%.
The Federal prison sample was
selected from 148 Federal prisons and
satellite facilities. Thirty-nine of the 40
prisons selected participated in the
survey. After the initial sample of
inmates was drawn, a secondary sam-
pie of 1 in 3 drug offenders was
selected. A total of 3,686 inmates in
Federal facilities were interviewed and
567 refused to participate, resulting in
a second-stage nonresponse rate of
13.3%.
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002
The local jail sample was selected
from a universe of 3,365. Overall, 465
jails were selected, and interviews
were held in 417 jails; 39 jails refused
or were excluded for administrative
reasons; and 9 were closed or had
no inmates. A total of 6,982 inmates
were interviewed; 768 inmates refused
to participate, resulting in a second-
stage nonresponse rate of 9.9%.
Accuracy of survey estimates
The accuracy of the survey estimates
depends on sampling and measure-
ment errors. Sampling errors occur by
chance because a sample of inmates
rather than all inmates were inter-
viewed. Measurement error can be
attributed to many sources, such as
nonresponse, recall difficulties, differ-
ences in the interpretation of questions
among inmates, and processing
errors.
The sampling error. as measured by
an estimated standard error, varies by
the size of the estimate and the size of
the base population. These standard
errors may be used to construct confi-
dence intervals around percentages.
For example, the 95% confidence
interval around the percentage of jail
inmates in 2002 who had a mental
health problem is approximately 64.2%
plus or minus 1.96 times .83% (or
62.6% to 65.8%). Standard error tables
for data in this report are provided in
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<http://www.ojp. usdoj .gov/bjs/abstractl
mhppji.htm>.
A detailed description of the method-
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survey, including standard error tables
and links to other reports or findings, is
available on the BJS Website <http://
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract!
sicf04.htm>. A detailed description of
the methodology for the Survey of
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Measures of mental health problems in
the general population
Caution should be used when making
comparisons between prison and jail
inmates and the general population
based on the a 12-month DSM-IV
structured interview. There are signifi-
cant variations in the questionnaire
design and data analysis. For exam-
ple, questions on the severity or dura-
tion of symptoms and questions about
whether symptoms are due to breave-
ment, substance use, or a medical
condition may vary from survey to sur-
vey.
For details on the methodology used in
the National Epidemiologic Survey on
Alcohol and Related Conditions, spon-
sored by the National Institute on Alco-
hol Abuse and Alcoholism, see the
Data Reference Manual, <http://
niaa.census.gov/>. For additional infor-
mation on the prevalence of mental
disorders in the general population,
see the National Survey on Drug Use
and Health, sponsored by the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Ser-
vices Administration, <http://
www.oas.samhsa.gpv/nsduh.htm> .
Also, see the National Comorbidity
Survey Replication Study, sponsored
primarily by the National Institute of
Mental Health, <http://
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ncs-r. cfm>.
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of Allen J. Beck, was project manager
for the Survey of Inmates in State and
Federal Correctional Facilities.
For the State and Federal prisoners
survey, at the U.S. Census Bureau
Steven M. Bittner, Colette Heiston,
and Kenneth Mayo carried out
questionnaire design, data collection
and processing, under the supervision
of Marilyn M. Monahan, Demographic
Surveys Division. Renee Arion
programmed the questionnaire and
Dave Keating programmed the listing
instrument, under the supervision of
Rob Wallace, Technologies
Management Office. Programming
assistance in the Demographic
Surveys Division was provided by
Chris Alaura, Mildred Ballenger.
Bach-Loan Nguyen, and Scott
Raudabaugh, under the supervision
of David Watt
Dave Hornick and Danielle N.
Castelo, Demographic Surveys
Methods Division, under the
supervision of Thomas F. Moore,
designed the sample and weighting
specifications. Sydnee Chattin-
Reynolds and Luis Padilla, Field
Division, under the supervision of
Richard Ning, coordinated the field
operations. The affiliations for the
Census Bureau date to the time of the
survey.
Contributors to the Survey of Inmates
in Local Jails are listed in Profile of
Jail Inmates, 2002, at <http://www.ojp.
usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pji02.htm> .
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