level of self-control and ability to conform to program and supervision requirements. offender’s As the client improves, he/she is moved to a less intense level of the supervision. Section 905.7, Code of Iowa, requires the DOC to set standards and provide assistance to each of the eight CBC District Departments. DOC standards for CBC programs include caseload levels, budget oversight, affirmative action goals, program guidelines, and development of performance measures. Each CBC District Department contracts annually with the DOC to provide pre- and post- institutional services. Each CBC District Director reports to a board of directors. Over the years, the legislature authorized programs to support a continuum of sanctions pursuant to Chapter 901B, Code of Iowa. These programs allow CBC officers to modify the behavior so client’s he/she can live in the community as a law-abiding citizen. The major programs with definable outcomes are: Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) Program Day Programming Drug Court Youthful Offender Program Domestic Abuse Batterers Program Sex Offender Program, including a hormonal intervention therapy option Community Work Crew Program Violator Program Community Service Sentencing Pre-trial services Residential facilities Probation/Parole Supervision Intensive Supervision Residential facilities are administered under Community-Based Corrections. With the opening of the 36-bed addition in Dubuque, the CBC District Departments had 1,404 residential beds on July 1, 2001. The DOC and CBC District Directors agreed to reallocate facility space to accommodate 300 additional offenders during FY 2000. These beds are used for probationers needing the highest level of community supervision, for inmates leaving prison on work release, and for OWI treatment programming. The District Departments reallocate beds among these programs as program demand changes. CBC residential facility beds expanded by 388 since FY 1991, an increase of 38.2%. The Council Bluffs facility is the most recent project, however, the opening date for this new facility has been delayed to July, 2003 due to budget restrictions. The Judicial District Departments have responsibility for more than three-fourths of the offenders under correctional supervision in Iowa. In 1990, CBC supervised 82.2% of the offenders under community supervision, but by 2001, the percentage declined to 76.7%. Iowa Prison Industries Iowa Prison Industries oversees prison work private including: traditional Industries’ programs, sector employment, and the prison farms and operates without General Fund support. It must generate operating capital to remain in business and expand work opportunities for inmates. Iowa
offender’s level of self-control and ability to conform to program and supervision requirements. As the client improves, he/she is moved to a less intense level of the supervision. Section 905.7, Code of Iowa, requires the DOC to set standards and provide assistance to each of the eight CBC District Departments. DOC standards for CBC programs include caseload levels, budget oversight, affirmative action goals, program guidelines, and development of performance measures. Each CBC District Department contracts annually with the DOC to provide pre- and post- institutional services. Each CBC District Director reports to a board of directors. Over the years, the legislature authorized programs to support a continuum of sanctions pursuant to Chapter 901B, Code of Iowa. These programs allow CBC officers to modify the client’s behavior so he/she can live in the community as a law-abiding citizen. The major programs with definable outcomes are: Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) Program Day Programming Drug Court Youthful Offender Program Domestic Abuse Batterers Program Sex Offender Program, including a hormonal intervention therapy option Community Work Crew Program Violator Program Community Service Sentencing Pre-trial services Residential facilities Probation/Parole Supervision Intensive Supervision Residential facilities are administered under Community-Based Corrections. With the opening of the 36-bed addition in Dubuque, the CBC District Departments had 1,404 residential beds on July 1, 2001. The DOC and CBC District Directors agreed to reallocate facility space to accommodate 300 additional offenders during FY 2000. These beds are used for probationers needing the highest level of community supervision, for inmates leaving prison on work release, and for OWI treatment programming. The District Departments reallocate beds among these programs as program demand changes. CBC residential facility beds expanded by 388 since FY 1991, an increase of 38.2%. The Council Bluffs facility is the most recent project, however, the opening date for this new facility has been delayed to July, 2003 due to budget restrictions. The Judicial District Departments have responsibility for more than three-fourths of the offenders under correctional supervision in Iowa. In 1990, CBC supervised 82.2% of the offenders under community supervision, but by 2001, the percentage declined to 76.7%. Iowa Prison Industries Iowa Prison Industries oversees prison work including: traditional Industries’ programs, private sector employment, and the prison farms and operates without General Fund support. It must generate operating capital to remain in business and expand work opportunities for inmates. Iowa