Program Authorization: R.S. 15:821-840.2 and R.S. 36:401-409

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Incarceration Program is to provide for the custody, control, and care of adjudicated offenders through enforcement of the laws and implementation of programs designed to ensure the safety of the public, staff, and inmates.

The goals of the Incarceration Program are:

1. Maximize public safety through appropriate and effective correctional custodial and supervisory programs.
2. Provide for the safety of correctional staff and inmates by maintaining an organized and disciplined system of operations that promotes stability in the institution.
3. Ensure that basic services relating to adequate food, clothing, and shelter are provided to the inmate population.
4. Provide the maximum available bed space allowable by the State Fire Marshal, Department of Health and Hospitals, American Correctional Association requirements, budgeted resources, and good correctional practices.
5. Protect the investment by the state in the facility by providing an adequate maintenance program for all buildings and equipment and by following Division of Administration property control regulations.

The Incarceration Program encompasses all security and related costs. It also includes other services related to the custody and care of adjudicated offenders, such as the classification of inmates and related record-keeping, provision of basic necessities such as food, clothing, and laundry services for the inmate population, maintenance and support of the facility and other equipment, and Project Clean-Up. (Project Clean-Up, a cooperative effort between the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, and the Department of Transportation and Development [DOTD], involves inmate crews for litter pickup and DOTD work crews for mowing and litter collection. The project is a direct result of the commitment of Governor and Mrs. Foster to improve the appearance of roads and highways across the state.) The Incarceration Program comprises approximately 61.5% of the total institution budget.

The Intensive Motivational Program of Alternative Correctional Treatment (IMPACT) was established at the EHCC in February 1987. It is one of several "boot camp" operations in the United States today. IMPACT is a two-part program, consisting of a period of 90 to 180 days of highly regimented, tightly structured incarceration (characterized by military drills and ceremony, physical training, strict discipline, and intense work programs) followed by a period of intensive parole supervision. The main purpose of IMPACT is to provide a satisfactory alternative to the long-term incarceration of primarily youthful first and second offenders. Louisiana's IMPACT program has received both national and international attention and has been featured in several newspapers and on national television. The EHCC's Impact program received ACA accreditation in August 1994.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indictors are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).

RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM

SOURCE OF FUNDING

This program is funded with State General Fund, Interagency Transfers, and Fees and Self-generated Revenues. The Interagency Transfers are derived from the Department of Transportation and Development for security costs associated with providing inmate road cleanup crews. The Fees and Self-generated Revenues are derived from the following: (1) employee purchase of meals; (2) funds received from the inmate canteen for reimbursement of administrative costs for managing the inmate canteen account; (3) funds received from private entities for the salaries of correctional officers who provide security for the telephone dismantling program; (4) funds received from Ascension Parish for the cost of security coverage of inmate work crews; (5) funds received from the inmate canteen for overtime of security officers assigned to the inmate canteen; (6) funds received from pay telephone commissions; (7) funds received from employees for housing; (8) funds received for reimbursement for identification cards and copier use; and (9) miscellaneous expenses reimbursed by the Inmate Welfare Fund.

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 106.7% of the existing operating budget. It represents 84.8% of the total request ($25,375,967) for this program. The increase in the recommended level is primarily due to the costs associated with the 44-bed expansion, the annualization of the 96-bed cellblock and the funding of classified employee salary adjustments.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OTHER CHARGES

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

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