Washington County, Arkansas Criminal Justice System Assessment
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Washington County, Arkansas Criminal Justice System Assessment PROJECT DIRECTOR Michelle Cern, MPA PROJECT STAFF Karen Albert, EdD Liz Barnhart, BA Kristina Bryant, MBA Patrick Jablonski, PhD NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS August 2020 Acknowledgements The National Center for State Court’s (NCSC) project team gratefully acknowledges the following people for their willingness to take time to talk with the team and provide information for this assessment: Beth Coger, Co-Founder Matt Durrett, Prosecuting Attorney Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition Circuit Court Sarah Moore, Co-Founder Brian Thomas, City Prosecutor Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition City of Fayetteville Mike Parker, Area Manager Kyle Sylvester, Circuit Clerk Community Corrections Circuit Clerk’s Office Tyna Martin, Assistant Area Manager Judge John Threet Community Corrections Circuit Court Division II Chief Gary Ricker Greenland Police Department Judge Stacey Zimmerman Circuit Court Chief Mike Reynolds Division III (Juvenile) Fayetteville Police Department Judge Cristi Beaumont Nancy Kahana, Coordinator Circuit Court Justice Equality for Mental Illness Division IV (Drug Court) Dr. Laura Tyler, CEO Judge Beth Storey Bryan Ozark Guidance Circuit Court Division V Libby Bier, Director of Substance Abuse and Recovery Services Judge Mark Lindsay Ozark Guidance Circuit Court Division VI Kristin McAllister, Director of Crisis Stabilization Unit Judge Joanna Taylor Ozark Guidance Circuit Court Division VII Denny Hyslip, Public Defender Public Defender’s Office Cheryl Oswalt, Trial Court Administrator Circuit Court Leanna Houston, Chief Deputy Public Division VI Defender Public Defender’s Office NCSC | WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT 2 | PAGE Blake Chancellor, Assistant Public Captain Frank Gamble Defender Springdale Police Department Public Defender’s Office Chief Mike Peters Stan Adleman, Ombudsman Springdale Police Department Quorum Court Madeline Porta, Operations Manager Lance Johnson, Justice of the Peace The Bail Project Quorum Court District 1 Irvin Camacho, Bail Disruptor The Bail Project Susan Cunningham, Justice of the Peace Quorum Court Chief Cory Jenison District 2 Tontitown Police Department Judith Yanez, Justice of the Peace Alisha Willet, Purchasing Manager, Quorum Court Washington County District 4 Judge Joseph Wood, County Judge Patrick Deakins, Justice of the Peace Washington County Quorum Court District 5 Tim Helder, Sheriff Washington County Sheriff’s Office Eva Madison, Justice of the Peace Quorum Court Jay Cantrell, Chief Deputy District 9 Washington County Sheriff’s Office Willie Leming, Justice of the Peace Randal Denzer, Detention Major Quorum Court Washington County Sheriff’s Office District 13 Jak Kimball, IT Manager Ann Harbison, Justice of the Peace Washington County Sheriff’s Office Quorum Court District 14 Dewayne Allen, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Butch Pond, Justice of the Peace Quorum Court District 15 NCSC | WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT 3 | PAGE Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ 7 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................ 8 Background ............................................................................................................................ 9 Methodology ..........................................................................................................................10 The Criminal Justice System .....................................................................................................10 General Public .......................................................................................................................12 Law Enforcement ...................................................................................................................12 Prosecution and Pretrial Services ..........................................................................................12 Adjudication ...........................................................................................................................14 Corrections ............................................................................................................................15 Community Corrections .........................................................................................................15 Recidivism .............................................................................................................................16 The Juvenile System..............................................................................................................16 Washington County Criminal Justice System Overview ............................................................18 Flowchart of Cases ................................................................................................................18 Law Enforcement ...................................................................................................................20 Sheriff ....................................................................................................................................24 Courts ....................................................................................................................................25 Pretrial Services .....................................................................................................................30 Prosecution ............................................................................................................................36 Defense .................................................................................................................................38 Post-Sentence .......................................................................................................................40 Jail Assessment ........................................................................................................................43 Operations .............................................................................................................................43 Facilities.................................................................................................................................46 Population Profile ...................................................................................................................50 Bond Analysis ........................................................................................................................70 Arresting Agency ...................................................................................................................74 Projections ................................................................................................................................76 Jail Population Forecast .........................................................................................................76 ACIC Age-Based Projections .................................................................................................80 FTA Reduction Forecast ........................................................................................................84 Criminal Justice System Coordination & Savings ......................................................................87 System Demand, High & Low ...................................................................................................89 Recommendations and Opportunities for System Improvement ................................................90 Change Management ............................................................................................................90 Criminal Justice System Recommendations ..........................................................................93 Criminal Justice Facility Recommendations ...........................................................................96 Criminal Justice Agency Recommendations ..........................................................................97 Programs ...............................................................................................................................98 Appendix A: Stakeholders Interviewed .................................................................................... 107 Appendix B: Collaborative Group Memberships ...................................................................... 108 NCSC | WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT 4 | PAGE Sheriff’s Work Group............................................................................................................ 108 Appendix C: Glossary of Terms .............................................................................................. 109 Appendix D: Sequential Intercept Model ................................................................................. 111 Intercept 0 Community Services .......................................................................................... 112 Intercept 1 Law Enforcement ............................................................................................... 115 Intercept 2 Initial Detention/Initial Court Hearings ...............................................................