CUYAHOGA COUNTY

CBCF M i s s i o n

To provide a local alternative to a prison sentence for non-dangerous persons who have the potential to be rehabilitated through local sanctions, treatment, work, and education.

Cuyahoga County Community Based Correctional Facility 3540 Croton Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 www.cbcf.cuyahogacounty.us

Located between Broadway and Orange Avenues near the I-77 bridge in an industrial area which has been rezoned residential. Message The goal of building a Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) in Cuyahoga County became reality as a result of the collaborative efforts of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, the County Commissioners, the City of Cleveland, and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. With all the reports of prison overcrowding, it is important to provide a facility that rehabilitates offenders through research-based programs that have been proven to reduce recidivism while protecting our community. The Cuyahoga County CBCF is the 19th and latest CBCF in Ohio.

Alfonso P. Sanchez Chairperson, Cuyahoga County Facility Governing Board Job Opportunities at the Cuyahoga County CBCF The CBCF will employ approximately 70 to 75 full-time and approximately 20 part-time positions ranging from entry level to administrative positions. Educational requirements range from high school diploma/GED to an advanced degree. Some positions will require appropriate licensing, such as chemical dependency treatment counselor, licensed practical nurse, etc.

Employment opportunities are anticipated in the Summer of 2010.

Facility Governing Board CBCF Judicial Advisory Board

Alfonso P. Sanchez, Chairperson Judge Nancy R. McDonnell, Melanie GiaMaria, Esq. Administrative & Presiding Judge Sandy Turk, Recording Secretary Judge Dick Ambrose William M. Denihan Judge Michael P. Donnelly Russell Kaye Judge Bridget M. McCafferty Greg Popovich Geoffrey Mearns Judge Timothy J. McGinty Roger Riachi Judge Kathleen Ann Sutula Charles R. See Judge Steven J. Terry Thomas Washington All CBCF Judicial Advisory Board members are Douglas Weiner Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judges. What is a Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF)? How Does the CBCF Program Work? Who is Eligible for Placement into a CBCF? Community Based Correctional Facilities (CBCFs) have been established by The CBCF program is designed to last four to six months • Adult men convicted of a felony that does not require a mandatory prison Ohio law as a sentencing alternative for non-dangerous felony offenders. and consists of four progressive phases. sentence. Currently there are 18 CBCFs operating in Ohio. The funding for construction Phase 1 Upon entry into the program, clients are restricted to • Incarcerated offenders granted judicial release. and program operation comes entirely from the Ohio Department of the facility for a minimum of 30 days. They are assessed Rehabilitation and Correction. A Facility Governing Board (FGB) is responsible for substance abuse, education, employment, cognitive Who Places an Offender in a CBCF? for oversight of the facility. Two thirds of the members of the FGB are skills, and other needs. As appropriate, they will begin appointed by the Judicial Advisory Board (which is made up of County alcohol and/or drug treatment, GED studies, employment Judges in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Common Pleas Judges) and one third of the members are appointed by the classes, and various life skills classes such as health, may sentence an offender to a CBCF program instead County Commissioners. anger management, parenting, and fiscal responsibility. of sending them to prison or placing them solely on CBCFs provide comprehensive programming addressing offender needs such community control. An eligible offender is first screened by Phase 2 The client will be permitted to leave the facility for pre- the CBCF staff and, if all criteria are met and the offender as chemical dependency, education, employment, and family relationships. approved purposes such as job searching, registering in qualifies for placement, the sentencing judge is notified CBCFs are considered to be the most restrictive sentencing option in the a vocational school or college, doctor visits, and Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics that the offender would be eligible for the program. The range of community-based sanctions. The Cuyahoga County CBCF will be a Anonymous meetings. The CBCF staff verifies attendance at these activities. The final decision to place an offender in the program is made single county facility with a maximum capacity of 200 beds. clients continue substance abuse treatment, cognitive skills, and GED classes, as by the sentencing judge. appropriate. Goals of CBCFs Phase 3 Once a client obtains employment or is enrolled in school, he is permitted The goals of Community Based Correctional Facilities are to: to leave the facility for scheduled work or school activities. It is expected that What is the Cuyahoga County CBCF? clients maintain their schedule and contribute to payment of court costs, fines, • Reduce state prison overcrowding The Cuyahoga County CBCF will be a single story, brick and restitution, and child support. In this phase, they are also permitted passes to visit • Reduce taxpayers’ cost of incarceration in Ohio glass design, 53,000 square foot residential community with family. Aftercare classes such as substance abuse relapse prevention and Maximize public safety corrections and treatment facility. It will be constructed as an • cognitive skills are required for maintaining changes in behavior. • Reduce recidivism energy efficient, environmentally friendly building, meeting Phase 4 In this final phase, clients prepare to re-enter the community. They will seek the rigorous national standards of LEED certification. • Provide successful reentry into the community suitable housing, establish fiscal responsibility skills, and, if appropriate, develop The facility location is in an industrial area that has been • Provide treatment and rehabilitative services contacts in the community for continued substance abuse counseling, GED testing, rezoned residential, offering and any other identified needs. Sentencing appropriate offenders to CBCFs creates quick and convenient access to additional state prison space for dangerous offenders. Upon successful completion of residential phases, clients are released for a one- public transportation. week transitional pass. They are subject to random recall to the CBCF for verification The Cuyahoga County CBCF will checkup and random drug screens. After seven be operated by Oriana House, days, they return to the CBCF and staff verifies their The CBCF Philosophy an internationally renowned compliance with program rules during the transitional CBCF programs give offenders an opportunity to remain in their community while non-profit agency that has been pass period. Upon successful completion of a addressing such issues as education, substance abuse, cognitive skills, employment, providing services since 1981. anger management and other life skills. While a resident of the CBCF, clients are able to transitional pass, the client is released and returned establish local contacts in the community of a positive nature, which are beneficial upon to community supervision by the county probation their successful completion of the program and reentry into the community. department.