LENAWEE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
Submitted by Al Navarro
What is Community Corrections:
In 1988, State lawmakers enacted Public Act 511, which is, also, referred to as the Michigan Community Corrections Act. As a results, P.A. 511 established statewide policy and a funding process for legally designed and administered corrections programs that increase the range of sanctions and services for non-violent offenders.
The Act requires the development of alternatives to incarceration that:
* Protect the public
* Punish the offender
* Hold the offender accountable
* Increase restitution to victims of crime
* Provide needed rehabilitative services
* Utilize valuable jail space for more
serious, violent criminals
The Lenawee County Community Corrections Advisory Board was successful at securing funding from the State in 2003 for it's comprehensive plan. The plan is updated each year in order to review the effectiveness of existing programs, as well as, to create new programs. The Lenawee County Community Corrections Advisory Board provides a wide array of sentencing alternatives for all types of non-violent offenders.
2008 STATISTICS
Hard Labor:
District Court Participants: 353
**Jail Days Saved: 2857.5
Circuit Court Participants: 98
**Jail Days Saved: 1387.5
Total Participants: 451
**Jail Days Saved: 4245
Inmate Participation Fees Collected: $22,395.00
Business Fees Collected: $3,990.00
Jail Based Case Management:
District Court Participants Reviewed: 1200
Circuit Court Participants Reviewed: 465
Total Participants: 1665
Diverted/Successful District Court Participants: 75
**Jail Days Saved: 7965
Diverted/Successful Circuit Court Participants: 89
**Jail Days Saved: 4928
Total Successful Participants: 164
**Jail Days Saved: 12,893
Residential Treatment Program:
Circuit Court Participants: 23
**Jail Days Saved: 1453
TOTAL NUMBERS:
635 Participants in Community Correction Programs
18,591 Jail Days Saved
