Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 353H-8 - Performance indicator reporting(a) The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall develop performance measures that accurately reflect progress toward specific goals, including:(1) Improving recidivism rates;(2) Decreasing prisoner assaults on correctional staff;(3) Reducing correctional staff turnover; and(4) Improving departmental efficiencies in staffing, budgeting, and data management and analysis.(b) The department shall develop key performance indicators, which shall include: (1) The number of individuals enrolled in and who have completed a general education diploma or competency-based diploma;(2) The number of individuals for whom a reentry plan is filed and the number of individuals who exit jail or prison with a reentry plan;(3) Drug test failure rates of inmates while incarcerated and while on parole;(4) The number of inmates currently enrolled in and who have completed drug treatment programs provided by the department of corrections and rehabilitation;(5) The number of inmates currently enrolled in and who have completed restorative circles;(6) The number of parolees who have applied for a reduction of their minimum sentence, the number of applications approved and denied, and, when applicable, the reasons for the denial of a parolee's application;(7) The number of parole revocation hearings and the results of parole revocation hearings that, when applicable, explain why the parolees' revocation was denied;(8) The cost of incarceration per inmate, per day, per facility;(9) Offender demographics, including gender, race, age, and type of offense;(10) The number of individuals who received vocational training or rehabilitation services and type of vocational training or rehabilitation services received;(11) The total number of inmate intakes, by month, including the number of intakes each month within the past year and past five years;(12) The total number of inmates released, by month;(13) The number of inmates with substance abuse problems, including the type of dependence or addiction, and the number of inmates with no reported substance abuse problems;(14) The median length of incarceration, excluding inmates who have received life sentences or been paroled;(15) The prison population forecast for the next decade;(16) The total number of pretrial detainees and the number of pretrial detainees admitted each month by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;(17) The number of pretrial detainees released or discharged each month and the reason for the release or discharge by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;(18) The average length of stay for pretrial detainees by reason for release or discharge, type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;(19) The number of pretrial detainees held on cash bail by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;(20) The average amount of time for completing and verifying pretrial risk assessment by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age; and(21) The number of pretrial detainees readmitted by reason for release, reason for readmission, type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age.Amended by L 2022, c 278,§ 29, eff. 1/1/2024.Added by L 2018, c 212,§ 2, eff. 7/10/2018.