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Joint resolution authorizing the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) application for the MacArthur Foundation Innovation Fund Implementation Site Grant in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 per year for a two-year period.
Staff Summary
* In February 2017, the LCSO was awarded a $50,000 Jail Diversion Case Management Grant through an Urban Institute Innovation Fund Competition hosted by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
* The LCSO has served as the lead agency on this grant, and NICASA Behavioral Health Services has provided intensive case management aimed at reducing the incarceration of 30 individuals identified as high jail utilizers.
* In February 2018, the LCSO received an invitation to submit a readiness assessment for an Implementation Site Funding Grant worth up to $1,000,000 per year for a two-year period. Implementation Site Funding seeks to increase the number of jail facilities that have demonstrated they are capable of continuing their jail population reduction strategies.
* The LCSO submitted its readiness assessment, the first of four application phases, to the Urban Institute and after its review; the LCSO was notified of its advancement to the next step of the application process, data analysis. The LCSO is in the process of providing the information requested.
* In order to realize success in this effort, it is imperative to have participation and commitment from all justice partners to collaborate and explore additional methods to decrease the jail population.
* To that end, the LCSO has actively pursued commitment from the State's Attorney, Public Defender, Circuit Court Clerk, Probation and the Judiciary.
* Additionally, Nicasa has confirmed their commitment to provide intensive case management to an increased number of high utilizers in the jail.
* Upon County Board authorization, the LCSO will submit its grant application. Applications are due in early June of 2018, and it is anticipated that final funding decision...
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