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"Where is the evidence this program is working?" asked McClure, who cast the sole vote against this contract last year. He conceded there is anecdotal evidence the program works, but noted that the actual recidivism rate at the jail has remained steady.
"We welcome the audit," said Corrections Director Arnie Matos, who added that a parallel study is being done by a local college.
Controller Barron told Council he will render no opinion, and instead perform an audit addressing 12 points, including what is paid by other jails with similar programs and whether treatment graduates end up in jails somewhere else.
"I don't want this to be used as a warrant for anyone to go out on a witch hunt," cautioned Hayden Phillips. Barron assured Council that, contrary to concerns raised here that he was doing the bidding of a political ally, he would be fair. "I come from treatment myself," he said, referring to his previous employment in group homes.
I heard the Barron stated he was a "certified fraud examiner". The more I hear that term the more I think it some bureaucratic inside joke.
ReplyDeleteHe mentioned it three times.
ReplyDeleteBaron is not qualified to do this outcome evaluation. Why don`t we hire another $750,000 dollar expert ?
ReplyDeleteApparently Barron and O'Donnell have that in common. I guess you get a certificate valid in some third world nation.
ReplyDeleteOn the bright side it appears Barron and Brown have a lot in common.
Let the counting begin in earnest. Matos has no choice now and the numbers won't lie. CEC is toast. A once great idea of John Stoffa's now co-opted and used as coercion by the courts and the administration for it's own twisted purposes. Turn on the light and watch them run for cover..
ReplyDeleteKeep the women's program and ditch the rest of it. Money saved could be used to hire two more social workers that are desperately needed inside the jail. The new reentry plan will also benefit the entire population. Those that truly want help should be able to get it. Time for Matos to move on as he is part of the problem and not the solution.
ReplyDeleteyou misheard. Barron never said "Examiner"
ReplyDeleteBest sentence out of the whole article should open up further dialog "We welcome the audit," said Corrections Director Arnie Matos, who added that a parallel study is being done by a local college."
ReplyDeleteWhy not use our area college students to get their feet wet in conducting audits to save the county money. The county wins with "free audits" and the students win with "real work product"
" A once great idea of John Stoffa's"
ReplyDeleteAn idea hat doesn't work is not a great idea. Even if instituted by Santa Claus. Enough with the mancrsuh praise of a failed administration that ran the county into a deficit by its constant spending.
"you misheard. Barron never said "Examiner" "
ReplyDeleteSo I guess he just said he was a certified fraud. thanks for the clarification. It now makes more sense.
The way these people ought to be "treated" is a nice cold jail cell and physical labor! Enough of wasting money on addicts and people that can't control themselves and resort to crime. Jail should be a place that one will do whatever he/she has to to never end up there. Otherwise, there is so called recidivism because the free three hots and a cot and treatment are always there.
ReplyDeleteThat's the knee jerk reaction of most. A true conservative would want to reduce recidivism bc 66 cents of every tax dollar is spent on the back end of crime. But I know it makes you feel tough to say these things.
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