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- Gallatin County Community
- Montana Department of Corrections
- Community, Counseling, & Correctional Services, Inc.
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- Community, Counseling, and Correctional Services, Inc. is a professional
team who promote public safety, preserve the rights of victims, fulfill
the mandates of the criminal justice system, and address the individual
needs of adults and juveniles.
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- Private, not-for-profit, 501-c(3) corporation.
- Incorporated in 1983.
- Headquartered in Butte, Montana.
- Governed by a non-compensated Board of Directors—many of whom are the
original board members.
- Providing services for local, state, and federal agencies since 1983.
- Providing correctional and other human service programs designed for
adults and juveniles.
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- CCCS purchased and renovated an
old dilapidated hotel to its current use as a community-based
correctional facility.
- Began providing services in December 1983.
- Pre-release center for adult male offenders.
- 126-bed capacity.
- American Correctional Association (ACA) accredited since 1998.
- Contracts with the Montana Department of Corrections & Federal
Bureau of Prisons.
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- CCCS purchased and renovated an old dilapidated hotel to its current
use as a community-based correctional facility.
- Began providing services in 1992.
- Pre-release center for adult female offenders.
- 60-bed capacity.
- ACA accredited since 1998.
- Contracts with the Montana Department of Corrections & Federal
Bureau of Prisons.
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- CCCS purchased dilapidated building and infused $1.0 million in
renovations to its current use as an addictions treatment facility.
- Began providing service in March 1998.
- 60-day intensive addictions treatment program for adult male and female
offenders.
- 42-bed capacity, with a daily waiting list of 100-150 offenders.
- Contracts with Montana Department of Corrections and Montana District
U.S. Probation Services.
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- Facility is located on a state-hospital campus, owned by the State of
Washington, leased to the Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility
Board, and sub-leased to CCCS.
- CCCS began operating facility in November 1998 under contract with a
9-county consortium in Eastern Washington.
- Detention facility for juveniles.
- 63-bed capacity.
- Currently pursuing ACA accreditation.
- Contracts with several counties in Eastern Washington & Montana as
well as Immigration Service and several Native American Tribes in
Eastern Washington.
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- Located on a state hospital campus, owned by the Montana Department of
Corrections and leased to CCCS.
- Began providing services in February 2002.
- 6-month modified therapeutic community for adult male, 4th or
subsequent DUI offenders.
- 156-bed capacity.
- Contracts with the Montana Department of Corrections.
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- Facility owned and renovated by a group of private investors and
long-term leased to CCCS.
- Began providing services in August 2002.
- Transition center for adult male offenders in North Dakota.
- 150-bed capacity.
- Contracts with cities and counties in North Dakota to provide work
release and detention beds utilizing jail alternative program.
- ACA accredited in April 2005.
- Contracts with the North Dakota Department of Corrections &
Rehabilitation.
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- Designed, financed, constructed, and owned by CCCS. Largest project to-date supported by
the Rural Lending Program.
- $9.5 million facility.
Construction amortized over 20 years.
- Began providing service in December 2002.
- Secure juvenile correctional (long-term)/detention (short-term)
facility.
- 60-bed capacity.
- ACA accredited since 2004.
- Accredited school.
- Contracts with Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshal’s Service, and
several counties in Montana as well as Native American Reservations in
Montana.
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- Located at a facility owned by the Montana Department of Corrections and
leased to CCCS.
- Began providing services in February 2005.
- 6-month modified therapeutic community for adult female offenders and
some male offenders from Eastern Montana, all 4th or
subsequent DUI offenders.
- 40-bed capacity.
- Contracts with the Montana Department of Corrections.
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- Located on property owned by Gallatin County. CCCS designed, financed, and
constructed facility that will be transferred to County at the end of 10
years.
- Began providing services in December 2005.
- Multiple use (pre-release/work-release/drug court
sanction/detention/re-entry) facility for adult male offenders.
- 40-bed capacity including 10 county beds and 30 state beds.
- Contracts with Gallatin County and the Montana Department of
Corrections.
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- Sanction, Treatment, Assessment, Revocation and Transition center for
adult male offenders developed as an alternative to prison or jail for
those individuals who have violated the terms of parole, probation, or
pre-release placement.
- Began providing services in December 2005.
- 88-bed capacity.
- Highly structured intensive treatment models designed to encourage
cognitive and behavioral change.
- Sanction/Assessment placement ranging from 10-180 days.
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- Alternative Reporting Program
- Day reporting program for adult male & female offenders.
- 20-slot capacity.
- Serves as a continuum of care for those offenders exiting from a
pre-release program.
- Program also used by district and municipal courts as a diversion
program.
- Enhanced Supervisory Program
- Operation in multiple counties.
- Urinalysis/breathalyzer testing.
- Curfews.
- 24-hour monitoring.
- Daily reporting.
- Job Training.
- Employment and home visits.
- Other Programs and Services
- Adult and juvenile
transportation services; urinalysis collection and testing;
batterers’ intervention program; anger management program; addictions
counseling; and booking pre- and post-adjudicated offenders.
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- Gallatin County has a current and projected future need for a facility
that provides immediate relief for an overcrowded county jail as well as
that serves as a cost-effective, programming intensive correctional
option for all levels of the local judicial system and various aspects
of the criminal justice system.
- The Montana Department of Corrections has a current and projected future
need for pre-release beds for front-end (MDOC commitments) and
traditional placements (transitioning from secure facilities).
- The proposed facility COMPLEMENTS, not COMPETES, with the currently
planned Gallatin County Detention Facility. In short, the facility supplements, NOT
supplants, any newly constructed jail facility.
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- Offenders have the ability to obtain skills (employment, financial
management, etc.) necessary for transition into local community.
- Offenders earn “freedom through demonstrating responsibility.”
- Offenders obtain and maintain employment so as to discharge financial
commitments including restitution, court costs, family support, etc.
- Offenders perform required community service.
- Offenders are responsible to make room and board payments as well as
contribute to a savings account to ensure funds are available upon
release.
- Pre-release model embraced by nearly every state department of
corrections.
- Pre-release centers are currently operated in Billings, Butte, Great
Falls, Helena, and Missoula.
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- Type of offender varies based on referring agency (MDOC=direct
commitments and traditional or transitioning from secure placement,
Gallatin County=drug treatment court placements, intermediate sanctions,
work-release placement, lower level court placements)
- Stringent screening criteria as to offense type and potential for
success in community placement.
- No sex offenders!
- Length of stay varies based on referring agency (MDOC=6 months, Gallatin
County=6 to 12 months, etc.)
- Programming requirements vary based on referring agency.
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- No offender enters the facility without a majority vote of the local
screening committee.
- The local screening committee consists of five (5) members
including: facility
administrator, representative from probation & parole, sheriff or
designee, county attorney or designee, and one (1) local citizen.
- Screening committee meets regularly to consider referrals.
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- Facility designed for up to 40 offenders.
- The Montana Department of Corrections has 30 state beds for pre-release
offenders at the facility.
- Gallatin County and court officials have 10 county beds for
work-release/re-entry/drug court/detention offenders at the facility.
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- County owned land with history and future proposed use of criminal
justice type facilities.
- Availability of required utilities.
- Easily accessible.
- Location permits collaboration and partnership with county criminal
justice agencies.
- Parking and landscaping complies with local requirements.
- Facility operations designed so as to minimize congestion to the site.
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- Designed to comply with local codes as well as applicable fire and life
safety requirements.
- Durable, efficient construction.
- Designed to allow for easy conversion to alternative use (office
building, etc.) in the event that local needs change.
- Local ownership—building will be owned by Gallatin County at the end of
10 years.
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- 24-hour staff coverage—including security/perimeter checks.
- Physically secure facility.
- Internal and external camera systems.
- Alarmed doors and exits.
- Low staff to offender ratios.
- Restricted public access.
- Regular and random security counts—felony escape charges are filed
against any resident who leaves without authorization.
- Regular and random breathalyzer and urinalysis collection testing.
- Monitored offender movement.
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- Criminal thinking error identification with thinking logs and reports.
- Cognitive behavioral programming.
- Anger management programming.
- Parenting & relationship programming.
- Access to religious programming.
- Employment skill development—including how to obtain and maintain
employment.
- Specialized programming as required by the referring agencies and the
offender population.
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- Supervised recreation opportunities.
- Scheduled on-site visitation. All
visitation will be conducted inside the facility under direct staff
supervision. Visitation will be
offered twice weekly.
- Programming provided by volunteer and other community
resources—religious, addictions counseling, mental health services, etc.
- Opportunities for offenders to demonstrate responsibility in community.
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- Major medical health insurance that includes prescription benefit and
term life insurance policy.
- Direct reimbursement dental program.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- 120 hours of annual leave during first year. Increases after 10 years based on
years of service.
- Educational reimbursement program.
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- Creates between 16.50 jobs.
- Infuses between $600,000 and $700,000 annually into local community.
- Increases public safety by providing programs and services necessary to
ensure offenders receive the programming and skills necessary to
transition into the community.
- Provides cost-effective correctional options for Gallatin County and the
Montana Department of Corrections.
The available beds satisfies current and future needs. The facility also provides future
complement to Gallatin County Criminal Justice System.
- Offenders placed at facility are available for employment thereby
assisting to satisfy demand for labor in the local economy.
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- Based on our experience and research, the program does not negatively
impact property values or the neighboring community. In fact, our design provides for
landscaping that blends the facility into the local neighborhood.
- Facility is staff, structurally, and technologically secure.
- Public safety is paramount. CCCS
has a history of promoting public safety and working with the community
to address concerns and issues.
- The program involves the local community. A program screening committee
consisting of representatives of the community advises program
management on placement decisions.
- The program complements not competes with the currently planned county
detention facility.
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- Mike Thatcher, Chief Executive Officer, CCCS
- 406-782-0417 ext. 114 (phone)
- 406-782-6964 (fax)
- mthatcher@cccscorp.com
- Steve McArthur, Director of Community Correctional Programs, CCCS
- 406-782-0417 ext. 102 (phone)
- 406-782-6964 (fax)
- smcarthur@cccscorp.com
- Melissa Kelly, Program Director, GCRP
- 406-994-0300 (phone)
- 406-994-0306 (fax)
- mkelly@cccscorp.com
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