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P.O. BOX 608 PHONE 569.6700 R.T. "TIM" DOBECK *INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MEMBER FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION MEMBER OF NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION �` VERO BEACH FLORIDA 32961.0608 -_�7 Dear Tim: The Phase I Jail is severely overcrowded. This situa- tion places the Department in a position of extreme liability. The Phase II Jail Facility is scheduled to open in July, 1987. The Phase II Facility will not eliminate the overcrowded situation in Phase I. Phase I has 132 Maximum/Medium custody beds. The Phase II Facility has. 120 Minimum custody beds. As of this date, the prisoner population that would be housed in Phase I is 115, `- which would nearly fill the 132 beds available. The prisoner population breakdown for today is as follows: Pre-trial felons: 88 (54.40) Sentenced felons 32 (17.7%) Pre-trial misde- meanors 26 (14.4%) Sentenced misde- meanors 24 (13.3%) .,- There are 37 (20.5%) prisoners sleeping on the floor. The total population is 180. The balance of the 1.1 Phase I beds are being used for juveniles and the over -flow -from booking. The ideas presented to the Commissioners in August, 1986 will not be feasible at the present time. The Department has not been able to hire enough certified officers.to staff the mod - units by using the Commissioners approved budget of hiring the balance of Phase II staff in phases The Phase I.facility was opened with DOC's approval on staff- ing where non -certified officers would only work with 'certifLed :officers. The current staffing level for Phase I is a.total of 40 people. The current staffing level for Phase II is 22 people. There.:are eight vacancies. There are eightnon-*certified officers employed. Three officers just graduated CTI school on March 13, 1987. I feel that Phase I will need a minimum of six additional officers to operate safely. The D.O.C. will not make the offical rec- ommendation until their next inspection. I feel that D.O.C. will not allow Phase II to open if it requires understaffing Phase I. Four vacancies can not be filled until April, 1987 as stipulated by the County Commissioners. The required training time is nine weeks. The above situation can delay the opening of the Phase II facility. 13� , BOOK 6'S PAGE17 rn � rn 7u March 17, 1987 CO z �' R.T. "Tim" Dobeck P.O. Box 608 r-► Vero Beach, Florida 32960 ry C" RE: overcrowding/staffing Dear Tim: The Phase I Jail is severely overcrowded. This situa- tion places the Department in a position of extreme liability. The Phase II Jail Facility is scheduled to open in July, 1987. The Phase II Facility will not eliminate the overcrowded situation in Phase I. Phase I has 132 Maximum/Medium custody beds. The Phase II Facility has. 120 Minimum custody beds. As of this date, the prisoner population that would be housed in Phase I is 115, `- which would nearly fill the 132 beds available. The prisoner population breakdown for today is as follows: Pre-trial felons: 88 (54.40) Sentenced felons 32 (17.7%) Pre-trial misde- meanors 26 (14.4%) Sentenced misde- meanors 24 (13.3%) .,- There are 37 (20.5%) prisoners sleeping on the floor. The total population is 180. The balance of the 1.1 Phase I beds are being used for juveniles and the over -flow -from booking. The ideas presented to the Commissioners in August, 1986 will not be feasible at the present time. The Department has not been able to hire enough certified officers.to staff the mod - units by using the Commissioners approved budget of hiring the balance of Phase II staff in phases The Phase I.facility was opened with DOC's approval on staff- ing where non -certified officers would only work with 'certifLed :officers. The current staffing level for Phase I is a.total of 40 people. The current staffing level for Phase II is 22 people. There.:are eight vacancies. There are eightnon-*certified officers employed. Three officers just graduated CTI school on March 13, 1987. I feel that Phase I will need a minimum of six additional officers to operate safely. The D.O.C. will not make the offical rec- ommendation until their next inspection. I feel that D.O.C. will not allow Phase II to open if it requires understaffing Phase I. Four vacancies can not be filled until April, 1987 as stipulated by the County Commissioners. The required training time is nine weeks. The above situation can delay the opening of the Phase II facility. 13� , BOOK 6'S PAGE17