03/05/1993 02:07 PM Senate HES

  The  first  order of  business  was  SB 51  (WORK  CAMPS FOR                 
  JUVENILE OFFENDERS).  Chairman Rieger said the bill was held                 
  over from the February 24 meeting as Mr. James Poe was going                 
  to be in Juneau.   Mr. Poe has considerable  experience with                 
  work camps.                                                                  
                                                                               
  JAMES  POE,   Deputy  Chief  Probation   Officer,  Probation                 
  Department, San Diego, California, said funding for camps in                 
  California comes from  58 counties.  The  state institutions                 
  are the  last stage of  custody.  He  said county camps  are                 
  totally  separate from the  state.  The  ranch facilities in                 
  San Diego are in a very rural setting.  There are work camps                 
  for  adults and  juveniles.    Mr.  Poe  said  currently  he                 
  oversees all the juvenile institutions  for the county which                 
  includes two work camps,  a girls treatment facility,  and a                 
  juvenile hall.  He said in his county, kids are committed to                 
  the facilities for 240  days.  He noted  that they are  kids                 
  that have probably been in the  system for awhile.  Once the                 
  kids  are  placed  in  the facilities,  they  go  through  a                 
  multiple  step  program  of  counseling,  work, school,  and                 
  recreation.                                                                  
                                                                               
  Mr.  Poe  said  the  work  component  is one  of  four  main                 
  components.  It  consists of on  camp work jobs,  vocational                 
  training  work components,  as  well as  working crews.   He                 
  explained that  the work  crews provide services  throughout                 
  the  community,  various  county  parks,  state  parks,  and                 
  federal forestry parks.                                                      
                                                                               
  Mr. Poe referred to the  adult work crews and said they  are                 
  similar.  There are  two adult camps that do  contract work.                 
  He  noted it  costs  just under  $500  a day,  per  crew, to                 
  contract  work  throughout  the  city,  county  and  private                 
  entities.                                                                    
                                                                               
  There being no  further testimony on  SB 51, SENATOR  MILLER                 
  moved that SB 51 be passed out of the Senate HESS  Committee                 
  with individual recommendations.  There  were objections.  A                 
  roll call was  taken.  Senators  Rieger, Sharp, Miller,  and                 
  Leman voted  "yes."  Senators  Ellis and Duncan  voted "no."                 
  So the motion passed.