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<br /> \ <br /> , Discussing the Short Term Impact of the Federal Court Order, Mr. Salmony <br /> said 334 people were released in the group release program between March <br /> - 26 and July 10. Twenty-six of those were waiting for a Eugene Municipal <br /> Court tri a 1 and 23 had been sentenced by Municipal Court. He said 108 <br /> people were refused admittance to the jail before trial and 14 who were <br /> sentenced were refused admittance. He discussed typical people who were <br /> released or refused admittance and said many people are arrested <br /> repeatedly. <br /> Answering questions, Mr. Salmony said some people arrested repeatedly are <br /> not he 1 ped by a sentence to a maximum security jail. They need a <br /> different treatment. <br /> Discussing the Projected Need for Corrections Resources, Mr. Salmony said <br /> about 400 corrections beds will be needed in Lane County between now and <br /> the year 2000. He said about 240 dormitory beds and about 160 single cell <br /> beds will be needed. The existing jail has about 163 single cells. <br /> Answering questions, Mr. Salmony said Lane County now has about 250 beds <br /> in the jail and the Community Corrections Center. Consequently, the County <br /> will need about 150 more beds. Discussing the Program <br /> Constraints/Possibilities, Mr. Salmony reviewed the cost of additional <br /> spaces. <br /> Answering questions, Mr. Salmony said the existing jail was well designed <br /> for the addition of single cells. It probably would not be wise to add <br /> dormitories to it. Dormitories could be constructed less expensively <br /> beside the existing jail. He said the Community Corrections Center works <br /> e well. It has a capacity of 30 people who pay from $6.50 to $9.50 a day. <br /> Discussing Mental Health Resources, Mr. Salmony said more than 3,000 <br /> people were treated in Lane County alcohol treatment facilities, 270 <br /> people were treated in Lane County drug abuse facilities, and more than <br /> 2,000 mentally and emotionally disturbed people were treated in Lane <br /> County programs last year. He said most of them have low incomes and only <br /> 10th or 11th grade educations. He said the Mental Health Emergency Unit <br /> was opened and closed twice last year. He said there is no Lane County <br /> residential drug treatment facility. There are 28 beds for alcohol abuse <br /> treatment. <br /> Di scussi ng A Suggested Approach and Some Fi na 1 Thought/Concerns, Mr. <br /> Salmony said he expects a recommendation to increase the facilities with <br /> 60 jail and dormitory beds, 80 work camp beds, and 30 Community <br /> Corrections Center beds and to reopen the Mental Health Emergency Unit and <br /> to add four detox beds and a 24-bed substance abuse and outpatient <br /> facility. He said most people sentenced in Municipal Court woul d be <br /> sentenced to the Community Corrections Center. <br /> Answering questions, Mr. Salmony said a few people sentenced to the jail <br /> mi ght be moved to the Mental Health Emergency Uni t for a few days. <br /> Probably only three or four people at a time would be in the unit which <br /> e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 1986 Page 6 <br />