Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #124FY0102
Pinellas County Drug Court Program
Requester:		Gail Reddick			Organization:		Department of Corrections
Project Title:		Pinellas County Drug Court Program			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 10:32:21 AM
Sponsors:		Larry Crow
Statewide Interest:
Reduction of incretation costs for defendants ordered into treatment in lieu of state prison.
Recipient:		Department of Corrections - 6th Circuit			Contact:		J. William Lockhart
		14250 - 49th Street			Contact Phone:		(727) 464-4470
		Clearwater, Fl 33762
Counties:		Pinellas
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
Drug treatment court for non-violent felony drug offenders supervised by the Department of Corrections.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduce recidivism, cost avoidance, for treatment instead of jail or prison for felony probations.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$400,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			809A
Specific Appropriation Title:			Local Community Corrections Project
Amount to be reduced:			$400,000
Total cost of the project:			$400,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001-2002		Amount:		$400,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$400,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Sixth Judictistical Circuit State Atty's Office 1999 Statistical Data Drug Offenders, et, al.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No