Elkhorn Correctional Facility

Been convicted of three or more separate offenses.

Served previous confinement periods.

Been boot camp failures.

A conviction for a violent offense. Any one of the above precludes acceptance to the Boot Camp Program. L. The Probation Department met with the surrounding community to address the issue of the Delta Program. M. The State of California requires a minimum of one staff member for each fifteen cadets. N. As a result of a proposed reduction of 50 beds and 11 permanent staff positions in the 2001/2002 county budget, vacant positions were left unfilled. Subsequently the County Board of Supervisors voted against the reduction. This left Elkhorn with 30% of its staff positions unfilled. The remaining staff worked extensive overtime to maintain the State required staffing patterns. O. The recidivism rate (re-arrest and conviction on a new misdemeanor or felony offense) for many boot camps throughout the country is estimated at 50%. The March 2002 Probation Department report noted that the recidivism rate for cadets successfully completing the Fresno County Boot Camp Program was 14% for regular Boot Camp cadets and 18% for cadets completing the Delta Program. P. There are no females housed at the Elkhorn Boot Camp. The County of Fresno has an agreement with Madera County to house 10 females at their Boot Camp facility. Q. The majority of cadets (approximately 80%) at Elkhorn come from the City of Fresno. R. The City of Fresno funds Elkhorn at the rate of one million dollars per 33 year, which represents approximately 25% of the yearly costs to operate Elkhorn. This funding commitment of the City of Fresno is scheduled to expire (sunset) in December 2004. S. The County Probation Department has volunteer programs; few meet the unique needs of Elkhorn. T. The Director of Elkhorn Correctional Facility retired in April of 2002. U. The Director’s position has been filled with a temporary appointment.