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3.9:05 A.M. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE JDAI (JUVENILE DETENTION ALTERNATIVE INITIATIVE) PROGRAM FOR HALL COUNTY - Judge Corey, Monica Miles-Steffens JDAI State Coordinator and Michele Lueders with the Juvenile Services Division were present regarding the Nebraska Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative. Monica stated that Judge Corey and Judge Wetzel have been active regarding this program. The program has been active for 10 years and it is national initiative and a product of the juvenile justice system. The funding is from the Annie E. Corey Foundation. They provided a packet of information to the board members. The purpose of this program is to establish more efficient system to accomplish the purpose of juvenile detention and eliminate unnecessary use of secure detention. This can provide the framework for any county to see what is going on in their community. With the assessment process they look at the data and at what is working well in the community. By joining the JDAI network they can help to provide better and more efficient ways to operate, it can help implement new alternative programs provide training and reduce detention population. They want to use alternative detention options that are better for the Juveniles Hall County does not have a detention center but use centers in locations. JDAI provides a better opportunity for youth to develop into healthy adults, by serving youth in the least restrictive setting, protecting public safety reducing disparities establishing programs to be efficient ad effective and using data to guide decisions. To implement this program there are is a system assessment, detention utilization study, priority identification and development of committees and work plans based on the data. They would partner with existing agencies and there would be support from other JDAI sites and do interviews of county attorney's public defenders and attorneys. They also have grant dollars from the Casey Foundation. She reviewed the programs in other jurisdictions. There is no cost for the assessment but they need the local board's support is essential in order to move forward. She gave examples of recommendations that they have made to these other counties. They address rules that were in place and change the programs Otoe county developed a coaching programs to help reduce referrals. Lancaster knowledge is power if he county agree with the assessment then she wanted to know if there would be any other commitment. Michelle said there would be no other commitment. Lancaster expressed concern on the budget we need to make sure we achieve the right outcomes. Michelle stated they have been able to reduce cost by 60% in Douglas County. Richardson thanked them for coming to the board the County has seen the increases in the detention costs she noted the cost over several years. If it could be reduced by 3