OHIO SAC/HOPE Pilot

The Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC)/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE program provides funding to states, units of local government, territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) in an effort to enhance public safety, foster collaboration, and to improve the outcomes of individuals under the supervision of community corrections.

The goals of Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC)/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE program, funded by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-76, 128 Stat. 5, 63, §§ 22 and 29, are to develop and enhance SAC initiatives and implement the SAC model with fidelity, resulting in reduced recidivism and better outcomes for program participants. SAC approaches are intended to: (a) improve supervision strategies that reduce recidivism; (b) promote and increase collaboration among agencies and officials who work in community corrections and related fields; (c) enhance the offenders perception that the supervision decisions are fair, consistently applied and consequences are transparent; and (d) improve the outcomes of individuals participating in these initiatives.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction will utilize the FY14 Swift and Certain Sanctions (SAC)/ Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE funds to develop and implement variations of the HOPE model in three counties in order to determine if statewide implementation will aid in the reduction of recidivism while increasing successful supervision. The SAC sanctions for counties will include electronic monitoring, residential placement, and additional jail space. The primary objective is to measure the impact sanctions on varying degrees of risk for offenders. CA/NCF