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01/10/9~ 09:18 '~1 919 ?33 1065 NCACC PROPOSED GOALS - 1995 CORI~C'rIONS AND CRIMINAL ~3STICE Cr/.rnlnal Justice Support legislation which maintains an exluimble relationship between the state arid counties regarding responsibilities for the criminal justice system, which promotes an efficient enviroument for judicial process, and which instills public eonfideuce in the justice sl, stern by providing any or all of the following (A) *A sentencing structure which is responsive to the increased demands on facilities by targeting capital resources to those who have commil~d the most serious crimes or who ar~ cer~er offenders; *A focus on both rehabilitation and punishment through expanded non-incurcerative community-based correction and trcaiment programs; (C) .Flexible apmuaches to having criminals repay a greamr portion of their debt to society through increases in jail fees, cou~ facilities fees and fees for service of criminal process or other documents; (D) -Use of pre-trial screening and jail populatiou management pro,rams to minim/ze the need for pre-tr/al detention of offe~tders w/th Iow bonds; and (E) *Fundhg and sr. alYmg for the judicial system including coum, Assistant District A~omeys, and indigeut defans~ commensurate with caseload w allow for expeditious disposition of cases. Juvenile Detention Center Support legislation to provide additional juvenile detention facilities. Parental P~spunsibi.]ity Support l~gislafion to place responsibility on parents to defray the cost of dependent children in the Cr~r~i~,l ~ustice System. Reimbursement for Senmnced Offend~s Seek an increase in the per day rate the state pays the counties as reimbursement for housing sentenced offenders, and seek legislation which would reimburse the counties for housing adjudicated offenders awaiting transport to the ~r~ prison system. Emertencv Medical Care Seek legislation to assu~ that county responsibility for inrnat~ medical care under G.S. 153A-225 only includes responsibility for the medical care that is truly emergency and not for that pan of the care tha~ is not emergency, Im~.,~ Medical. Care Support legislation which would limit the rate hospi,,1, can charge for inmate medical care m the lower of either the approved medicaid r~t~ or insumuc~ ra~. W~ork Release Costs Seek legislation to authorize a board of county commissioners or a regional jail commission authority to adopt an ordinance establishing a reasonable tale for room and board which the court w/il require of inrn~tes sentence~i m work release f~om the county or mgionai jail.