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Press Release
For Immediate Release:
October 31, 2005
Contact:
Christina Deibel or Linda Weyandt, (330) 535-8116
Summit County CBCF Expansion is Complete
On November 1, 2005, the Summit County criminal justice system will celebrate the expansion to the Summit County Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) and the Cliff Skeen CBCF for Women. An expansion celebration will take place November 1 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Cliff Skeen CBCF, located at 941 Sherman Street in Akron. A 12:15 p.m. presentation is expected to include remarks from Summit County Common Pleas Judge Mary Spicer; Eugene Hunyadi, assistant chief of the Bureau of Community Sanctions, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; and a representative from Summit County Executive James McCarthy’s office. The Summit County CBCF, located at 264 East Crosier Street, recently completed a 40 bed expansion. The facility’s current funded capacity is 120 men and has a potential capacity for 160 men. The original building opened in 1992 for both male and female offenders. The Cliff Skeen CBCF for Women recently completed a 26 bed expansion. The current funded capacity for the Cliff Skeen CBCF is 60 women and has the potential capacity to serve 86 women. The Cliff Skeen CBCF originally opened in 2001. The CBCF program is a highly structured, secure community sanction for felony offenders. The program focuses on chemical dependency treatment, relapse prevention, education, employment assistance, cognitive skills, and case management services. Offenders sentenced to CBCFs usually complete the program in four to six months. There have been approximately 3,875 male placements and 1,575 female placements to the CBCF program since its inception. The CBCF program provides many benefits to Summit County:
- Reduced Recidivism: A 2002 study conducted by the University of Cincinnati indicated while overall CBCFs throughout the state reduced recidivism by 3%, the Summit County CBCF program reduced recidivism by 9%.
- Cost Effective: CBCFs provide an average savings of $21,549 per offender compared to prison.
- Educational Opportunities: Many clients in the Summit County CBCF program raise one grade level for reading and math.
- Community Service Hours: Summit County CBCF clients contribute more than 20,000 hours of community service annually.
- Accountability: Summit County CBCF clients pay toward their court costs and restitution, taxes, and child support if ordered.
The CBCF is governed by the Summit County Judicial Corrections Board and Oriana House is proud to manage the program. Serving on the Judicial Corrections Board from the Summit County Court of Common Pleas are: Judge Mary Spicer, chair; Judge Jane Bond; Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh; Judge Patricia Cosgrove; Judge Judith Hunter; Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer; Judge James Murphy; Judge John Quinn; Judge Marvin Shapiro; and Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio.
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