Judge Nancy R. McDonnell Community Based Correctional Facility

Cuyahoga County CBCF is scheduled to open in 2010 in Cleveland Ohio, visit http://cbcf.cuyahogacounty.us for more information.

The goal of building a Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) in Cuyahoga County became reality as a result of the collaborative efforts of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, the County Commissioners, the City of Cleveland, and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. With all the reports of prison overcrowding, it is important to provide a facility that rehabilitates offenders through research-based programs that have been proven to reduce recidivism while protecting our community. The Cuyahoga County CBCF is the 19th and latest CBCF in Ohio.

What is a Community Based Correctional Facility?
Community Based Correctional Facilities (CBCFs) have been established by Ohio law as a sentencing alternative for non-dangerous felony offenders. Currently there are 18 CBCFs operating in Ohio. The funding for construction and program operation comes entirely from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. A Facility Governing Board (FGB) is responsible for oversight of the facility. Two thirds of the members of the FGB are appointed by the Judicial Advisory Board (which is made up of County Common Pleas Judges) and one third of the members are appointed by the County Commissioners.

CBCFs provide comprehensive programming addressing offender needs such as chemical dependency, education, employment, and family relationships. CBCFs are considered to be the most restrictive sentencing option in the range of community-based sanctions. The Cuyahoga County CBCF will be a single county facility with a maximum capacity of 200 beds.

Goals of CBCFs
The goals of the Community Based Correctional Facilities are to: * Reduce state prison overcrowding * Reduce taxpayers' cost of incarceration in Ohio * Maximize public safety * Reduce recidivism * Provide successful reentry into the community * Provide treatment and rehabilitative services

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