Prison health care costs rose to nearly $50 billion in 2007. Faced with surging expenditures and population, state and local officials are now taking dramatic steps such as granting early release to some inmates.
In 2007, the State of Georgia spent more than $17,000, on average, for the incarceration of each of nearly 35,000 inmates. Any local Georgia jurisdiction that diverts just 2 drug offenders per week using eCARE+ will save more than $1 million in the first year from avoided incarceration and hospitalization costs.
eCARE+ is a comprehensive solution to significantly reduce the huge cost to states, counties and local jurisdictions of the repeated re-incarceration of people arrested for non-violent crimes. By applying cutting edge information technology, eCARE+ greatly scales up the savings achieved by diverting the arrested and detained into more appropriate court-approved alternative community-based programs.
eCARE+ coordinates and streamlines the efforts of stakeholders across all agencies such as Correctional Health Providers, the offices of the Public Defender, State’s Attorney’s Office, Pre-trial Services, and the Specialty Courts.
Influencing lives is another significant benefit of eCARE+, since it brings each individual into focus. At a time when some jurisdictions are experiencing recidivism rates of more than 30%, the social aspects benefits must be addressed.
eCARE+ properly tracks the services and care each detainee receives and ensures a proper handoff between multiple stakeholders. Through the use of extensive collaboration and evaluation tools, the system ensures that the right individual receives the right amount of treatment and attention.
- Pew Center
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