By: Greg Eash, COO, equivant Corrections
In today’s rapidly evolving correctional landscape, having accurate, comprehensive information available at all times is crucial for making informed decisions that enhance the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of your facility. At equivant Corrections, we are more than just a software company; we are your consultants and partners. That’s why our customers often start an engagement with us by taking advantage of our Operational Assessment service. With over 100 combined years of experience as practitioners, our former practitioners understand your challenges and enjoy digging into your facility’s inner workings to provide both strategic advice and immediately actionable solutions tailored to your specific needs.
Why Choose Our Operational Assessment Service?
Our Operational Assessments are designed to deliver a deep, comprehensive evaluation of your facility—not to sell you software. Our goal is to identify your unique needs and provide sustainable solutions that ensure long-term success, whether or not it involves our software (or any software, for that matter). Our approach is driven by our commitment to partnership and practical support, ensuring that your facility benefits from expert insights and immediately actionable strategies.
How It Works
Our team of experienced professionals conducts on-site engagements lasting from one to five days, thoroughly evaluating your facility across multiple critical areas, including:
- General Operations and Workflows: Assessing efficiency and effectiveness in daily operations and looking at comprehensive jail management system efforts.
- Staff and Training: Evaluating staff competencies, training programs, turnover, and development needs.
- Security and Safety: Reviewing protocols to ensure the safety of both inmates and staff, tracking of incidents, and more.
- Inmate Management and Programs: Examining inmate management strategies, classification, tracking, and educational and rehabilitation programs.
- Inmate and Staff Health and Well-being: Ensuring that health and wellness programs meet necessary standards and looking at how mental health issues are addressed.
- Compliance and Legal Issues: Checking adherence to and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and mitigating liability risk.
- Community Relations and Transparency: Assessing the facility’s engagement and transparency with the community and other stakeholders.
- Technology and Infrastructure: Evaluating the technology in use for custody management, classification, and operations. Looking at data security and protection.
- Future Planning and Development: Identifying areas for growth and strategic development, and plans to adapt to future challenges and changes in the correctional landscape.
What You Get
After our comprehensive evaluation, you receive a detailed summary report addressing key inquiry categories, written by former practitioners. This report includes immediate action items and recommendations tailored to your facility’s specific needs so you can make informed investment and resource allocation decisions. If necessary, we also provide referrals to other industry partners who can offer additional support. This report will give you peace of mind knowing that operations, safety, efficiency, and more have been studied strategically and measured against other institutions. Our goal is to equip you with the knowledge and strategies you need to easily make improvements across a variety of operational areas and make the best decisions for your facility’s future.
Investment
Our Operational Assessments are an investment in the future of your facility, with pricing tailored to the scope of the engagement. Investments range from one-day Operational Assessments at $13,000 to 5-day engagements priced at $20,000.
The Value of Expertise
Our expert team, with hands-on experience in correctional facility management, works closely with you to fully understand your unique situation, goals, and challenges. We identify gaps and pain points, address liabilities and inefficiencies, and highlight your competitive advantages. The comprehensive analysis and actionable plan we provide will guide your next steps, ensuring you move forward with confidence and peace of mind. It’s why many of our customers choose to start with this service—because you don’t know what you don’t know.
If you are interested in obtaining the insights you need to make the best decisions for your facility—without the salesy overlay—contact us today to learn more about how our Operational Assessment Service can empower you with the information and strategies necessary for success. Together, we can harness the power of knowledge to make informed decisions for a safer, more efficient facility.
