Knox County
Sheriff's Office
Knox County
Sheriff's Office
C.A.P.P.
Community Alternatives to Prison Program
About C.A.P.P.
In 1986, CAPP opened after the Community Corrections Act was approved by state legislators to relieve prison overcrowding by diverting nonviolent offenders from prison. CAPP has always incorporated the belief that offenders must receive training and treatment services to keep the cycle of crime from repeating. With that in mind, the state’s first Day Reporting Center (DRC) was developed and opened by CAPP in 1993; providing mental health counseling, addiction education and vocational/educational assistance to CAPP and state probation participants.
What has C.A.P.P. done?
Since its inception, CAPP participants have earned well over $13,000,000
Paid over $1,000,000 in court costs, restitution and supervision fees
CAPP participants have provided over $2,000,000 in community service work
CAPP participants have donated $48,500 to the Ronald McDonald House through CAPP’s recycling program
Each year, CAPP saves the state around $2,000,000 by providing supervision and treatment services to offenders as opposed to them serving their time in prison at a cost of $76.83 per day
The icing on the cake, however, is the fact that from July 2011 to June 2016, CAPP’s recidivism rate is a very low 12%!
Chief
Todd Cook
Chief Director
Connie
Bartlett
Program Director
C.A.P.P.
Staff
Russ
Hatcher
DRC Program Specialist
Courtney Thumma
Senior Case Manager
Message C.A.P.P.
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