Transcript OFFENDER REENTRY - Minnesota Department of Corrections

DOC REENTRY SERVICES TEAM
Reentry Services Director
Gary Johnson
Reentry Program Manager
Tim Lanz
Community Reentry Coordinator
Farris Bell
Facilities Reentry Program Director
Kelley Heifort
Minnesota Comprehensive Offender
Reentry Plan
MCORP
OFFENDER REENTRY
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?
Between the years 1980 and 2005:
Reported crime up 19%
 Minnesota jail population up 239%
 Prison population up 306%
 Minnesota prison population will
increase 27% by 2014
 6000+ offenders released annually
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WHO ARE THE RELEASEES?
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95% of offenders will be released
Average confinement time is 22 months
80-90% chemically dependent or abusive
25% of men are on psychotropic medications
40% of females on psychotropic medications
Among homeless population, offenders have
steadily grown from 27% to 47% from 1997
to 2006*
*Wilder Research 2007
What’s to be gained by
Reentry?
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Correctional populations are manageable
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Released offenders are living purposeful
lives
 Communities
are safe
HOW SHOULD RE-ENTRY WORK?
Get People Together
 Understand Local Issues
 Redefine Missions and Integrate
Systems
 Maximize Value of Existing Funding
 Measure Performance
 Inform the Public
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STATE-WIDE COLLABORATION
STATE AGENCIES:
Education
 Employment and Economic Development
 Health
 Housing Finance
 Human Services
 Public Safety
 State Courts Administration
 Veteran’s Affairs
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LOCAL COLLABORATION
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CCA Pilot Counties
Hennepin
 Ramsey
 DFO
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Community Advisory Groups
TARGET POPULATION
Offenders returning to Hennepin,
Ramsey and DFO Counties
 LSI-R medium to high risk offenders
 Random selection
 Evidence-based research
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WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
Re-Entry Policy Council
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Make Smart Release/Supervision Decisions
Ensure Support for Victims
Offer Appropriate Places to Live
Break the Bonds of Addiction
Treat Physical and Mental Illness
Foster Meaningful Relationships
Provide Training and Jobs
WHAT’S THE CRITICAL PIECE?
Reentry focused
case planning
PHASE ONE
THE INSTITUTION PHASE
Goal: Create a continuum of reentry focus
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Assessment and case planning
Offender programming
Inter-agency collaboration and information sharing
At the Beginning of Confinement
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Enhance quantity and integrity of info on
new offenders
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Foundations programming and transitions
position at MCF St. Cloud
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Child Support position at SCL
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Handbook for family and friends
At the Beginning….continued
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Engage offenders in the process
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Create case planning and case
management model
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Realign some casework functions
During Confinement
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Facility transfer process driven by program
placement/security classification
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Reentry focused case plan guides program
placement
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Continuous reassessment of case plan
PHASE TWO
GOING HOME
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Offender Release Preparation
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Release Planning
Pre-Release Preparation
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Transition Resource Centers
Resources and referrals
 Mandatory pre-release classes
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Adult Pre-Release Curriculum
Future Release Planning
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Increasing housing options
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Increasing offender employability and
life skills
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Increasing communication to the field
and community
CURRENT HOUSING
PROGRAM
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2005 Appropriation
Multiple Models
Focus On High Risk Offenders
Housing = Public Safety
First Generation Model
Continuing Efforts To Expand
Housing Barriers for Offenders
Public housing authorities, Section 8
providers, and other federally-assisted
programs are permitted/required to deny
housing to those who have engaged in
offenses that are:
 Drug-related
 Violent in nature
 Negatively affect the health & safety of other
residents
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PHASE THREE
STAYING HOME
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Supervision and Services
Revocation Decision Making
Discharge and Aftercare
MCORP COMMUNITY REENTRY COORDINATOR
Areas of Responsibility
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Mentoring Program
Community Advisory Boards (Pilot Counties)
Victim Support Services
Affordable Housing
Employment Opportunities
Community Network Development
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Transitions Coalition
Family Reunification
Community Health Care
Who funds MCORP?
Prison Reentry Initiative Grant
 Annie E. Casey Foundation
 Life Skills Education Grant
 2007 Minnesota Legislature
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Second Chance Act ?
2007 Legislative Appropriations
Allocations for the Biennium
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$1.9 Million for MCORP initiatives
$400K for Offender employment initiative,
north Minneapolis
$1.6 Million for High Risk Adults grant
$400K for Domestic Abuse Reentry grant
$750K for Mentoring Children of Prisoners
grant
Total Allocation for reentry = $5, 050,000
WE ARE UNDER WAY
Reentry Advisory Groups in Pilot
Counties
 Identify gaps in services in each county
 Grants awarded to each pilot county
 Measure performance
 Analyze data/Implement improvements
 Design statewide reentry initiative
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MCORP CONTINUING FOCUS
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ENGAGE POLICYMAKERS
CAPITALIZE ON NATIONAL ATTENTION
GET THE MESSAGE OUT
REDEFINE THE CORRECTIONS MISSION
LOOK FOR MORE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
MCORP VISION
We envision a state in which offenders
live purposeful, productive, law-abiding
lives and communities are safe.