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North Carolina’s Serious & Violent Offender ReEntry
Initiative:
Going Home A Systemic Approach to Offender
Reintegration
Justice Systems InnovationsNC Division of Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities & Substance Abuse Services
Going Home InitiativeGoals
• To ensure public safety by reducing recidivism through successful community reintegration.
• To create a sustainable transition & reentry process that ensures coordinated services & supervision for offenders released from prison.
• To establish a statewide network of government agencies, community & faith-based organizations, businesses & citizens committed to successful offender transition & reentry.
Dur
ham
1
4
Ala
man
ce
15
Alexander 22
Alleghany 23
Anson 20
23Ashe
Avery 24
2Beaufort
6 Bertie
13Bladen
13Brunswick
Buncombe28
Burke 25
Cabarrus 19
Caldwell 25
3 Carteret
Caswell 9
Catawba 25
Chatham 15
Cherokee 30
27 Cleveland
13Columbus
3 Craven
12 Cumberland
Dare 1
Davidson 22
Davie 22
Duplin 4
7 Edgecombe
Forsyth21 9
Franklin
27 Gaston
1Gates
30 Graham
9
Granville
8 Greene
Guilford18
6 Halifax
Harnett 11
Haywood30
Henderson 29
6 Hertford
Hoke 16
2Hyde
Iredell 22
Jackson30
Johnston 11
4 Jones
Lee 11
8 Lenoir
Lincoln 27
McDowell 29
Macon 30
Madison 24
2Martin
26 Mecklenburg
Mitchell 24
19
Montgomery Moore 20
7 Nash
New
Hanover 5
Northampton 6
4 Onslow
Orange 15
3 Pamlico
Pender 5
Person 9
3 Pitt
Polk29
Randolph 19
Richmond 20
Robeson 16
Rockingham 17
Rowan 19
Rutherford 29
Sampson 4 16
Scotland
Stanly20
Stokes 17
Surry 17
Swain 30
Transylvania 29
2Tyrrell
Union 20
9Vance
Wake10
9Warren
2Washington
24Watauga
8 Wayne
Wilkes 23
Wilson 7
Yadkin 23
Yancey 24
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan
Currituck
Camden
NC Reentry Cluster Communities
Region 1
Region 4
Region 3
Region 2
Clay
30
North Carolina’s Offender Re-entry Process
Offender Management Model (OMM)
Clinical Assessment
IndividualizedCase Plan
CBI
SubstanceAbuse Svcs
Employment
Medical ServicesHousing/Food/
Clothing
Education/Voc Training
Transportation
Continuous Case Management and Case Staffing
Mental HealthServices
Phase 1: Division of Prisons
•Make a plan for the offender’s reentry
•Participate in programs such as education, substance abuse & mental health treatment, life skills & job training
Phase 2: Community Reentry
•Ongoing review & monitoring of the offender’s reentry plan
•Participate in programs for needed services, such as supervised housing, job placement, education & treatment
Phase 3: Long-term Support
•Long-term accountability for reentry plan
•Participate in aftercare treatment, ongoing mentoring, & support groups via community-based organizations
Target Population
• Released from prison with at least 90 days of community supervision (e.g., parole or post-release supervision)
• Age 18-35 at time of release
• Going home to one of the cluster communities (see map)
Target Population Profile
Variable Western Wake/ Durham EasternCrime Group Public Order (56%) Personal (73%) Personal (57%)
Crime Category DWI (50%)Assault (20%)
Robbery (37%)Assault (23%)
Assault (27%)Robbery (23%)
DWI (23%)Race White (65%) Black (81%) Black (75%)
Age Group18-2122-2728-35
11%37%52%
13%49%38%
14%37%49%
Reading Level(median)
8.3 – 8.8 9.8 – 10.2 9.3 – 9.8
DARTAssignment
76% 57% 57%
SMI Diagnosis 9% 5% 8%
Phase 1: Institution
• Plan for the offender’s reentry
• Participation in programs such as academic & vocational education, substance abuse, & life skills
• Work on the unit or through work release, or participate in vocational programs or job training
• Receive medical & mental health treatment as needed
Institution Process
• Generate list of eligible inmates 12-15 months prior to release
• Review list, verify eligibility, & contact case managers
• Discuss Going Home Initiative & schedule initial meeting
Institution Process (contd)
• Review inmate’s file • Conduct Team
meeting w/ Case Manager & Inmate (w/in 12 mos.)
• Complete needs assessment, OTI & Common Assessment
• Modify case plan• Conduct Team
meeting w/ Case Manager & Inmate (w/in 6 mos.)
• Review case plan• Make recommendations
for conditions of release• Conduct Team meeting
with Case Manager & Inmate (prior to release)
• Review case plan & make initial recommendations for community case plan
• Develop release schedule
Intended Outcomes
• Improve coordination of program & service delivery in prison
• Identify transition & reentry needs earlier
• Increase accountability for expected outcomes
• Institute an outcome-oriented case planning process
• Initiate a seamless transition from prison to the community
• Education (academic & vocational)
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Drug/Alcohol Recovery Treatment (DART)
• Character Education• Transition Aftercare
Network (TAN)• Employment (Work
Release, Corrections Enterprise)
DOC Programs, Policies & Procedures
• Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI)
• JOBSTART/JOBSTART II (Job Preparation for Offenders)
• Mutual Agreement Parole Program (MAPP)
• New Case Management policy
• New Transition policy• Transition Envelope
Phase 2: Community Reentry
• Ongoing review & monitoring of offender’s reentry plan
• Participate in programs for needed treatment & services, such as supervised housing, job search & placement, academic & vocational education & treatment
• Develop mentoring relationship & supportive networks
Community Process
• Initiate 24-hour shadow (community mentor)
• Establish basic support system
• Begin probation supervision
• Develop community case plan with expanded Transition Team
• Monitor case plan • Participation in
programs & services
• Focus on housing, employment & mentoring
• Continue on-going case management
Intended Outcomes
• Re-assess offender for risk & need
• Monitor outcome-oriented case planning
• Increase accountability for expected outcomes
• Improve program & service delivery system in the community
• Emphasize specific transition issues such as housing, employment, mentoring & treatment
Phase 3: Long-term Support
• Identify goals for long-term accountability
• Participate in continuing care, mentoring & support groups
• Continue monitoring of reentry plan
Long-term Process
• Provide supportive network for offender
• Build capacity of community partners to provide supportive network for offenders
• Promote and cultivate relationships among network partners
• Conduct training and provide technical assistance and workshops
Intended Outcomes
• Establish long-term support & networks in the community
• Build capacity of communities to hold offenders accountable
• Build capacity of community-based organizations to support offenders in transition
• Share accountability for expected outcomes
Keys to Offender Reintegration
Pre-release planning & preparation
Post-release transitioning & supervision
On-going community support
An interlocking process involving the correctional system w/ state & local partners:
Close supervision from day of release through transition by probation/parole officers, in concert w/ local law enforcement & community-based partners, is essential for keeping the offender focused on his/her reintegration case plan.
Post-Release Supervision
• Close supervision monitoring of the offender from the day of release through the end of the transitional phase by probation/ parole officers, in concert with local law enforcement & other community-based partners.
• This is crucial to keeping the offender on task in pursuing his or her reintegration case plan.
The Four C’s of Partnering
CommunicationThe free sharing of information and
knowledge.
CommitmentA good-faith pledge by all partners to do whatever each has resources to do, with no concern for who
gets credit.
CoordinationA sequenced plan of action, agreed to by all parties, delineating who will do what, when
& for what duration.
CollaborationA spirit of willing
cooperation & mutualrespect that allows different
entitiesto share a common vision to
contribute to the process.
5. Reintegration Culminates in the Community
• The ultimate challenge of the reintegration process occurs in the community.
• The community partners who will assume primary respons-ibility in this stage must be increasingly involved in the process as it progresses, ensuring continuity of support leading to offender reintegration.
Objectives of the Local Partner Process
• Increased understanding of the criminal justice system, corrections & offenders
• Enhanced ability to respond to public safety issues, as well as community concerns
• Integrated local resources & agency work• Enhanced problem-solving skills around
common interests• An educated, diverse core group that can
explain program & resource needs for system integration
Local Partner Process: Critical Elements
• Define a mechanism to facilitate two-way communication; All parties directly involved must be committed to the mechanism
• Representation from all appropriate segments of the community
• Define the roles & responsibilities of each partner
• Direct involvement in decision-making process
• Clearly defined procedures to hold each other accountable
• Each partner’s needs & limitations are acknow-ledged & addressed
• Orientations for all partners to learn about each other
Local Partner “to do list”
• Conduct resource mapping in major need areas: housing, employment, mentoring/life coaching & treatment
• Develop job description for contractual JobLink staff
• Build network capacity by participating in training & requesting technical assistance
•Develop leadership structure•Develop regular meeting schedule•Develop local Memoranda of
Understanding & standard operating procedures
•Tour local prison & build relationships with staff
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