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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

A Non-Profit, Community-Based Approach to Parolee Reentry. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Cal State San Bernardino Reentry Initiative (CSRI ) Helping people come home. For good. Students welcome. Increasing Community Safety Through Partnerships.

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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  1. A Non-Profit, Community-Based Approach to Parolee Reentry California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Cal State San Bernardino Reentry Initiative (CSRI) Helping people come home. For good. Students welcome.

  2. Increasing Community Safety Through Partnerships Cal State Reentry Initiative Under contract from the CDCR, the University Enterprises Corporation at California State University San Bernardino, and partnering agencies provide basic programming to parolees returning to the Inland Empire from California prisons thus reducing recidivism, increasing community safety and breaking the cycle of generational incarceration.

  3. CSRI Structure FUNDER CDCR MANAGEMENT CSUSB (Public Entity) EVALUATION & OVERSIGHT University Evaluation SERVICE PROVISION County/City Entities Community-Based Nonprofits Parolee COMMUNITY

  4. Who are our clients?

  5. CSRI Client Characteristic Average Age of 1st Drug Use 12 Average Education Level 8th Grade CCCMS/ EOP 25% Average # of Children 2.2 LLU Community McKinney Vento Homeless 35% Avg # county jail times before DRC 19 Average Age 37 Patients Male 97% Sexual Offenders 6% Gang Involved 40% Homeless Housed (off site) 15%

  6. What Makes CSRI Unique

  7. Current and Future Services Aftercare Family Reunification Gender Responsiveness Tattoo Removal Restorative Justice Family Grief/Bereavement Children’s Healthcare Children’s Tutoring TERTIARY SERVICES Anger Management/52-Week Batterer’s Intervention Community Navigation Parenting Transportation Assistance Legal Assistance Mentoring Community Service Faith-Based Linkages EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING Employment Placement Financial Literacy Employment Retention Career/Tech Ed. Employer Partnerships Employment Preparation SECONDARYSERVICES Education Life Skills Substance Abuse Education Healthcare Linkages Cognitive Behavioral Restructuring Mental Health Education Assessment COMPAS Food/ Commodities Housing Support PRIMARY SERVICES Case Management

  8. What works?

  9. Benefits of Community-Based Non-Profit Program Saves cost on incarceration Continuum of care for parolees Decreases prison population Expert Panel recommendations Increases public safety Increased parolee supervision Tax burdens become tax payers Addresses generational cycle

  10. CSRI Costs as Compared to Incarceration

  11. “Recidivism” Rates Compared 65% 15% CA Statewide: Return to prison within 3 years of release. DRC: Abscond, return to custody (prison or jail) for violations, new offenses, or any other reason for 24 months of operations.

  12. Performance Indicators • February 2011 to September 2013 • Total Number of Referrals-1,920 • Total Number of Clients Served-805 • Clients/Students Employed 240 • *Recidivism Rate 14.7%. • *CSRI defines recidivism as students who abscond or are re-incarcerated for any reason. 33 absconded and 85 were re-incarcerated.

  13. Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod Former Assembly Member Wilmer A. Carter CDCR Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) CSU-San Bernardino (SB), University Enterprises Corporation CSUSB Center for the Study of Correctional Education CSUSB Career Center (Interns) CSRI Partners–Government

  14. SB District Attorney SB County Superintendent of Schools SB County Department of Public Health SB County Department of Human Services (DCFS) SB City Mayor’s Office SB City Police Department SB Employment Training Agency (WIB) SB City Adult School CDCR DRC-SB Partners–Government

  15. Over 20 CSRI Partner Services - In-Kind: • Professional business attire • Emergency housing vouchers • Hot lunches on a daily basis • Financial literacy • Credit recovery • Hygiene kits • Leadership training • Parenting programs • Student textbooks • Books • Furniture • Food • Basic medical care • HIV/STD testing • Creative writing • Employment preparation training • Gender responsive programs • Toastmasters training • Child support navigation • Legal assistance • Mentoring

  16. To Learn more about CSRI…. • You may contact: • Carolyn Eggleston, Ph.D., Executive Director; ceggleston@csricenters.org • Andrea Mitchel, Director of Program Quality; amitchel@csricenters.org • Elaine Zucco, Director of Program Operations; ezucco@csricenters.org • Phone (909)327-2981

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