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Alameda County Reentry Network acreentry

Alameda County Reentry Network www.acreentry.org. THE GREATER RESPONSE TO REENTRY. Presentation Summary. Reentry in Alameda County Role of the Reentry Network Reentry Network Endorsements. Reentry in Alameda County. UNDERSTANDING REENTRY REENTRY CONTINUUM POPULATION SIZE

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Alameda County Reentry Network acreentry

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  1. Alameda County Reentry Networkwww.acreentry.org THE GREATER RESPONSE TO REENTRY www.acreentry.org

  2. Presentation Summary • Reentry in Alameda County • Role of the Reentry Network • Reentry Network Endorsements www.acreentry.org

  3. Reentry in Alameda County UNDERSTANDING REENTRY REENTRY CONTINUUM POPULATION SIZE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION DEMOGRAPHICS SERVICE NEEDS www.acreentry.org

  4. Reentry Continuum Incarceration – period while incarcerated before pre-release planning has begun Pre-Release – planning phase leading up to release OUTSIDE INSIDE Release - Released from institution and transition to community, ideally in accordance with pre-release plan Reentry – establish long- term solutions for health, housing, employment etc. www.acreentry.org

  5. Theoretical Foundation of Reentry Network www.acreentry.org

  6. Understanding Reentry • “The reality of mass incarceration translates into the reality of reentry” - Jeremy Travis, John Jay College of Criminal Justice • Over 90% of people who are incarcerated are released • There are now 2.3 million people in U.S. prisons and jails, a fourfold increase since 1980. • An estimated 700,000 people in the U.S. are released from incarceration each year www.acreentry.org

  7. Impact of Reentry on Communities • Reentry impacts specific communities more than others • HEALTH: Racial disparities in incarceration can explain disparities in AIDS infection rates • CHILDREN: 1 in 4 African-American children will witness their father being sent to prison by their fourteenth birthday www.acreentry.org

  8. Reentry in Alameda County • In June 2008, Alameda County had 16,438 people under criminal justice supervision • 4,664 parole • 11,684 probation • Roughly 1 in 100 people in Alameda County are currently under criminal justice supervision www.acreentry.org

  9. Reentry Population Demographics Alameda County parolee population is: • Overwhelmingly male (91%) • Under 50 years old (97%) with the largest proportion in the 30-40 age range • People of color (84%) with African Americans comprising the largest ethnic group constituting 67% of the parolee population www.acreentry.org

  10. Reentry Population Service Needs • Income & Employment: financial support to address immediate post-release needs and training/education to obtain living-wage job • Housing:a safe and sober place to live that adheres to the terms of release • Health Care: continuity of care from incarceration to community • Substance Abuse: treatment, support groups and other substance abuse services www.acreentry.org

  11. Reentry Population Service Needs • Education: minimum of GED, basic literacy and mathematics skills. • Social Services:access and information on available public benefits. • Family Services: family reunification, parenting, spousal relationships, etc. • Case Management: case manager to identify potential services, facilitate service delivery and monitor progress. • Legal services: employment rights, record cleaning, restitution and child support payments, etc. www.acreentry.org

  12. A Need to Address Reentry • The need to address reentry has been widely recognized (e.g. 2nd Chance Act ) • Reentry programs will lead to safer more vibrant communities • Successful models of county-wide systems for addressing reentry are rare but do exist www.acreentry.org

  13. The Role of Reentry Network WHAT DOES THE REENTRY NETWORK PROVIDE? www.acreentry.org

  14. What are we doing currently? • Current responses to reentry: • Increasing police involvement in programming (e.g. community policing) • Funding services and programs • Addressing policy barriers • Planning, cooperation and coordination has been noticeably absent from our response to reentry • “We aren’t out numbered, we are out organized” – Arnold Perkins, former Alameda County Public Health Director www.acreentry.org

  15. A County Wide Response • The Alameda County Reentry Network (Reentry Network) is a county-wide effort to reduce recidivism among the formerly incarcerated in order to increase public safety. • The Reentry Network addresses reentry as a county-wide problem. • The Reentry Network enables county-wide planning, data-collection, resource-development and collaboration. www.acreentry.org

  16. The Reentry Network Provides S.A.F.E.T.Y. Strategy Advocacy Facts Efficiency Teamwork Yardstick www.acreentry.org

  17. Strategy www.acreentry.org

  18. Advocacy www.acreentry.org

  19. Facts www.acreentry.org

  20. Efficiency www.acreentry.org

  21. Teamwork www.acreentry.org

  22. Yardstick www.acreentry.org

  23. Responding to Reentry ALAMEDA COUNTY REENTRY NETWORK: A NEEDED RESPONSE TO A RISING DEMAND www.acreentry.org

  24. What is the Reentry Network? • A network of committees, task forces and forums that address the full spectrum of reentry stakeholders. • The Reentry Network has created two new committees; other committees were formed from established meetings and groups that were already addressing these issues. www.acreentry.org

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  33. Reentry Network Endorsements www.acreentry.org

  34. Endorsement #1 • Publicly state your participation on the Decision Makers’ Committee • Agree to attend Decision Makers’ committee meetings every 6 months • If you are personally unable to attend agree to send a representative www.acreentry.org

  35. Endorsement #2 • Engagement of staff, constituency and/or department or agency • Where appropriate, commit staff to engage with the reentry network in their work • Encourage new and emerging programs and organizations to participate in the Reentry Network www.acreentry.org

  36. Endorsement #3 • Adoption of priorities • Agree to commit resources to support reentry work within your district, agency and or department • Work with Reentry Network to raise county wide resources to support work in all cities and the unincorporated areas www.acreentry.org

  37. Commitment of Resources is not… • Shifting local/internal resources away from your district, agency or organization to other entities • A demand for new resources • Exclusively fiscal resources www.acreentry.org

  38. Commitment of Resources is… • Align resources and programs within your district, agency or organization with the Reentry Network’s Annual Priorities • Work with Reentry Network to collaboratively obtain new resources for county wide projects • Encourage recipients of new resources to connect and collaborate with the Reentry Network prior to implementation www.acreentry.org

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