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Life After Incarceration

Discover the top 3 ways to fight recidivism, including job opportunities, sobriety, and education. Learn about essential soft and hard skills for success post-incarceration, as well as insights from individuals who have overcome these challenges. Find helpful tips for the first day of freedom, questions to ask during incarceration, and how to adjust to life after release. Explore the success stories of those who have made a positive transition and create your personalized plan for a brighter future.

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Life After Incarceration

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  1. Life After Incarceration Criminal Justice System Top 3 Ways to Fight Recidivism Soft & Hard Skills People Who Made It Your Plan

  2. Frank L. Greenagel Jr. MPAP, MSW, LCSW, LCADC ACSW, CJC, ICADC Director of Community Affairs – College Recovery NJ Governor’s Council on Drug Abuse & Alcoholism Adjunct Professor – Rutgers School of Social Work Instructor – Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies 1st LT – PA Army National Guard flg2@aol.com www.greenagel.com Greenagel Counseling Services on Facebook

  3. The Criminal Justice System • Food, toilet, bed, light, fear, time, joy & pain of visits, and being told what to do. • 2,266,800 adults in jail or prison in 2011 • .7% of the US population • 4,814,200 adults on probation or parole • 6,977,700 in criminal justice system • 53% of arrested males and 39% of arrested females are re-incarcerated (’03) • 50 - 75% of people in prison or jail have a substance abuse history

  4. Question What are the top 3 ways to fight recidivism?

  5. 3 Top Ways to Fight Recidivism • #1 JOB • #2 Sobriety • #3 Education

  6. Soft Skills #1 Promptness - show up - show up on time

  7. Soft Skills #2 Hygiene & Grooming

  8. Soft Skills #3 Manners

  9. Soft Skills Review • Promptness • Hygiene/Grooming • Manners

  10. Hard Skills #1 Reading • Follow directions • Understand memos • Analyze reports

  11. Hard Skills #2 Writing • Very few people can write • Take extra writing classes • It will separate • you from everyone else

  12. Hard Skills #3 Math

  13. Hard Skills #4 Ability to Use Technology

  14. Hard Skills Review • Reading • Writing • Math • Ability to use technology

  15. Bare Minimum • Transportation • Long time since last arrest • HS Diploma • Professionalism (don’t bring chaos to work)

  16. A Paragon of Success • BA & other degress • Good credit score • Clean driving record • Specialized Skills • Other experiences • Work abroad • Travel • Different Experiences

  17. Reasons to go to Therapy • Concerns about future • Romantic Relationships • Sexual Identity • Grief/Loss • Academic Stress • Work Stress • Interpersonal Stress • Substance Abuse

  18. The First Day of Freedom • Don’t drink. Don’t smoke. Don’t snort. Don’t take pills. Don’t shoot. • Avoid people, places and things. Seriously. • Go out for a nice lunch or dinner. • Plan an out-of-state trip. • Continue with some kind of therapy

  19. Questions I Ask People in Jail • Name • Hometown • What do you do for fun? • Substance problem? Drug of choice? • Charge • First time in jail or repeat offender • Who’s fault? • What will be different?

  20. The First Month of Freedom • So much depends upon the first day, week and month. • Are you changing addresses? • What will you do for work and/or school? • Are you cutting off old friends, or will you roll the dice?

  21. Adjusting to Life After Incarceration • Completing drug court • How to avoid old friends • How to avoid old trouble • Not trying to make up for lost time • Telling people about your past • How to handle money • How to get into a healthy romantic relationship

  22. People Who Made It • Harold Hughes • Charles S. Dutton • Ben Chin • Regina Diamond • Robert Downey Jr. & Iron Man

  23. Your Plan • 1st day out of jail or prison • Avoid people, places and things • Meaningful job and/or education • Continued non-use • Suggested follow-thru with 12-step meetings • Exercise • Therapy • Learn how to handle money • Hobbies • Travel • Help others

  24. What a professional helper can do • Connect with services • Housing • Employment • Counseling • Education/Training • Social Supports • This is one of the great market inefficiencies

  25. Where will you go?

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