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Release Planning for Successful Reentry RESEARCH REPORT SEPTEMBER 2008 DRAFT: Not for circulation or Distribution Release Planning for Successful Reentry A Guide for Corrections, Service Providers, and Community Groups Nancy La Vigne Elizabeth Davies Tobi Palmer Robin Halberstadt URBAN INSTITUTE Justice Policy Center URBAN INSTITUTE Justice Policy Center 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 www.urban.org © September 2008. The Urban Institute. All rights reserved. The Urban Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. This research was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Grant Number 201.2365 ii CONTENTS Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................4 What Is Release Planning? ........................................................................................................................5 How Does Release Planning Fit into the Broader Process of Reentry Planning?..............................5 Who Is Responsible for Release Planning?........................................................................................5 How and When Does Release Planning Occur? ................................................................................6 What Are the Key Components of a Release Plan? ................................................................................7 Basic Needs .........................................................................................................................................8 Transportation..............................................................................................................................8 Clothing and Food .....................................................................................................................10 Financial Resources ..................................................................................................................11 Identification and Important Documents....................................................................................12 Housing ..............................................................................................................................................13 Employment and Education ...............................................................................................................15 Health Care ........................................................................................................................................17 Physical Illness ..........................................................................................................................17 Mental Illness.............................................................................................................................19 Substance Abuse/Addiction.......................................................................................................20 Support Systems ................................................................................................................................21 What Are the Opportunities and Challenges of Release Planning?....................................................24 Engaging the Released Prisoner........................................................................................................24 Supervised Releasees...............................................................................................................25 Those Released Directly from Maximum Security.....................................................................26 Unsupervised Releasees...........................................................................................................27 Sex Offenders............................................................................................................................29 Women.......................................................................................................................................30 Gaining Cooperation from Corrections Staff ......................................................................................31 Collaborating with Community and Agency Partners.........................................................................31 Funding...............................................................................................................................................36 Revising Policies and Laws................................................................................................................37 Legislative Changes at the Federal Level .................................................................................37 Legislative Changes at the State Level .....................................................................................38 Ensuring Quality and Accountability...................................................................................................40 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................42 References.................................................................................................................................................44 Appendices................................................................................................................................................... i Appendix A: Case Studies..................................................................................................................... i Obtaining Financial Resources: Oregon’s Department of Corrections........................................ ii Addressing Identification Needs: The H.I.R.E. Network..............................................................iii Addressing Housing Needs: Idaho’s Transition and Treatment Funding Program..................... v Addressing Health Care Needs: Massachusetts’ DOC / Mass Health Pilot Program................ vi Managing Special Populations: Allegheny County State Forensic Support Services................vii Collaborating with Community Agencies: Tennessee’s Good Samaritan Network.................... ix Appendix B: 2007 UI Discharge Planning Survey................................................................................ x Appendix C: Scan of Practice............................................................................................................xvii iii Acknowledgments We would like to thank the Annie E. Casey Foundation for its guidance and support in this project and the following participants from the AECF/UI 2007 and 2008 Discharge for Successful Reentry Consultative Sessions. Richard Cho Rachel McLean Program Officer Policy Analyst, Criminal Justice Programs Corporation for Supportive Housing Council of State Governments Le’Ann Duran Linda Mills Manager, Office of Offender Reentry Consultant and Attorney at Law Michigan Department of Corrections Rodney Mitchell Joan Gillece Director, Office of Ex-Offender Affairs Program Manager Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Marta Nelson Director Tomi Hiers Learning Institute Director of Programs and Services Center for Employment Opportunities Office of the Secretary Department of Public Safety and Correctional Roberta Richman Services Assistant Director of Rehabilitative Services Rhode Island Department of Corrections Blaire Jones Policy Analyst Carol Shapiro National Governors Association Founder and Executive Director Family Justice Mary Kay Kollat Reentry Director A.T. Wall Wisconsin Department of Corrections Director Rhode Island Department of Correction Angela Lee Reentry Administrator Jamie Yoon Ohio Department of Corrections Research Associate Council of State Governments Justice Center Stefan LoBuglio Chief, Pre-Release and Reentry Services Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation We also thank the 43 state correctional agencies that participated in the survey featured in this study: Alabama Department of Corrections Iowa Department of Corrections Arizona Department of Corrections Kansas Department of Corrections Arkansas Deptartment. of Correction Kentucky Department of Corrections California Department of Corrections & Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Rehabilitation Corrections Colorado Department of Corrections Maine - Charleston Correctional Facility Connecticut Department of Correction Maryland Division of Correction Delaware Department of Correction Massachusetts Department of Correction Florida Department of Corrections Michigan Department of Corrections Indiana Department of Correction Minnesota Department of Corrections iv Mississippi Department of Corrections Oregon Department of Corrections Missouri Department of Corrections Pennsylvania Bureau of Inmate Services Montana Department of Corrections Rhode Island Department of Correction Nebraska Department of Corrections South Carolina Department of Corrections New Hampshire Department of Corrections
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