2015 ANNUAL REPORT The New Jersey Reentry Corporation “To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.” —Isaiah 42:7 WWW.NJREENTRY.ORG @NJ_Reentry /NJReentry Addiction and Reentry Statistics 19% 67.8% JCETP/ NJRC Recidivism rate of state prisoners released in 2005 *For comparison, according to the most recent were rearrested within three years of data available from the State of New Jersey, 5 Release Outcome 2010 Report, 53% of released release. *Cooper, A.D., Durose, M.R. & Snyder, H.N. (2014). individuals are rearrested within three years. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Recidivism Of Prisoners Released In 30 States In 2005: Patterns From 2005 To 2010 58% JCETP/NJRC Employment Placement 404 2,349 clients were served in 2015 individuals sought treatment with our partner Integrity House in 2014/2015 85% of inmates are substance-involved (CASAColumbia 2010) 47.4% 50% of Essex County drug-related deaths of Ocean County drug-related deaths in 2014 were due to heroin in 2014 were due to heroin 48.4% 70% of Hudson County drug-related deaths of Passaic County drug-related in 2014 were due to heroin deaths in 2014 were due to heroin *For each of these four counties, heroin resulted in a higher instance of death than any other drug. 2 2015 Annual Report What is the NJRC? The New Jersey Reentry Corporation was formed to replicate the success of the Jersey City/ Hudson County reentry model. Through the leadership of Governor Chris Christie, Senate President Sweeney, and Speaker Prieto, the State of New Jersey authorized funding to establish reentry sites in Newark, Paterson, and Toms River. Our reentry partners, Volunteers of America, established reentry sites in Trenton and Atlantic City. As we move forward, we will keep you apprised of the Jersey City Employment and Training Program (JCETP), which serves as the local reentry vendor in Jersey City, as well as the NJRC’s activities throughout the state. While JCETP and NJRC have a different board of directors, we share a common mission to serve those returning from state and county incarceration. NJRC’s Mission Statement and Vision The NJRC is committed to providing critically needed services to court involved individuals to empower them to achieve healthy self-sufficiency, thereby reducing recidivism and fostering safer communities. The NJRC strives to provide a statewide network of reentry sites to service court involved individuals, to achieve measurable reductions in client recidivism, and to work with private employers and public agencies to maximize the training and employment of this discrete population. Beginnings Martin’s Place Grand Opening: Many special guests participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening of Martin’s Place in Jersey City, which is the headquarters of the New Jersey Reentry Corporation. Shown from left are Former New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean, Senator Brian Stack, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Congressman Albio Sires, Governor Chris Christie, Mayor Steven Fulop, Jim McGreevey, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Democratic Leader; Roger Jones, Board Chairman; and Congressman Donald Payne Jr. In rear from left are Pastor Joshua Rodriguez and Reverend Reginald McRae. New Jersey Reentry Corporation | WWW.NJREENTRY.ORG 3 NJRC Chairman NJRC Executive Director Jim McGreevey John Koufos A Letter from the Chairman and Executive Director of the New Jersey Reentry Corporation We are proud of the work accomplished by our NJRC and JCETP staff throughout the past year and more importantly of the lives we have touched. Our mission here at NJRC and JCETP is to fight for the returning citizen. In order to help ensure these individuals stay sober, stay in structured housing, and access a job, our organizations are working with drug and alcohol treatment programs, employers, training vendors, housing providers, and our partners in the New Jersey State Bar Association to address legal barriers. Due to Governor Christie’s leadership and working cooperatively with Speaker Prieto and Senate President Sweeney, we are re-imagining how reentry works. Working with Hudson County and the United States Department of Justice, we are engaging in landmark changes. One of the great things that we are doing here at the New Jersey Reentry Corporation is helping people maintain their sobriety. We are helping people to obtain structured sober housing and we are also putting people on a gateway to a productive livelihood. With the governor’s leadership on a bipartisan basis, we are reaching towns all across New Jersey. We are replicating the success of Jersey City Mayor Fulop and Hudson County Executive DeGise’s Hudson County model in multiple New Jersey cities. With the support of Commissioner Richman, Department of Community Affairs, we are instituting our reentry model in Newark with Mayor Baraka and County Executive DiVincenzo, in Paterson with Mayor Torres and Passaic County, and in Toms River with Mayor Kelaher and Ocean County. We are doing something that is demonstrably lowering recidivism and enabling people to have a fresh start by making government work. We are excited to share our results and activities from the past year with you, our partners, constituents and community members, in gratitude, and also as a reminder of the important work we are doing. Jim McGreevey John Koufos 4 2015 Annual Report Board Members Thank you to all of our Board Members, and a note of gratitude to Governor Christine Todd Whitman for her organizational support. NJRC BOARD MEMBERS JCETP BOARD MEMBERS Governor Brendan Byrne Roger Jones, Chairman Governor Thomas Kean Robert B. Knapp, Vice Chairman Governor James Florio Henry A. Plotkin Governor James McGreevey Hilario Nuñez Governor Jon Corzine Andrew Campbell Chief Justice Deborah Poritz Leslie K. Franks McRae Bishop Reginald T. Jackson Lizette Delgado Father Edwin Chinery Darrell Laval Michael Kempner Oscar Velez Joseph Hayden, Esq. Thomas Calcagni, Esq. Leslie K. Franks McRae Mayor Steven M. Fulop Report authored by Marie Pryor, Ph.D. and Michael Lacy. Contributors to this report include Jim McGreevey and John Koufos. Graphic design by Stefanie Campolo. ©2016 New Jersey Reentry Corporation Our Locations The Greater Newark Conservancy The Community Resource Center 32 Prince Street 53 S. Hackensack Avenue Newark, NJ 07103 Kearny, NJ 07032 Martin’s Place: NJRC Headquarters Center of Hope Toms River 398 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 147 Montgomery Street 310 Main Street, Suite 3B Jersey City, NJ 07305 Paterson, NJ 07501 Toms River, NJ 08753 New Jersey Reentry Corporation | WWW.NJREENTRY.ORG 5 NJRC Program Flowchart NJRC Program Flowchart Pre-Release Post-Release Recruitment: Individuals over 18 with alcohol or drug dependence who have been sentenced and Individual is Released incarcerated and/or are nearing release are identied inside a NJ correctional facility. Intake Case Orientation: Management Plan: This begins the Orientation is This is put into same day, or the Completed action to connect day after, release the individual to from correctional appropriate facility. services. People Screening and Assessment: Individuals with disabilities receive a complete mental health assessment by a and veterans Licensed Social Worker to determine strengths, receive unique risks, and needs assessment. services. Sober Addiction Transitional Treatment Continuum of Care Plan: A case Housing management transition plan is developed by the case manager following a continuum of care model. Healthcare: Identication: Legal Services: Mentoring: Medicaid registra- Motor Vehicle Legal services Mentoring working tion and linkage to Commission working through with faith-based healthcare through identication the New Jersey and professional federally qualied State Bar Associa- associations healthcare centers tion, Young and hospitals Lawyers Division Once Stabilized and Cleared: Working with One Stop employment center, the agency crafts an individually-designed employment training, education, and/or job search plan. 6 2015 Annual Report The NJRC Logic Model Measurement Intermediate Goals/ Inputs Outputs Tool(s) Outcomes Outcomes Treatment Clinicians/ Social Referrals to Treatment Completion of IOP/ Workers outpatient (IOP/ attendance / program/ treatment OP) programming discussion with Treatment treatment staff No negative facilities Referrals to NA/ dismissal AA/ GA IOP/ OP notes/ Case attendance Engaged in management treatment as per Sign-in sheets case manager/ client (voluntary) Increased Individual and family self- Housing Emergency Referrals to Housing Increase 1 “HUD- sufficiency Assistance funds housing providers assessment defined” housing and assistance questionnaire level from housing Recidivism Rapid Rehousing agencies status at intake reduction assistance Salesforce within 90 days Increased public Partner providers Number of housing safety placements Case Sobriety/ Recovery management Reduced Transportation On-the-Job training Training attendance/ Certificate of completion Employment governmental coverage sign-in sheet / from Martin’s Place/ Training costs Resume construction certificate NJRC/ outsourced Technology training provider Computer training Computer skills Employment checklist Employment retention at specialsits Interview preparation 30, 60, 90 days Video-recorded Partner employers interviews Employer feedback forms Pay stubs/ wage verification New Jersey Reentry Corporation | WWW.NJREENTRY.ORG 7 A Timeline of Our Events FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL JUNE JULY February 2, 2015 March