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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

A Non-Profit, A Non-Profit, Community-Based Community-Based Approach to Parolee Approach to Parolee ReentryReentry

Cal State San Bernardino Reentry Initiative (CSRI)Helping people come home. For good.

Students welcome.

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.

CSRI Structure

CSUSB (Public Entity)

CDCR

University Evaluation

MANAGEMENT

EVALUATION & OVERSIGHT

Community-Based Nonprofits

County/City EntitiesSERVICE PROVISION

Parolee

FUNDER

Who are our clients?

CSRI Client Characteristic

Patients

LLU

Community

Avg # county

jail times before DRC 19

Avg # county

jail times before DRC 19

Average # of

Children 2.2

Average # of

Children 2.2

Average Age of 1st Drug Use

12

Average Age of 1st Drug Use

12

Average Age 37

Average Age 37

Gang Involved

40%

Gang Involved

40%

Sexual Offenders

6%

Sexual Offenders

6%

Male97%Male97%

Average Education

Level8th Grade

Average Education

Level8th Grade

Homeless Housed (off site)

15%

Homeless Housed (off site)

15%

McKinney Vento

Homeless35%

McKinney Vento

Homeless35%

CCCMS/ EOP25%

CCCMS/ EOP25%

What Makes CSRI Unique

Current and Future Services

Food/Commodities

Mental Health Education

Substance Abuse Education

PRIMARY SERVICESHousing Support

Case Management

Healthcare Linkages

Cognitive Behavioral Restructuring

SECONDARY SERVICES Education

Career/Tech Ed.Employment PreparationEmployer Partnerships

Employment Retention Employment PlacementFinancial Literacy

Faith-Based Linkages

Restorative Justice

Mentoring Community Service

Gender ResponsivenessAftercare

Transportation Assistance

Legal Assistance

Life Skills

AssessmentCOMPAS

Community Navigation

TERTIARY SERVICES

Family Grief/Bereavement Children’s Tutoring

Anger Management/52-Week Batterer’s Intervention

Children’s Healthcare

Family Reunification

Parenting

Tattoo Removal

EVIDENCE-BASED

EVIDENCE-BASED

PROGRAMMING

PROGRAMMING

EVIDENCE-BASED

EVIDENCE-BASED

PROGRAMMING

PROGRAMMING

What works?

Benefits Benefits of Community-of Community-

Based Non-Based Non-Profit ProgramProfit Program

Saves cost on Saves cost on incarcerationincarceration

Continuum of Continuum of care for care for paroleesparolees

Addresses Addresses generational generational

cyclecycle

Tax burdens Tax burdens becomebecome

tax payerstax payers

Expert Panel Expert Panel recommendationsrecommendations

Increases public Increases public safetysafety

Increased Increased parolee parolee

supervisionsupervision

Decreases Decreases prison prison

populationpopulation

CSRI Costs as Compared to Incarceration

“Recidivism” Rates Compared

15%

65%

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.

Performance IndicatorsFebruary 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.

CSRI Partners–GovernmentCongresswoman 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)

CDCR DRC-SB Partners–Government

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

Over 20 CSRI Partner Services - In-Kind:

Professional business attire

Emergency housing vouchers

Hot lunches on a daily basis

Financial literacyCredit recoveryHygiene kitsLeadership trainingParenting programsStudent textbooks BooksFurniture

FoodBasic medical careHIV/STD testingCreative writingEmployment

preparation trainingGender responsive

programsToastmasters trainingChild support

navigationLegal assistanceMentoring

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