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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; [email protected]•Andrea Mitchel, Director of Program Quality; [email protected] • Elaine Zucco, Director of Program Operations; [email protected]
Phone (909)327-2981