from cell to street facility re-entry services
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From Cell to Street Facility Re-Entry Services. Objectives. Transition From Prison to Community (TPC) Overview of Pre-Release Programming offered at all facilities Identification Acquisition Optional Programming Opportunities Special Populations. Transitions and Reentry Services. Staffing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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From Cell to StreetFacility Re-Entry Services
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Objectives
• Transition From Prison to Community (TPC)– Overview of Pre-Release Programming
offered at all facilities
– Identification Acquisition
– Optional Programming Opportunities
– Special Populations
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Transitions and Reentry Services
• Staffing– Prisons with significant release numbers have
an assigned transition program coordinator to facilitate reentry resources
– Each of the nine adult prisons in Minnesota are staffed with a Transition Coordinator
– Intake facility staffed with Child Support Liaison Worker
– Central Office management team of four managers
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MN Correctional Facilities
• Faribault– Jolene Peterson– Jeff Petersen
• Shakopee– Sandy Hand
• Stillwater– Harriette Manis– Bridget Letnes
• Oak Park Heights
• Lino Lakes– Joe McCoy
• Rush City– Jason Skwira
• Moose Lake– Heather Walczynski
• Willow River– Craig Olsen
• St. Cloud– Rebecca Fratzke
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Professional Collaboration
• Closing the Gap–Casework
Involvement
–Supervising Agent
–Community Partnerships
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Intake• Orientation, continuum of service
– Mandatory programming– Provides information on programming available at the
facility and how to get into such programming– Allows time for a plan to develop– Focus
– “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
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Continuum of services
• St. Cloud recommendations– What did they recommend– What does it mean if I complete these
recommendations?– What does it mean if I do not?
• Case management expectations– What do they need and when?
• Supervising Agents– What to expect?
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Transitions and Reentry Services
• Pre-Release Class• Mandatory
– Challenges of a broad audience– Niche programming (SO, CD, RV, LSI-R)– Continuum of Service – Intake through Expiration– Schedules and programming vary from facility to
facility based off of security/programming schedules
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Chapters Covered
• Identification
• Life Skills
• Housing
• Education
• Transportation
• Living Under Supervision
• Family
• Restorative Justice
• Health
• Money Management
• Employment
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Sample Schedule• Day 1
– Introduction/Attitude– Identification
• Birth Certificate• Social Security• DL Record Review• Driver’s License/ID
• Day 2– Housing– Credit (NovaDebt)– Health Care Overview
• Day 3– Tax Credit– Federal Bonding– Family Reunification– Child Support
• Day 4– Release Planning– Casework Overview– Living Under
Supervision– Agent Presentation– Optional Seminars
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Day 5: Creative Job Search
• Job Search Preparation• Career Assessment• Skills Identification• Resume & Cover Letters• Applications• Networking• Internet Job Search• The Job Interview• Finishing Touches
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Caseworkers
• Accept referrals/questions
• Resource acquisition
• Release Plan questions
• Pre-Release involvement
• Q&A
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Supervising Agents
• Living Under Supervision
• Myth Busters
• Collaboration with Stearns County and DOC Agents
• Monthly sessions
• Q&A
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Optional Seminar Opportunities
• Mandatory Pre-Release Class• Interest-Drive• Targeted Topics:
– Housing, Financial Literacy, Family Reunification, Relapse Prevention, Child Support, College Preparation, Mock Interviews and Career Exploration
• Offenders are HIGHLY encouraged to enroll in the seminars that apply to their individual needs
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Housing Seminars
• Housing Link
• Salvation Army
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Financial Literacy
• The Village Financial Consulting
• Novadebt (Roseville, MN)
• Family Means• Wells Fargo
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Family Reunification
• Bridge Builders for Kids
• Amicus
• Minding the Gap
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Relapse Prevention
• Facility CD Treatment Staff
• Mark Groves
• Transition Program Coordinators
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Child Support—Lori Lofrano
– Crucial liaison between DHS/DOC
– EDUCATE– Assist in modifying
child support orders for incarcerated men at intake facility
– Contact information for county child support workers
– Quash warrants for non appearance
– Try to lift driver’s license suspensions prior to release
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College Preparation
• St. Cloud State University
• St. Cloud Technical College
Financial Aid Services
Admissions
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Mock Interviews
• Interview Preparation– Felony Question
• Correction Teaching Assistants
• Volunteers• Mock Interview
Fairs
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Career Exploration
• Career Scope• Career Exploration
Class• Follow-through
– Vocational Short-term Programs
– College
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Identification
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Identification Barriers
• Need:– Birth Certificate– Social Security– State ID/Driver’s License
• Why don’t offenders have these items?
• Impact?
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Identification
• Social Security Cards– Memo of
Understanding• Facilities partner
with local office• Difficulties with
varying offices• Varying Aliases• Social Security
Numbers
• Birth Certificate
– Various states/various processes
– Funding– Name issues– Road to identification
(DL/ID)
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Driver and Vehicle Services
• Driver and Vehicle Services Record Reviews– Fines, Reinstatement Dates, Requirements
• Driver and Vehicle Services MN State ID/Driver’s License MOU– Contract DVS to come into the facilities and
complete applications for MN State Id’s and Driver’s Licenses
• Class D Written Test
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DL/ID Issues
• Driver’s licenses suspended and revoked– Child support non-payment– Driving After Revocation, No Insurance, etc.
• Hard to prove identity in some cases (lost documents, aliases, name changes)
• Costs in both time and money to achieve ID docs– MN DL Renewal $24.00– State ID $18.00
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Transitions and Reentry ServicesSPECIAL POPULATIONS
• Short-Term Offenders• Female offenders• Release Violators• Segregation
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Special Populations
• Short-Term Offenders (STO’S)– July 1, 2009– <180 Days – Unique Population
• Mandate• Triage• Demographics• Concerns
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Where are they?
• MCF-St. Cloud retains all offenders who have less than 120 days to their schedule release date (SRD)
• If an offender has more than 120 days, he may be transferred to another facility
• MCF-Shakopee retains all female STO’s
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Services Received
• Under 14 Days to SRD– Triage
• Identification• Health Care• Resources• Job Info• Resume• Optional Seminars
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STO Services Received
• Typical Short-Term Offender Transitional Services– Adapted Pre-Release Class
• Targeted needs
– Seminars– Self-Paced Opportunities– Resources– Key to success: Collaboration
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Female Offenders
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o Because men and women are different. To treat men and women equally, we must treat them differently, while always following DOC policies and procedures!
oMN State Statute 241.70
Why Gender Matters…
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o Average age 36-45 years oldo Typically female offenders
complete higher levels of education
o Higher rates of mental health issues & dual diagnosis
o Parenting prior to & while they are incarcerated
o Greater medical needs
Profiling the Female Offenderbased on July, 2009 statistics
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• Common issues that female offenders face
• Trauma and Addiction
• Relational Issues
Relevant Gender Issues
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• Abuse
• Poverty
• Addiction
• Dysfunctional Relationships
Common Issues
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Release Violators
• Release Violators– “Hints on Transitions – Attitude, Issues
and Resources” (HOT AIR)• The program motto is – “It’s all Hot Air.
What YOU do with it determines if your balloon flies”
• Primarily based off of repeat offender issues—more individualized services
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Release Violators
• Menu of services offered based off of needs…– Attitude– Issues– Resources
• Collaboration: Parole Officers, Ex-Offenders, Community Resources
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Segregation Services
• Large population getting released directly from segregation living units– MCF-St. Cloud Youthful Offenders
• Individualized triage services
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Transition Resource Rooms
• All facilities have a Transitions Resource Room
• Wide collection of resources
• Computer Access
• Tutor Assistance
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MCF-St. Cloud Transition Resource Room
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Transitions Resource Center MCF-Shakopee
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Computer Programs Available:
– Reentry resources home page
– www.minnesotaworks.net
– United Way 211– O-NET Work
Importance and Interest Profiler
– Career Scope – Financial/Credit
Assistance
• Microsoft Excel and Word
• Offender Workforce Development Division
• Win Way Resume Deluxe
• Legal Aid Information• Child Support
Information
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Mock Interview Fairs
• IMPORTANT Community Collaboration
• Volunteer Interviewers
• Optional• Class-Interview-
Debrief• Facility-wide initiative
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Transition Fairs
• One of the BEST services we offer offenders nearing release
• Community Organizations
• Offenders one year from their Supervised Release Date are invited to attend
• Collaboration/Education
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• April 26th, 2011: MCF-Shakopee– Contact: Sandy Hand
• May 11th, 2011: MCF-St. Cloud– Contact: Rebecca Fratzke
• June 9th, 2011: MCF-Faribault– Contact: Jolene Peterson
• July 19th, 2011: MCF-Lino Lakes– Contact: Joe McCoy
• November 2nd, 2011: MCF-Stillwater– Contact: Harriette Manis
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Finally…
Collaboration is the ultimate key to successful offender
reentry
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QUESTIONS