Reintegration Center

The Netherlands

What we believeWe believe that the guidance of Dutch detainees in their search for a paid job should be improved. Certain conditions, such as accommodation, a healthy financial situation and psychological /medical care, are of great importance therewith. We provide for such conditions in close collaboration with the staff of prisons and the reintegration centre.

This presentationDuring this presentation we will explain the purpose of having a reintegration centre. We also would like to know to what extent the participants currently have set up a reintegration process.

What is the problem• In/outflow detention: 35,093 persons in 2012• Complex target group• Detainees do not have internet access• Many detainees are unable to organize their own affairs properly • Citizens - and therefore also prisoners - can only provide

information regarding their registration for work and income digitally

• High rate of recidivism (71% within 6 years)

Background 2012

Age 18+

Total persons 2012 35,093

Total unique persons 30,448

Where 27% < 2 weeks

Where 50% < 1 month

Where 65% < 2 months

Where 78% < 4 months

Where 84% < 6 months

Start reintegration in the penitentiary

• There should be social service employees in all penitentiary institutions for screening purposes and in order to keep contact with municipalities and the main partners.

• Within two working days, the penitentiary institution should notify the municipality that their citizen is in detention.

• Social service employees should screen the detainee on five habitats within 10 days:

Medical and psychological care Financial problems Accommodation Work and income Identification

Cooperation with municipalities• Penitentiary institutions work closely together with the respective

municipality• Many problems cannot be organized by the municipality • Detainees should organize themselves:

Search for accommodation

Subscribing for accommodation

Register for work and income

Search for jobs

Filling out forms

Clarifying their financial situation (overview of debts)

Reintegration centre for detainees in the penitentiary institutionCounselling by volunteers and trainees

What to do:• Everything to improve reintegration

• Digital/internet

• Telephone

• Fill out forms

• And more

Accommodation

Accommodation

Subscribe for accommodation

Search for accommodation

(room/house etc.)

Controlling and maintaining

accommodation

Work and income

work and income

Register as jobseekerJob search Younger than 27 years

required to search for vacancy

create portfoliowatch DVD about several professions

filling out forms

Contact municipality for work

Arrange for daily activities

Financial status

Financial liabilities

Find out contact details of creditors

Clarify financial liabilities

Contact debtors

Medical and psychological care

medical careaddictions

psychological care

search for a general

practitioner

provide information about healthy life style

Inform about infectious diseases

Reintegration

We are curious to what extent the participants currently have set up a reintegration process.