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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SUCCESSFUL SERVICE DELIVERY, AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO
INCREASE SUCCESSFUL CLIENT REINTEGRATION
By, Nicholas Crapser,
MA, LMHC, LPC, CDP, CADC-III, NCC, MAC, CSC
Ph.D. Student
Deputy Director, Sponsors, Inc.
MY BACKGROUND…State and nationally licensed addictions counselor
State and nationally licensed mental health counselor
State and nationally certified clinical supervisor
Doctoral student, Oregon State University Ph.D. Counseling; Counselor Education and Supervision
Adjunct professor, Oregon State University Professional Counseling
Adjunct professor, Lower Columbia College Addictions Counseling, Pharmacology, Suicide Intervention/Prevention
Instructor/presenter on successful reintegration, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI)
WHERE IS LANE COUNTY, OREGON?Sponsors is in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is in Lane County
36 counties in Oregon
Lane County is the 4th highest populated county in Oregon
Multnomah County 799,766
Washington County 582,799
Clackamas County 408,062
Lane County 369,519
OREGON GEOGRAPHY
Eugene is the third highest populated city in Oregon Portland 619,360
Salem 161,637
Eugene 160,561
While not the largest land mass county in Oregon, Lane County is not the smallest either
Lane County, Oregon is roughly the same size as Connecticut Lane County, Oregon (4,722 mi2) – population 369,519
Connecticut (5,543 mi2) – population 3,591,000
Most of the population of Oregon lives west of the Cascade Mountain Range The east side of Oregon is mostly rural
LANE COUNTY, OREGON – IN YELLOW BELOW…
OREGON INCARCERATION RATE VS. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY…
Sixth highest number of sex-offenders in the country Top five:
California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Michigan
Oregon has the highest population of individuals over 55 in the prison system Average cost of incarceration cost per person in custody $34,135 over 55 years old $68,270
National Imprisonment Rate 458 per 100,000 Maine 132 per 100,000 (lowest in the country)
Oregon 376 per 100,000
Louisiana 776 per 100,000 (highest in the country) http://www.sentencingproject.org/the-facts/#map
In 1997 there were less than 5,000 men and women in Oregon state prison custody
In 2017 there are over 14,000 men and women in Oregon state prison custody
World Incarceration Rates if Every U.S. State Were a Country (per 100,000 people)
*State*Country
Highest Rate (Country):United States
Rate: 716
Highest Rate (Overall):Louisiana; Rate: 1,341
Lowest Rate (Overall):ComorosRate: 16
Data: Prison Policy InitiativeGraphics: Josh Begley
PRISONS IN OREGON…Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) 1851
Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) 1929
South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 1951
Oregon State Correctional Institute (OSCI) 1959
Oregon State Penitentiary Minimum (OSPM) 1964
Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI) 1983
Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) 1989
Santiam Correctional Institute (SCI) 1990
Columbia River Correctional Institute (CRCI) 1990
Shutter Creek Correctional Institute (SCCI) 1990
Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) 1991
Two Rivers Correctional Institute (TRCI) 1999
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) 2001
Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF) 2005
Deer Ridge Correctional Facility (DRCI) 2007
Junction City [future site]
White City [future site]
PRISONS IN OREGON…Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) 1851
Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) 1929
South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 1951
Oregon State Correctional Institute (OSCI) 1959
Oregon State Penitentiary Minimum (OSPM) 1964
Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI) 1983
Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) 1989
Santiam Correctional Institute (SCI) 1990
Columbia River Correctional Institute (CRCI) 1990
Shutter Creek Correctional Institute (SCCI) 1990
Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) 1991
Two Rivers Correctional Institute (TRCI) 1999
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) 2001
Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF) 2005
Deer Ridge Correctional Facility (DRCI) 2007
Junction City [future site]
White City [future site]
PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE…
325 million people in America – 7.4 billion in the world
The United States is 4.4% of the worlds population
We incarcerate over 25% of the worlds prison population
Or better put, more than double of the number two incarcerator, China.
Over 2 million people incarcerated in America
MORE STATISTICS…
Over 13 million people either in prison or on supervision
Roughly 100 million Americans have an arrest record which is slightly more than the amount of Americans that possess a four-year college degree
This works out to around 1 in 4 Americans with a criminal record of some type
IT IS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS…
…when more people have criminal records than college degrees
…when we criminalize mental health challenges
…when we criminalize addiction
…when building new prisons comes from the same pot of money that education, senior services, and healthcare
…when it costs more money to imprison someone than educate them
Average cost of college education $11,009 per year (Washington Post)
Average cost to keep someone in prison $31,286 per year (New York Times)
WHAT ARE WE DOING IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON?
Our Community Partners…
THE LANDSCAPE OF MOST COMMUNITIES…
THE LANDSCAPE OF MOST COMMUNITIES…
WHY LANE COUNTY, OREGON IS DIFFERENT…
WHY LANE COUNTY, OREGON IS DIFFERENT…
Employment and Housing
Treatment and Interventions
Lower Recidivism
SPONSORS HISTORY…Founded by a group of Catholic Nuns and community activists in 1973.
Began providing housing services in 1988, with a 5 bed halfway house.
Today Sponsors operates 21 buildings on 7 sites with over 200 beds of transitional, long-term, and permanent housing for people with criminal histories
TARGET POPULATION…
People releasing from state or county correctional facilities.
Men and Women convicted as adults and assessed as moderate – very high risk.
Priority Populations:
People convicted of sex offenses
Seniors
Women with children
Veterans
People with disabilities and mental illness
RISK/NEEDS/RESPONSIVITY
Triaging our resources to the highest risk
Assessments drive service delivery
LS/CMI (Risk Needs Assessment)
URICA (Stage of Change Assessment)
Specialized Assessments (PHQ9)
Identifying top criminogenic risk factors
Addressing responsivity Issues
Aligning system resources to apply dosage
Tracking dosage
HOUSING MODELS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
LONG-TERM HOUSING
PERMANENT HOUSING
TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ROOSEVELT CROSSING
Opened 2010 – LIHTC/ARRA/VA $6 Million
47 residential units of housing with 74 beds
62 Beds of transitional housing (60-120 days); 12 beds of long term housing (1 year) SCA Mentoring Program – (500+ matches)
Reentry Resource Center – Jobs Program
Parenting Inside-Out Curriculum
Moral Reconation Therapy (Evidence Based CBT)
Veterans Grant and Per Diem (transitional)
Legal Clinic
Change Company Journals / BITS / Carey Guides (skill building)
*Approximately 1/3 of Sponsors clients are people with sex offense convictions and are eligible for all of the programming above.
OPERATIONAL FUNDING SOURCES
Transitional Housing - $35 a day (per bed)
CCA/JRI Contracts; VA GPD;
SCA Demonstration Project Grant
Long-term Housing (1 FTE - $35K Per year)
Community Corrections Contract
Permanent Housing (2 FTE - $100K Per year)
Oregon Justice Reinvestment
LIHTC Pro Forma/LLC
HUD/DOJ Pay For Success NOFA (additional FTE)
ROOSEVELT CROSSING –MEN’S TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM
RESIDENT ROOMS WITH FULL BATHROOM
RESIDENT KITCHENS
WALK-IN FRIDGE AND FREEZER ➢ Sponsors is a food buying co-op
➢ $6 per day food charge ($180 per month)
➢ Supplement annual food cost annually
➢ Purchased from restaurant supplier
➢ Special program clients help to break-up food
➢ Staff distribute to housing areas 3 times weekly
➢ Clients can get milk, bread, and eggs any time
➢ Clients are responsible for making their own meals
➢ Staff member delivers to our other program 3 times weekly as
well
ONSITE PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICE
HONORS HOUSING
FITNESS AND RECREATION CENTER
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS
SCREENING APPLICANTS
Reach-ins 6 – 12 months prior to release.
Beds booked through 2035
Referrals: commitment
Individual writes from prison
Release counselor refers
Parole officer refers
MOU’s with DOC – Monthly reports that include
LSCMI score
Release date
MH status
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Average stay 60 – 90 days
Clients are required to:
Check in with case manager twice daily
Submit to twice weekly drug tests + random screening
Put a minimum of 50% of earnings on acct.
Engage in programming as determined by risk/needs assessment and case plan.
Working with individuals convicted of sex offenses
Not segregated, offenses not disclosed.
Employment considerations
Team Meetings (case mgmt., PO, Treatment Providers, et al)
LONG-TERM HOUSING
10 units of long-term housing for men with sex offense convictions.
Providing residence for sex offenders who have difficulty acquiring permanent, sustainable housing.
Residents are employed, in school, or are on disability
and self-finance rents ($350 a month)
One on-site property manager
PERMANENT HOUSINGTHE OAKS
Partnership between Sponsors, Lane County’s Housing Authority, and Lane County Parole and Probation
Scope – 54 units: One bedroom apartments for ex-offenders; Subsidized Rents; Total project cost: $9,143,982
Funding: Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), System Development Charge (SDC) Waivers, private grants, donations and contributions from local government.
PERMANENT HOUSINGTHE OAKS
PERMANENT HOUSING THE OAKS
TIME LAPSE VIDEO
Time lapse video of The Oaks at 14th over the span of 12 months…
Aerial photos of the project and neighborhood…
Aerial photos of our other properties
SPONSORS STAFFING…
Program within a program.
Sponsors encourages formerly incarcerated individuals to apply for jobs.
Expectation that staff will further skills through education (work schedules are tailored around academic schedules).
To date, while working, staff have acquired:
1 Ph.D. (in process)
3 Master’s Degrees
6 Bachelor’s Degrees
Dozens of Associates’ Degrees and
Dozens of CADC’s (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor).
SPONSORS EMPLOYEE’S STATISTICS
37 employees
62% have arrest records
16% employees came through Sponsors
138 combined total years in prison
227 combined total years out of prison
235 combined total years in recovery from substance abuse
EFFORT IS REQUIRED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER INCARCERATION…
SB416 –
Bill originally created but never passed that some counties opted into
Individuals convicted of property crimes that are prison bound on mandatory minimum sentencing
Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
RLAN –
Minimum custody individuals with “gate clearance, and good conduct”
Exit prison two months prior to exit date
85 and 5
VETERANS PROGRAM –
Sponsors has 10 designated transitional beds for United States Military Veterans
Sponsors has helped 413 vets since opening our veteran program in 2010
EFFORT IS REQUIRED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER INCARCERATION…
Drug Court – Since September, 2013, thirty male drug court clients have lived at Sponsors
Ten United States Military Veterans have lived at Sponsors
Several women successfully reunited with their children and are now productive, pro-social, members of society
RISE – Reunification in a Safe Environment Sponsors Women’s and Children’s Program
Up to five adult women and up to 12(ish) children
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) in the Lane County Jail March, 2016 began planning
April, 2016, men’s class began – July, 2016, women’s class began
To date, we have served over 700 men and women in MET classes
EFFORT IS REQUIRED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER INCARCERATION…
Lane County Adult Correctional Facility Yoga program
Socialization program (90 minutes mandatory out with staff 2 times per week)
Come out of cells to eat meals
Graduating people to lower classification
Three Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHP)’s seven days per week
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (MET Groups)
Lane County Parole and Probation All clients administered LS/CMI and WRNA
All parole officers trained in BITS, CBT interventions, and cross trained with other staff
Gender specific case loads, SPMI case loads, and crime specific case loads
Parole and probation officers work in concert with Sponsors staff who each support case planning
Lane County, one of the lowest recidivism rates in the State of Oregon (#2).
WHY THIS SUCCESS?
People are willing to think AND work outside the box
Tossed out “business as usual” model
Getting rid of the “I will try” attitude
Cross train
Great working relationships
Everyone supports everyone
Open lines of communication
Our people believe in our people
LET’S LOOK AT SOME PICTURES!
Drone photos taken of our properties a few weeks back
Gives individuals who are not from the area a literal “birds eye view” of where our projects are
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS