Corrections Directors Special Session Seminar

1. Corrections DirectorsSpecial Session Seminar Overview of Transition from Prison to Community in Indiana

2. Prior to 2002, inmates leaving Indiana’s prisons received: • Transition workbook • $75 gateage check • Bus ticket

3. Prior to 2002 • Over 40 percent of released adult offenders returned to prison within three years of release

4. 2003 TPCI Launch • Indiana joins five other states to initiate the transformation to a TPC model state • Missouri • Rhode Island • Oregon • Michigan • North Dakota

5. 2003 – 2005: Baby Steps • Process of change begins • Created TPCI Coordinator position • Governor held “kickoff” press conference • Formed steering committee and working groups • Conducted workshops • Began drafting reentry-focused policy • TPCI slowed prior to gubernatorial election

6. 2005: Reinvigoration • New Governor, new Commissioner • The Programs and Services Division was renamed “Reentry Division” • Changed mission statement • The Indiana Department of Correction advances public safety and successful reentry through dynamic supervision, programming, and partnerships.

7. Emphasis Through Branding • “Reentry begins at Day One” • “Road to Reentry” • “Reentry is everyone’s business” • “Changing Lives One Job At a Time”

9. Perfected a New Statewide Policy • Sets expectations for 6-12 months prior to release • Implements Unit Team approach • Weekly meetings • Holistic • Offender’s direct involvement • Integrates Offender Case Management model • Individual Reentry Accountability Plans (RAPs)

10. Building interagency relationships by promoting “shared responsibility” and developing cooperative agreements • Dept of Education • Dept of Health • Dept of Natural Resources • Dept of Transportation • Dept of Veterans’ Affairs • Dept of Workforce Development • Family and Social Services • Office of Attorney General • Council of Community Mental Health Centers • IN Criminal Justice Institute • IN Housing and Community Development Authority • Bureau of Motor Vehicles • Department of Child Services • Division of Mental Health and Addictions • Social Security Administration • Local judiciary • Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives • Local Community Corrections programs • Division of Youth Services

11. Spreading the MessageBeyond the DOC • 97+ percent of offenders sent to prison will be returning to their communities • Increasing public awareness • Citizens Advisory Boards • Town Hall meetings • Editorial Board meetings • Legislative Days • Judicial Directory

12. TPC Initiatives • Dedicated reentry website • No holiday/weekend releases • Clothes drives • PREF/IREF • Veterans benefits • TANF benefits 90 days prior to release

13. TPC Initiatives • ID cards • BMV mobile unit • Birth certificates • Replacement Social Security cards • Debit cards upon release • TC housing units • Purposeful Incarceration

14. Assessment Strategies • Developed Offender Case Management System • Indiana Risk and Needs Assessment (IRAS) • Recidivism study

16. Beyond 2011: Expansion • Utilize jails for step-down transition of long-term offenders • Career Resource Centers within facilities and parole offices • Target Medicaid-eligible offenders for approval prior to release • Rebranding reentry for the future