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BOP REENTRY STRATEGY Inmate Skills Development & Offender Workforce Development

BOP REENTRY STRATEGY Inmate Skills Development & Offender Workforce Development. ASCA’s All Directors Training Program. Harley G. Lappin Director Federal Bureau of Prisons Washington, DC December 3 - 4, 2010. Second Chance Act. Signed into law April 9, 2008

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BOP REENTRY STRATEGY Inmate Skills Development & Offender Workforce Development

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  1. BOP REENTRY STRATEGYInmate Skills Development & Offender Workforce Development ASCA’s All Directors Training Program Harley G. Lappin Director Federal Bureau of Prisons Washington, DC December 3 - 4, 2010

  2. Second Chance Act Signed into law April 9, 2008 Validates the Bureau’s skill-based model (Inmate Skills Development Initiative) and collaboration model (Offender Workforce Development) which comprise our Reentry Strategy

  3. Second Chance Act Establishes a Federal Prisoner Reentry Strategy which requires the BOP to: - assess inmates skills, - generate individualized skill development plans, - determine program assignments, - prioritize high-risk populations, - collaborate with external entities, - provide annual reporting to Congress on progress, - and other related activities.

  4. Reentry Skill Sets INTERPERSONAL • Family Background • Family Ties / Support System • Parental Responsibility • Relationships • Communications WELLNESS • Health Promo/Disease Prev • Disease/Illness Management • Transitional Plan • Government Assistance ACADEMIC • Intellectual Functioning • Literacy • Language • Computer Skills VOCATIONAL / CAREER • Employment History • Career Development • Institution Work History • Post-Incarceration Employment

  5. Reentry Skill Sets LEISURE • Use of Leisure Time DAILY LIVING • Money Management • Food Management • Personal Hygiene/Sanitation • Transportation • Identification • Housing • RRC Placement • Family Care MENTAL HEALTH • Substance Abuse Management • Mental Illness Management • Transitional Plan • Appropriate Sexual Behavior CHARACTER • Personal Character • Personal Responsibility COGNITIVE • General Behavior • Criminal History • Domestic Violence/Abuse • Criminal Behavior

  6. Assessment

  7. Next Steps Develop standardized evidence-based programs to address skill deficits Standardize requirements for Mock Job Fairs and Career Resource Centers Continue to develop partnerships to expand reentry resources and address barriers Enhance mentoring for community transition Refocus volunteers to assist with targeted skill development

  8. Next Steps Evaluate impact of strategies and programs on overall recidivism Enhance quality of data collection Increase data and information sharing with partner agencies Increase offender workforce development consistent with labor market forecasting

  9. What is the OWD Partnership?At the National Level… • Comprised of Federal Government agencies and national organizations. • Working together to provide overall assistance and guidance for local partnerships engaged in defendant/offender workforce development. • Focused on identifying strategies and alternatives for organizational and legal barriers impacting workforce development and related reentry resource objectives for returning offenders.

  10. Defendant / Offender Workforce Development ConferenceApril 18-21, 2011  San Francisco, CA

  11. Thank You!For more information:National Reentry Affairs Branch202-353-3598CO/Reentry@bop.gov

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