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Bridging the Gap: Challenges of Reentry and Successful Reintegration

Explore the stark statistics and personal stories surrounding incarceration in the U.S. and the efforts of Franklin County to address the needs of transitioning citizens. Discover ways to support reentry initiatives and promote successful community reintegration.

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Bridging the Gap: Challenges of Reentry and Successful Reintegration

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  1. U.S. versus World • U.S. represents 5% of the world’s population • U.S. incarcerates 25% of the world’s prisoners.

  2. 500% increase in number of people incarcerated over last 40 years

  3. Franklin County Criminal Justice Statistics • Courts, Crime, and Corrections uses 82¢ of every Franklin County Real Estate tax dollar • Over $35 million in taxes collected in 2017 • Jail uses 32¢ of every $1 • Jail costs $71 per day per inmate • Franklin County - 2.3% of the population is involved through incarceration, court involvement, or probation • United States - 3.2% of the population is incarcerated

  4. County Stats: 2.3% of population uses 82% of the funds

  5. PA 2015 Costs of Education Vs Prison • $17,774 per public school student • $42,727 per state prison inmate • 2.4 times more money spend on incarceration

  6. Jail StatisticsMarch 2018

  7. Criminogenic Risks

  8. Risk/Need Principle

  9. Assessments • Level of Service Inventory – Revised (LSI-R) • Risk And Need Triage (RANT) • Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS)

  10. RANT

  11. Dosage

  12. Personal Story

  13. Needs of Transitioning Citizens • Housing -Lack of a home plan is the number one reason for not leaving the jail at the minimum release date.

  14. Needs of Transitioning Citizens • March 2018 - An average of 60 people per day leave the jail to go to work.

  15. Needs of Transitioning Citizens • Transportation – • #1 Barrier - No public transportation. • One agency is currently providing inmates with rides to work for a nominal fee.

  16. Needs of Transitioning Citizens • Mental Health Treatment – Up to 80% have a mental health diagnosis that is less serious such as generalized anxiety or depression.

  17. Needs of Transitioning Citizens • Substance Abuse Services – It is estimated that 65% of the jail population has a problem with a substance whether it is alcohol, illegal or prescription drug abuse.

  18. Franklin Together Website

  19. Coalition Task Forces • The Great Barrier Relief • Resolving issues that impact successful reintegration into the community. • Areas of concern: education, employment, housing, transportation, women’s issues, family reunification, mentoring, and physical and mental heath • 2018 Goal - Peer Mentoring Group

  20. Coalition Task Forces • Case Review • Complex inmate cases reviewed to problem-solve reentry issues such as lack of home plan.

  21. Coalition Task Forces • Outreach • Educating the community on reentry issues • Reentry Simulation • Reentry Month Activities • Speaking to civic groups • Healing Communities Work Group • Focus on Faith community

  22. April Reentry Month • Commissioners Proclamation – Tue, April 10, 2018 • Roundtable Presentation: Wed, April 11, 2018 • Reentry Simulation, Human Service Training Days – Wed, April 18, 2018 • Life On Parole, Community Film Night – Thu, April 26, 2018, 5:30pm @ Capital Theatre Center • Comfort Kitchen – Fri, April 27, 2018, 5:00-8:00pm @ Salem United Brethren Church • Re-entry Week Litany – Shared with Congregations through Healing Communities • Franklin Together Reentry Coalition – Thu, May 3, 2018, 1:00-3:00 pm @ Administrative Annex Building

  23. Call for Action You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear. Father Greg Boyle

  24. Learn More • 13th – Documentary (Currently on Netflix) • Tattoos on the Heart – Book by Father Gregory Boyle • Just Mercy – Book by Bryan Stevenson • “Each of us is more than the worst thing we have ever done.” • “The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.” • Grace goes to Prison – Book by Melanie G. Snyder

  25. What can I do? • Come to a coalition meeting • Join a Task Force • Apartment owners - learn about renting to returning citizens • Business owners or HR directors – consider employing individuals with a criminal record • Encourage your faith organization to be part of Healing Communities • Donate to the coalition or a coalition partner

  26. Interested??? • Email or call • Kim Eaton, Franklin Together Co-chair • kmeaton@franklincountypa.gov • 717-263-0450 • Alaina Ingels, Franklin Together Coordinator • Aingels@sccap.org • 717-263-5060

  27. Reference Bourgon, G., & Armstrong, B. (2005). Transferring the principles of effective treatment into a "real world" prison setting. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 32: 3– 25.

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