recidivism reduction

The impacts of jail extend far beyond the people who are incarcerated, having direct consequences for families. From general stress and anxiety, to lost income and support, to concerns about reunification and recidivism, countless families confront the associated burdens of incarceration each year in the United States.

Participate in BJA-led Tribal-Federal-State Intergovernmental Collaboration Team meetings.

Engage in a collaborative review process with federal agencies, providers, and tribes in the development reentry products.

Participate in recurring meetings with BJA to discuss collaborative partnerships.

TTA outreach to tribal communities to discuss status of their programs, their needs for support, resources or referral for additional matters that are outside the scope of this TTA provider.

TIRW-AK was a series of virtual modules facilitated by national experts and delivered to members of 8 Alaska native tribes and villages from March 16-18, 2021. Teams were comprised of tribal court specialists, vocational rehabilitation counselors, family contact facilitators, reentry coalition coordinators, crisis clinicians and council members, and others. Teams had to apply, be chosen, and complete several pre-workshop assignments.

Un-arresting away homelessness in your community through the development of a homeless outreach team is one of the hottest trends in policing today. If your agency continues to struggle with more questions than answers about effective responses to homelessness, consider the top 10 reasons why you should start a homeless outreach team.

Homelessness is expensive. Each chronically homeless person on the streets of your community consumes up to $30,000 annually in public resources (such as jail stays and emergency room visits).

For the overwhelming majority of people in federal and state prisons who will eventually reenter the community, finding employment plays a critical role in preventing recidivism. That said, it is not strictly job placement services that can make the difference between reincarceration and successful reentry; ensuring people who are returning to communities from incarceration have the skills to not only find, but also retain, jobs is also key.

Met with SRR planning team workgroups to provide updates templates, discuss coordination with JRI work on parole, and faciliate continued strategic planning around sections 3 and 4 of the P&I Guide.