Reentry Services
Reentry Services
Reentry services assist men and women in facilities to prepare for the transition to be successful in the community. Services are individualized to meet the needs of the client and are aimed at creating opportunities for transformational change that will reduce the risk of returning to criminal behavior. Successful community reentry leads to safer communities.
Reentry Guide
Incarcerated individuals receive access to this interactive Reentry Planner, which provides resources to help them prepare for release and encourages goal setting. The guides include information about clinical and non-clinical programming, education opportunities, social activities, reentry programs and more. Reentry specialists work with individuals to create a reentry plan that identifies goals for success and barriers that might come into play.
Reentry Team
The reentry team offers hope and support to all incarcerated people at the beginning of their sentence, throughout incarceration, and after release so they can live successfully as included members of their community. Reentry services are individualized to meet the needs of the client and are aimed at creating opportunities for transformational change that will reduce the risk of returning to criminal behavior. Successful community reentry leads to safer communities.
Reentry Services staff members are specially trained to assist people with intentional reentry planning. Reentry specialists are available in every facility to help people establish their reentry plan and connect them with people, programs, and services that will help them achieve their goals. They meet with individuals during the first weeks of incarceration to encourage them to use their time wisely and begin thinking about what they want to do when they leave prison and how they will achieve their goals.
When the individual is about half-way to their parole eligibility date, the specialist will again meet with the individual to determine progress towards their goals and assist in whatever way possible.
Approximately 120 days from parole or discharge, the specialists meet with the individuals to finalize the reentry plan, which includes establishing housing, job searching and/or placement, connection to community resources and other resources as necessary.
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
| Assistance for Social Security Application |
Social workers provide assistance in obtaining and completing Social Security applications to individuals who qualify and are 90 days from discharge, post-release supervision or parole. Need addressed: Re-entry for those who may qualify for Social Security benefits due to age or disability. |
| Discharge Planning |
Reentry specialists work with individuals to ensure a reentry plan is completed. The plan allows for a smooth transition to the community and focuses on housing, transportation, employment, education, and medical/mental health services as needed. Need addressed: Re-entry |
| Intentional Peer Support Parole Prep |
This program is designed to prepare and provide resources to participants for presentation with the parole board. Need addressed: Reentry |
| Reconnect KEYS (Keep Educating Yourself For Reentry Success |
The program is designed to build confidence and accountability, resiliency, problem solving skills for reentry success and personal growth. Need area addressed: employment, reentry |
| Reentry planning |
Clients develop comprehensive reentry plans that include housing/transitional living, employment/education, transportation, ID credentials, medical/mental and behavioral health treatment. Need addressed: Reentry. |
| Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) |
Designed to increase knowledge of sex offender registration laws, how to avoid registration violations and prepare for release with registration laws in mind. Need addressed: reentry |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Heritage Square |
Community based inmates and NDCS Social Workers can work with Vocational Rehabilitation to prepare for reentry Need addressed: Reentry |