Reentry Initiatives in Alabama for Previously Incarcerated Persons PIPS

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Richard F. Allen Commissioner
Bob Riley Governor

• Reentry Initiatives in Alabama for Previously
  Incarcerated Persons (PIPS)
• Presented by
• Elana M. Parker, M.Ed., M.L.A.P.
• Reentry Coordinator/Public Health Liaison
• AL Dept. of Corrections / AL Dept. of Public
  Health

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ADOC Mission Statement

• The mission of the Alabama Department of
  Corrections is to confine, manage and provide
• rehabilitative programs for convicted felons in
  a safe, secure and humane environment, utilizing
  professionals who are committed to public safety
  and to the positive re-entry of offenders into
  society. 

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Goals of Reentry for PIPS

• Decrease the overall prison recidivism rates and
  overcrowding
• Promote public safety for the general community
• Reunite parents and children
• Decrease public health and social disparities
  within the offender populations
• Offer referral linkages to inmates and
  ex-offenders transitioning back into the
  community

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Nontraditional PIP factors contributing to
overcrowding

• Preexisting felony warrants and/or misdemeanor
  detainers
• Parolees unsatisfactory home and job plans
• No home plan submitted
• Technical Parole Violators
• Linkages to external community resources

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Currently Existing Reentry Efforts within the
Department

• Supervised Reentry Program (SRP)
• Home Plans, Job Plans and Transitional Services
• Institutional Pre Release Programs
• Monthly Classes
• Work Release Programs (11)
• Limestone Pre Release Program
• State of Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole
• Dept. of Mental Health/Mental Retardation
• Residential Rehabilitation Programs and
  Transitional Resources

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Collaborative Partnerships for Prisoner Reentry
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Collaborative Partnerships for Prisoner Reentry
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Collaborative Partnerships for Prisoner Reentry
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Collaborative Partnerships for Prisoner Reentry
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Collaborative Partnerships for Prisoner Reentry

• Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation
• Statewide Transitional Programs
• Certified vs. Non-certified Halfway Houses
• Residential Rehabilitation Programs and Group
  Homes
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Facilities

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Community and Faith Based Partnerships for
Prisoner Reentry
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Identified Community Resources Supporting PIPS

• Alabama Career Resource Centers Vocational and
  Job Training
• GED Testing Centers
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit Industrial
  Relations
• Homeless Continuum of Care Providers
• Area Food Bank Programs
• Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Center for Extended Families
• Family Resource Centers and Camellia Tool

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Community Awareness and Public Information

• Multidisciplinary Team and Advisory Board Mtg.s
• Interagency Reentry Video Tapings
• Interdepartmental Media Releases
• Web Site and Departmental Newsletters
• Statewide Conferences
• Departmental Cross Trainings and Staff Meetings

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Questions and Answers

• My Contact Information
• Elana M. Parker, M.Ed., M.L.A.P
• Reentry Coordinator/Public Health Liaison
• Alabama Department of Corrections and
• Alabama Department of Public Health
• Elana.parker_at_doc.alabama.gov
• Office [phone]