New Toolkit on Law Enforcement Role in Prisoner Reentry: Four Agencies Selected as "Learning Sites" with Justice Department Grant
FEATURES
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center announced today the release of the toolkit, Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy. With support by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), the kit has been designed as a guide and self-assessment tool for policing personnel and their partners to help reduce repeat crimes and facilitate successful reintegration by the more than 700,000 individuals who return to our communities from prisons each year and the more than 9 million from jails.
The U.S. Department of Justice Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) has selected eight "Weed and Seed" sites to participate in a 13-month technical assistance project to build, promote, and sustain a variety of initiatives aimed at helping individuals reenter communities after they are released from prison or jail. The selected sites are Phoenix, AZ; Palm Beach, FL; Indianapolis, IN; San Antonio, TX; St. Louis, MO; Pawtucket, RI; Irvington, NJ; and New Bedford, MA.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
2008 National Summit on Prisoner Reentry
The Performance Institute
November 5-7, 2008
Washington, DC
115th IACP Conference
International Association for Chiefs of Police
November 8-12, 2008
San Diego, CA
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Prisoner Reentry Initiative Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor invites faith-based and community organizations to apply for funding as part of the President's Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI). This initiative, a joint effort of the Departments of Labor and Justice, aims to help individuals find employment following their release from prison. The Department of Labor will award grants to faith-based and community organizations providing postrelease reentry services within 19 targeted counties across the nation. Grants will be in the amount of $300,000 for the first year of services, with the possibility of two additional years of funding, depending on demonstrated program performance and the availability of funds.
Organizations operating in the following counties are eligible to apply for funding:
- Jefferson County, AL
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Los Angeles County, CA
- Denver County, CO
- Fairfield County, CT
- New Castle County, DE
- Cook County, IL
- Allen County, IN
- Caddo and Bossier Parishes, LA
- Baltimore County, MD
- Genesee County, MI
- Greene County, MO
- Mercer County, NJ
- Clarke County, NV
- Erie County, NY
- Tulsa County, OK
- Philadelphia County, PA
- Davidson County, TN
- Milwaukee County, WI
For additional information, see the grant solicitation in the U.S Federal Register. (See also the solicitation amendment, dated September 12.) Please direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Jeannette Flowers, Grants Management Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693-3322 or Flowers.Jeannette@dol.gov.
Application Deadline: November 4, 2008
REENTRY NEWS
- AL: 10/21/08 - Marshall chosen for pilot sentencing program (Sand Mountain Register)
- FL: 10/20/08 - Bill touts hiring ex-offenders to cut crime rate (Florida Times-Union)
- US: 10/20/08 - Editorial: One way to cut prison costs (Christian Science-Monitor)
- CA: 10/20/08 - Prop 5: The Non-Violent Offender Rehabilitation Act (KXTV-Sacramento)
- US: 10/19/08 - Ripple effect (The Corrections Connection)
PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES
- Release Planning for Successful Reentry: A Guide for Corrections, Service Providers, and Community Groups (Urban Institute) - pdf
- Pre-release Characteristics and Service Receipt among Adult Male Participants in the SVORI Multi-site Evaluation (Multi-site Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative) - pdf
- Strategically Monitoring Sex Offenders: Accessing Community Corrections' Resources to Enhance Law Enforcement Capabilities (International Association of Chiefs of Police) - pdf
- Tracking Sex Offenders with Electronic Monitoring Technology: Implications and Practical Uses for Law Enforcement (International Association of Chiefs of Police) - pdf
- Promoting Public Safety Through Successful Community Transition (Community Resources for Justice / Crime and Justice Institute) - pdf