City of Wilmington Police Reentry Program

The reentry case manager contacts ex-offenders six months prior to their release.To assist them with locating resources within the city.

Quick Facts:

Focus of initiative/program:
  • Children and Families
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Law Enforcement
  • Mental Health
  • Mentoring
  • Substance Abuse
  • Task Force / Coalitions
    • Inititative/program name:
    City of Wilmington Police Reentry
    Year Established:
    2006
    Lead agency/organization name:
    City of Wilmington
    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from prison
  • Not under community corrections supervision
  • Adults
  • Juveniles
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a violent offense
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Gang members
  • Elderly

    • City of Wilmington Police Reentry Program

    Contact:

    Rufus Huffman
    Reentry Case Manager
    City of Wilmington Police Dept.
    Phone: 910-341-0160
    615 Bess Street
    Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
    rufus.huffman@wilmingtonnc.gov

    www.wilmingtonnc.gov

    City of Wilmington Police Reentry Program

    Initiatives and Programs

    Focus of initiative/program:
  • Children and Families
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Law Enforcement
  • Mental Health
  • Mentoring
  • Substance Abuse
  • Task Force / Coalitions
    • Inititative/program name:
    City of Wilmington Police Reentry
    Lead agency/organization name:
    City of Wilmington

    Funding

    Funding sources for initiative/program:
    Federal Funding

    Partners in the reentry initiative/program

    Informal Agreement Formal Agreement
    (e.g., a written contract or an MOU) with this partner.
    Community- and faith-based services providers:
    X
    Education and training providers (e.g., local public school officials, vocational instructors):
    X
    Health, mental health, and substance abuse treatment providers:
    X
    Housing officials:
    X
    Institutional corrections (e.g., DOC, jail, prison):
    X
    Law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, sheriff's office):
    X
    Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors):
    X
    Other criminal justice agencies (e.g., prosecutors, judges):
    X
    Victim advocates:
    X
    Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions):
    X

    Participants

    Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from prison
  • Not under community corrections supervision
  • Adults
  • Juveniles
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a violent offense
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Gang members
  • Elderly
    • Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
    534
    Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
    275
    Total number of people who can be served at one time:
    125
    If your initiative/program serves people under community corrections supervision, how does your organization work in partnership or work in collaboration with participants’ probation or parole officers?
    Through consistent communication of who is returning to our community. A populated list is compiled by the Dept. of corrections of all offenders returning to our county.

    Data Collection

    Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
    No
    Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
    Yes all services that were given along with schduled meeting and referrals.
    Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
    Yes How many have job placements.How many have been re-arrested.What is the amout of time since their release were crimes committed. How many were arrested that participated in the program and those who did not.

    Activities

    What, if any, activities does your initiative/program include for people while they are incarcerated and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    On site visit by the case manager prior to their release to go over the process of the reentry program and confirming information that was mailed to them.
    What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    The case manager selects offender from a populated list who fits the criteria of federal funding.(Gangs,Gun violents)
    How are people placed into your program?
    We select them from a populated list by the Dept. of corrections
    Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
    CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council