Prisoner Re-Entry Program (PREP)

PREP is a USDOL Funded Prisoner Re-entry Initiative. PREP provides an array of services to the ex-offender population to assist with their transition from incarceration back into society. Services include, Employability Skills Training, Mentoring, Client Financial Assistance, Educational/Vocational assistance, Employment Assistance, Substance Abuse and Anger Management Services.

Quick Facts:

Focus of initiative/program:
  • Children and Families
  • Education
  • Employment/Job Training
  • Housing
  • Mental Health
  • Mentoring
  • Substance Abuse
  • Intensive Case Management
Inititative/program name:
Prisoner Re-entry Program (PREP)
Year Established:
2005
Lead agency/organization name:
Community Partners in Action
Population served by initiative/program:
  • Returning from prison
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Gang members
  • Elderly

    • Prisoner Re-Entry Program (PREP)

    Contact:

    Beth Hines
    Director Program Operations
    Phone: 860-218-2424
    110 Bartholomew Avenue
    Hartford, Connecticut 06106
    cruiz@cpa-ct.org

    www.cpa-ct.org

    Prisoner Re-Entry Program (PREP)

    Initiatives and Programs

    Focus of initiative/program:
    • Children and Families
    • Education
    • Employment/Job Training
    • Housing
    • Mental Health
    • Mentoring
    • Substance Abuse
    • Intensive Case Management
    Inititative/program name:
    Prisoner Re-entry Program (PREP)
    Lead agency/organization name:
    Community Partners in Action

    Funding

    Funding sources for initiative/program:
    Federal Funding Federal and Local 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
    Transportation providers:
    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
  • Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
  • Adults
  • Men
  • Women
  • People convicted of a non-violent offense
  • Gang members
  • Elderly
    • Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
    628
    Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
    235
    Total number of people who can be served at one time:
    Open
    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?
    PREP maintains a working relationship with both Probation and Parole Officers. This relationship consists of continued outreach and recruitment of clients who may be potentially eligible for enrollment in the PREP program, as well as maintaining updated status's on current enrolled clients who are under supervision.

    Data Collection

    Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
    Yes
    If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
    Name DOB Residential Location Sex Race and Ethnicity Gender Length of Incarceration Charges Information Prior to Incarceration Information During Incarceration This information is gathered to better asses a clients situation and provide the best services possible. This also allows us to understand and analyze the population being served.
    Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
    Yes All services renderred to clients are captured and case notes for each service provided are entered to indentify what occured and any next steps recommended. This allows us to provide services that directly assist client needs.
    Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
    Yes Job placement, re-arrest, rentention, mentoring, and all other outcomes are tracked and provided to USDOL. This allows us to see what outcomes and services have been successful for our clients in attaining.

    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?
    We have the Prison Arts Program within the Prison system.
    What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
    We offer many services that assist clients with their re-enrty into society and families.
    How are people placed into your program?
    Referral Probation, Parole and DOC.
    Explore the Justice Center’s Websites
    CSG Justice Center Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project Justice Reinvestment National Reentry Resource Center Reentry Policy Council