Reentry Council of the City and County of San Francisco
The purpose of the Reentry Council of the City and County of San Francisco is to coordinate local efforts to support adults exiting San Francisco County Jail, San Francisco juvenile justice out-of-home placements, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, and the United States Federal Bureau of Prison facilities. The Council coordinates information sharing, planning, and engagement among all interested private and public stakeholders to the extent permissible under federal and state law. The Council comprises representatives of the Office of the Mayor, the Public Defender’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s Department, the Police Department, the Adult Probation Department, the Juvenile Probation Department, the Department of Economic and Workforce Development, the Human Services Agency, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Child Support Services, the San Francisco Superior Court, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Adult Parole Operations, and the United States Probation and Pretrial Services System, in addition to seven formerly incarcerated individuals appointed by the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors.
Quick Facts:
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Task Force / Coalitions
- Inititative/program name:
- Reentry Council of the City & County of San Francisco
- Year Established:
- 2005
- Lead agency/organization name:
- Office of the San Francisco Public Defender
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from local detention facilities
- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
- Adults
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Gang members
- Elderly
- Sex offenders
Reentry Council of the City and County of San Francisco
Contact:
Jessica FlintoftPolicy Director
Reentry Council & Office of the Public Defender
Phone: (415) 553-1593
555 7th Street
San Francisco, California 94103
reentry.council@sfgov.org
sfreentry.com/
Reentry Council of the City and County of San Francisco
Initiatives and Programs
- Focus of initiative/program:
- Task Force / Coalitions
- Inititative/program name:
- Reentry Council of the City & County of San Francisco
- Lead agency/organization name:
- Office of the San Francisco Public Defender
- Funding sources for initiative/program:
- Local Funding
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Funding
Partners in the reentry initiative/program
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| Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors): |
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| Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions): |
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Participants
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from local detention facilities
- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
- Adults
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Gang members
- Elderly
- Sex offenders
- Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
- Hundreds have participated in collaborative planning process.
- Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
- 21 Councilmembers; over 90 Subcommittee members; additional members of public regularly involved.
- Total number of people who can be served at one time:
- N/A
Data Collection
- Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- As needed, project by project.
- Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- The Reentry Council prepares an annual report for the San Francisco Mayor's office and Board of Supervisors. This report details the Council's findings and recommendations for improving the coordination of reentry services to people in San Francisco.
- Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
- No
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?
- The Reentry Council produces a resource guide entitled "Getting Out and Staying Out," which provides information about housing, health care, education, employment, and other supportive services. The guide is designed for people being released to San Francisco from jail or prison and is distributed to institutions across the state in addition to the local jails and probation department.
- What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- The Reentry Council facilitates five subcommittees which focus on the following issue areas: Civil Rights and Civic Engagement of Formerly Incarcerated People; Self-Sufficiency of Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; Health and Well Being of Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; Welfare and Safety of Families, Victims, and Communities; and Community Justice and Alternatives to Incarceration. Each subcommittee meets approximately every two months. Members of the subcommittees were selected through an open application process; the Reentry Council members selected all applicants who were able to make the necessary time commitment.