re-entry programs & education

Re-Entry Programs & Education

Mission

To provide programs and services to inmates that will best prepare them for their return

to society as law-abiding citizens.

Core Program Areas

Academics

Vocational Programs

100-Hour Program

Veteran Dorms

Thinking for a Change

USDOL Apprenticeship Program

Crimonogenic Factors to Address

Combating Criminogenic Factors

Assess risk/needs

Enhance intrinsic motivation

Target interventions (risk, needs, responsivity, dosage, treatment)

Skill train with directed practice (CBT)

Increase positive reinforcement

Engage ongoing support in natural communities

Measure relevant processes/practices

Provide measurement feedback

Our Role in Re-Entry

Develop, implement and review the effectiveness of re-entry programs

Provide staff and inmates with re-entry information to reduce recidivism

Cultivate, establish, maintain, and monitor community partnerships

Programs: Academic Adult and Special Education Programs

Operates in 27 correctional facilities

Inmate Teaching Assistants (ITAs) Operates in 41 correctional facilities

Local Education Agencies offerservices at three (3) institutions

33 occupational trades offered include…Automotive Collision RepairCDLHVACMasonry Brick & BlockWaste Water Treatment…

Specter Grant ProgramPost-secondary vocational training

Inmates 35 years of age and under who have a high school diploma or GED

Programs operated at 7 correctional facilities

Programs: Vocational Education

Focuses on…

Life management skills, including the change process

Job Readiness

Criminal Thinking

Programs: 100-Hour Program

Programs: Identification PilotIdentification enables ex-offenders to..

Obtain legitimate employment Secure housing Cash paychecks Open bank accounts

IDs are obtained through the Florida DHSMV

Steps necessary to reinstate revoked licenses can be found at https://www6.flhsmv.gov/DLCheck/dl/pages/dlCheck.jsp

Programs: Veteran Dorms

More than 6,700 inmates are self-reported prior Military Service personnel

Six (6) dorm sites currently provide transition services for inmates with verified prior military service

Sites are currently establishingcommunity partners and stakeholders

Programs: Thinking for a Change

Focuses on: Cognitive Self Change Social Skills Problem Solving

Studies show Ex-offenders who completed this program are 33% less likely to commit new crimes than those who didn’t.

(Golden, 2002)

Programs: USDOL Apprenticeship Program

Provide the opportunity to earn an industry certificate from the Department of Education(DOE) and U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)

Program areas (Developmental Stage)

Auto-body Repair Cosmetologist Welder Landscape Management Technician Housekeeping

Re-Entry Facilities

Northern Region:Baker Re-Entry Center

Southern Region:Demilly Re-Entry Center

Polk Re-Entry Center

Sago Palm Re-Entry Center

Portals: A Single Point of Entry

RE-ENTRY FACILITY

ON-SITE CRIMINAL REGISTRATION

POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION ?

CONNECTED WITH PROBATION STAFF

RE-ENTRY PORTAL

OFFENDER REUNITED WITH FAMILY

OFFERED REENTRY SERVICES AVAILABLE AT PORTAL

OFFERED REENTRY SERVICES AVAILABLE AT PORTAL

YESNO

Portals: Services may include…

Portal Locations

Hillsborough County Portal1800 Orient Road

Tampa, Florida 33619Phone: (813) 247-8468

Jacksonville Reentry Center (JREC)1024 Superior Street

Jacksonville, FL 32254Phone: (904) 301-2400

Palm Beach County Portal673 Fairgrounds Road

West Palm Beach, FL 33411

Pinellas Safe Harbor14840 49th Street North

Clearwater, FL 33760Phone: (727) 464-8058

“We Never Walk Alone”Florida Department of Corrections

William Carr, Assistant SecretaryRe-Entry

Carr.William@mail.dc.state.fl.us

Latoya Lane, Director Re-Entry

Lane.Latoya@mail.dc.state.fl.us

James Cox, Assistant Director Re-Entry

Cox.James@mail.dc.state.fl.us

Tahnee Casanova, Chief Re-Entry Programs & Education

Casanova.Tahnee@mail.dc.state.fl.us

Nichole Landrum, Administrator Re-Entry Program

Landrum.Nichole@mail.dc.state.fl.us

Allen Overstreet, Administrator Education

Overstreet.Allen@mail.dc.state.fl.us