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May 31, 2017

Integrating Best Practices from Corrections and Workforce Systems to Match Jobseekers to Services:

The IRES Pilot Project

BroughttoyoubytheNationalReentryResourceCenterandtheBureauofJusticeAssistance,U.S.DepartmentofJustice

DeAnnaHoskins,SeniorPolicyAdvisorBUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

EarlBuford,President&CEOEMPLOY MILWAUKEE

TamikaCooley,ProgramManagerCAREERSOURCE PALM BEACH COUNTY

EricaNelson,ReentryandEmploymentPolicyAnalystTHE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS JUSTICE CENTER

RayWoodruff,EmploymentProgramsManagerWISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

NielL.Thoreson,RegionalChiefWISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

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Speakers

TheNationalReentryResourceCenter

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Delivertrainingandtechnicalassistance

Advanceknowledgebaseof

reentryfield

Promotewhatworksinreentry

Facilitatepeer

networksand

informationexchange

Provideinformationforpeoplereturningtocommunitiesandtheirfamilies

www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org

Engaging key stakeholders

Understanding the intersection of reentry and employment

Assessing risk and needs

Inventorying available services

Making service referrals and tracking outcomes

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Overview

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10millionadultsintheU.S.arereturningfromincarcerationeachyear*

70millionadultsnationwidehaveanarrestorconvictionrecord

*600,000peoplereleasedfromstateandfederalprisons,plus9millionpeoplereleasedfromjails

SOURCES:NationalEmploymentLawProject(2013)“TheBusinessCase– MinimizingRisk,MaximizingTalent:HiringPeoplewithRecords”;ThePewCharitableTrust(2010)“CollateralCosts:Incarceration’sEffectonEconomicMobility;BureauofJusticeStatistics(2016),“AnnualProbationSurvey,AnnualParoleSurvey,AnnualSurveyofJails,CensusofJailInmates,andNationalPrisonerStatisticsProgram,2000,and2005–2015”;TheCouncilofStateGovernmentsJusticeCenter(2015)“ReentryFacts&Trends”.

Thescopeofreentryistoobigtoignore

Quiz:HowmanyworkingageadultsintheU.S.haveafelonyrecord?

(A)~1million(B)~6million(C)~15million

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SOURCE:CherrieBucknor andAlanBarber(2016).“ThePriceWePay:EconomicCostsofBarrierstoEmploymentforFormerPrisonersandPeopleConvictedofFelonies”

Quiz:HowmanypeopleareoutofworkintheU.S.becauseoftheirfelonyrecord?

(A)~825,000fewerworkers(B)~1.8millionfewerworkers(C)~5.0millionfewerworkers

Afelonyrecordresultsin:• Skilldeterioration• Lackofaccesstopro-socialnetworks• Employerbias• Legalbarrierstoemployment

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SOURCES:Schmitt&Warner(2010),“Ex-offendersandtheLaborMarket”;CherrieBucknor andAlanBarber(2016).“ThePriceWePay:EconomicCostsofBarrierstoEmploymentforFormerPrisonersandPeopleConvictedofFelonies”

Lesslikelytoreoffend

Pro-socialActivities

FewerRiskyActivities

IncomeforFamily

ImprovedMentalHealth1

Strongerpositiverelationships

• Especiallywhenearningsareaboveminimumwage2• Especiallywithstablejobs3

SOURCES:(1)Graffam,Shinkfield,&McPherson(2004),“VariablesAffectingSuccessfulReintegrationasPerceivedbyOffendersandProfessionals”;(2)UrbanInstitute(2008),“EmploymentafterPrison:ALongitudinalStudyofReleaseesinThreeStates”;(3)Sampson&Laub (1993),“CrimeintheMaking:PathwaysandTurningPointsThroughLife”

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Employmentisanimportantpartofreentry

Howdowebreakthecycle?

Loweredemploymentprospects

Failedreentry

Incarceration

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IntegratedReentryandEmploymentStrategies(IRES)whitepaperreleasedin2013

• SupportedbytheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeandtheAnnieE.CaseyFoundation,withguidancefromtheU.S.DepartmentofLabor

• Purpose:Bridgeandintegratebestpracticesfromthereentry, corrections,andworkforcedevelopmentfields

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Connect people to appropriate services based on assessed risk and needs

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Twopilotsitesselectedtotesttheframeworkatasystemslevel

1. Isour leadership committedtoacollaborativeapproach?

2. Doweconducttimelyrisk-needsassessments andjob-readinessscreenings?

3. Haveweconductedacomprehensiveprocessanalysisandinventoryofemploymentservices?

4. Dowehaveacoordinatedprocessformakingservicereferralsandtrackingdata?

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PalmBeachCounty,FL

MilwaukeeCounty,WI






Overview

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“Employmentisaninstrumentalpartofsuccessafterincarceration,andit’salsoamonumentalhurdleformanyreenteringsociety.”– Lt.Gov.RebeccaKleefisch(R),WI

“Wemustdomoretostoptherevolvingdoorofrecidivismonceandforall.”–Gov.AndrewCuomo(D),NY

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PolicymakersandPractitionersacrossthepoliticalspectrumareprioritizingemploymentasakeyissue

“Employmentisoneofthegreatestpredictorsofreentrysuccess…”– HaroldClarke,DirectorVirginiaDOC

“Weneedtonotjustgetthemajob,butteachthemthevalueofemployment,ofprovidingforthemselvesandprovidingfortheirfamilies.”– JohnWetzel,Sec.PennsylvaniaDOC

Isourleadershipcommittedtoacollaborativeapproach?

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Executive leadership

involvement

Representative planning team

Designated project

coordinator

Commitment to vision,

mission, and guiding

principles

Example: PlanningteamsinWisconsin

• CorePlanningTeam

• FullSteeringCommittee

• ExecutiveSteeringCommittee

• Othercoordinatingcouncilsandtaskforces

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Challengestoprioritizingemploymentservicesforthereentrypopulation

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Overview

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Conductingtimelyrisk-needsassessmentsandjobreadinessscreenings

• Validatedrisk-needsassessments

• System-widedefinitionofjobreadiness

• Jobreadinessscreenings

• Mechanismsforinformationsharing

• Baselinedata

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Quiz:Whatarethetop4predictorsofrecidivism?Pleaseselectonly4frombelow(A) AntisocialThinking(B) LackofEducation/Employment(C) Family&MaritalStressors(D) AntisocialPeers(E) PastCriminalHistory(F) AntisocialPersonality(G) SubstanceUse(H) MentalDisorders(I) LackofPro-socialLeisureTime

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Whatarethepredictorsofrecidivism,andhowaretheymeasured?

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CriminalBehavior

Lackofemploymentor

education Family&maritalstressors

Lackofpro-socialleisuretime

Substanceuse

PastCriminalHistory*

AntisocialThinking

AntisocialPeers

AntisocialPersonality

*Pastcriminalhistorycannotbechanged

Risk/NeedsAssessments

Measurecriminogenicriskfactorsandspecific

needsthat,ifaddressed,will

reducelikelihoodoffuturecriminal

activity

Helpprioritizeprogrammingtomakethebestuseoflimitedresources

Example: AssessmentprocessandinformationsharinginPalmBeachCounty,FL

• Contractedcommunity-basedreentryagenciesconductrisk-needassessment9monthspre-release

• Caseconferencingwithcorrectionalstaffandcommunity-basedreentryproviderstodevelopreentryplanpre-release

• InformationsharedindatabaseaccessibletoCriminalJusticeCommission(CJC),contractedcommunity-basedreentryserviceproviders,andlocalworkforceboard

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Whatarethepredictorsofjobreadiness,andhowaretheymeasured?

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Nonationalconsensusondefiningorassessingjobreadiness

Employabilityskillsaregeneralskillsnecessaryforsuccessinthelabor

marketatallemploymentlevels,acrossallsectors

Example:50%ofpeoplereturningtoMilwaukeeCo.areatahigherriskofreoffendingandlessjobready

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DataDefinitionsHigherRisk:Medium,MediumwithOverrideConsideration,orHighRecommendedSupervisionLevelLowerRisk:LowRecommendedSupervisionLevelMoreReady:UnlikelyEducation/VocationalNeedScaleorUnlikelyEmploymentExpectationsScaleLessReady:ProbableorHighlyProbableEducation/VocationalNeedScaleorProbableorHighlyProbableEmploymentExpectationsScale

50%(393peopleperyear)


9%(69peopleperyear)


DatawasanalyzedforeveryonereleasedfromfourinstitutionsoffocustoMilwaukeeCo.in2015.

*WIDOCdataanalyzedbyTheCouncilofStateGovernmentsJusticeCenter






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Haveweconductedacomprehensiveprocessanalysisandinventoryofemploymentservices?

• Detailedprocessanalysis

• Servicecapacity

• Evidence-basedservices

• Identifyingexistingservices

• Alignmentoffundingrequirements

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What servicesaredeliveredshouldbebasedonaperson’slevelofjobreadiness

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MoreJob-Ready LessJob-Ready

PrimaryFocus:PromotingJobReadiness

• Educationandtraining• Soft-skilldevelopment• Transitionaljobplacements• Non-skill-relatedinterventions

PrimaryFocus:FindingandRetainingEmployment• Permanentunsubsidized

employment• Jobdevelopmentandcoaching• Retentionandadvancement

services(includingcontinuingeducationandtraining)

• Financialworkincentives

Howservicesaredeliveredshouldbebasedonaperson’sriskofreoffending

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LowerRisk HigherRisk

Service Delivery Principles

Less Intensive Application for Lower-Risk People

More Intensive Application for Higher-Risk People

Engagement Avoid intensive case management Intensive case management and cognitive-behavioral interventions

Timing Important to connect to services upon release

Connect to services pre-release or immediately upon release

Incentives Less of a need for motivation Enhance motivation through communication and incentives

Coordination Community supervision should not be intensive

Work closely with community supervision officers, who can assist with intensive engagement

Structured Time

Avoid disrupting existing pro-social ties

Structure time in a pro-social environment

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Michael• 27• Felonyconviction• Highschoolgraduate

Joseph• 28• Felonyconviction• GED



OtherRiskFactors:

• Nopriorconvictions • 3priorconvictions• Maintained familyties • Criminalthinking

• Historyofsubstanceuse

Anexample

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OtherRiskFactors:



OtherJobReadinessFactors:

• Employed attimeofarrest • Unemployed attimeofarrest• Workedincorrectional industries

whileincarcerated• Gaps inemploymenthistory• Limitedskills

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Anexample



OtherRiskFactors:






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Anexample

Joseph?(A)Group1- Lower Risk/MoreReady(B)Group2- LowerRisk/LessReady(C)Group3-HigherRisk/MoreReady(D)Group4-HigherRisk/LessReady

Michael?(A)Group1- Lower Risk/MoreReady(B)Group2- LowerRisk/LessReady(C)Group3-HigherRisk/MoreReady(D)Group4-HigherRisk/LessReady



OtherRiskFactors:






Group1LowerRisk/MoreReady

Group4HigherRisk/LessReady

AppropriateServices:

• Connectwithservicesthatfocus onjobattainmentandretention

• Lowintensityservicedelivery andsupervision

• Intensiveengagementandstructuredprogramming

• Focusonsoftskilldevelopment andbuildingjobreadiness

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Example:Employmentagenciesmaynotbeabletomeetserviceneedsoftargetpopulation

35EachstarrepresentsanemploymentagencyinMilwaukeeCountythatservesthereentrypopulation.

13% 9% 28% 50%

Buildingcapacityandensuringservicecontractspromoteevidence-basedpractices• Developdifferentiatedservicetracksbasedonaparticipant’s

levelofjobreadiness

• Increaseknowledgeofevidence-basedpracticesandpromotecoordinationandcollaboration

• Alignreentryservicecontractswithevidence-basedpractices

• Referpeopletotheagenciesthatarebestequippedtomeettheirneeds

• Incorporatecross-agencyreferralstoprovidetargetedservices36

Example:Employmentagenciesmaymovefromonegroupingtoanotherwithminorchanges*

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N=~48 N=~20 N=~86 N=~336*Changesmayincludetheadditionofcognitiveprogramming,creationofclearservicestracks,ortheallocationofcontractfunds






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Dowehaveacoordinatedsystemformakingservicereferralsandtrackingdata?

• Establishingaleadcoordinatingagency

• Ongoingevaluationofcommunity-basedreentryservices

• Coordinatingtransitionplanning

• Trackingreferralsandservices

• Promotingcoordination,collaboration,andsustainability

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Example:ConnectingpeopletoreentryservicesinPalmBeachCounty,FL

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CJCFunctions:1.Contractwithprovidersforservicedelivery

2.Coordinateassessmentandreferralprocesses

3.Engageandenrollpeopleinprogrammingpre-release

4.Maintaindatabasetotrackindividualoutcomes

Sago Palm Reentry Center

County jailsFL DOC facilities

Community-Based Reentry and Employment Service Providers

CareerSourceGulfstream Goodwill Industries

The Lord’s PlaceRiviera Beach Justice Services Center

CJC connects people to community-based

reentry and employment services

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