Prison-Based Reentry Court Assessment

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POSSIBLE PERAMETERS OF A PRISON BASED REENTRY SYSTEM

J.Tauber

Date: Nov.30.2009

I.       STATE/ COUNTY

A.    Contact Persons

(1)      name

(2)      title

(3)     agency/community organization

(4)     phone/fax/email

B.        Case Subject Matter Jurisdiction

1.        Post Prison/placement on parole

2.        Violation of Parole Status

3.        Collaborative/multiple jurisdictions

a.         new offense

b.        probation violation

c.         parole violation

4.        County Based

I.             REENTRY MODELS

A.   Model Description (please describe jurisdiction/authority)

1.   Administrative Hearing Model

2.   Judge Involved/ Parole Reentry Model

2.   Collaborative Court Hearing

3.   Court-Corrections/Dual Jurisdiction Model

4.   Flash Prison/ Return To Court Model

5.   Early Release/ Court Based Model

6.   Split sentencing/Return to Court-Probation Model

7.   Single Correction Agency Model/ Return to Court

B  *ENTRY POINT

1.   Pre-Plea

2.   At Plea

3.   Post Plea; pre-sentence

4.   Post sentence;

5.   Start of custody

5.   At what point during Custodial period

6.   Early Release

7.   Post custodial period

III.             COURT INVOLVEMENT

A.      Extent of involvment

1.   planning

2.   implementation

3.   responsibility/oversight

4.   Progress Reports

5.   Drug Court/other Problem-solving court

B.   Judge/ Commissioner/Administrative Law Judge (contact)

1.   Sitting/retired

2.   Term

3.   Other Problem-Solving Court experience

4.   Training

C.   Problem-Solving Court model?

1.        Collaborative/partnerships

2.        Staffing prior to hearings

3.        Involvement of community based organizations

4.        Level of coordination

IV.     MONITORING/ REHAB AGENCY

A.   Contact Info (as above)

B.    Probation/jail personnel/parole/court/ other

C.       Extent of responsility/ authority

1.    Sanctioning

2.    Sanction after consultation with court

V.        TARGET POPULATION

A. Violent/non-violent offenders

1.       History of criminality

2         Use of drugs/alcohol

3.        Mental problems

4.       Age

5.      *Those who would otherwise be sent back to state prison/other

VI     ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

A. Number of openings

1. Number of participants

2. Effectiveness in reaching target population

3.Based on memo of understanding/other agreement

B.SCREENING PROCESS

1 Where

2 When

3 By whom

4 What screening process/device

VII          IN CUSTODY

A.   Drug Treatment

B.    Education

C.   Separate housing

D.   Monitoring

E.    Court progress reports

F.   Sanctions/Incentives

1.       monitoring agency responsibility

2.       court responsibility

3.       regular hearings

4.       responses available

VIII    TRANSITION TO OUT OF CUSTODY STATUS

In court/ event/celebration

A.  Seamless/disconnected

B.   Does monitoring agency pick up oversight

1.       same agency as in custody/other

2.       When?

3.       Same level of oversight/different

4.       Preparation for Release

5.       Pre-release activities

6.       Release prior to set date

(a)      at discretion of court/ other agency

(b)     collaborative process

IX.                SANCTIONS/INCENTIVES

A. Negative Incentives

1.         jail term

2.           probation term

3.           fines/fees

4.           court appearances

5.           monitoring appearances/other

6.           treatment requirements

7.           curfews

8.           other

X.                   OUT OF CUSTODY STATUS

A.         Start of Court involvement/continuation

B.         Start of monitoring/continuation

C.         Start of rehabilitative services/continuation

D.        Start of Progress Reports/Continuation

E.         Start of Incentives/Sanctions/Continuation

F.          Graduation event after custody/ completion of Probation

XI. EVALUATIONS/IMPACT

XII. RESOURCES/FUNDING

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