Secure Community Reentry Facilities
Information from the Secure Community Reentry Facilities Webinar:
- CDCR's Adult Programs presents information on Reentry (04/01/08), Click Here
- Webinar Video and Slides
Web Seminar on Secure Community Reentry Facilities -
Conceptual Designs and the Programming Inside
Monday, February 4, 2008 10:30 AM Pacific
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Investing in Rehabilitation Improves Public Safety
The centerpiece of Governor Schwarzenegger's comprehensive prison reform package is the creation of secure reentry facilities in the local communities where inmates will be returning upon release. These facilities are designed to improve public safety by reducing recidivism. Currently, inmates too often leave prison with nothing more than $200 minus the cost of a bus ticket, and have no prospects for success once they return home.
AB 900 will provide for 16,000 new beds in community-based reentry centers, each of which will house up to 500 inmates for their last 12 months in custody. These facilities will provide intensive rehabilitation, and offer offender job training, mental health and substance abuse counseling, housing placement, educational assistance, and other services in the critical few months just prior to their release.For more information on secure reentry centers, and the Governor's focus on rehabilitation through the new reforms, please see the resources below:
Prototype Secure Reentry Facility Concepts Report Released
(01/23/2008)
Report
CDCR Hosts Regional Workshop in Downtown Santa Barbara for Ventura, Santa Barbara Counties on Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(10/12/2007)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Regional Workshop in Los Angeles County on Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(10/05/2007)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Regional Workshop in Downtown Redwood City for Five Bay Area Counties on Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(09/28/07)
News Release
Governor Signs Legislation To Create First Secure Re-Entry Facility
(09/26/07)
News Release
Audio
Video
Transcript
Innovative Santa Barbara Secure Reentry Program Video
(09/20/07)
Video
CDCR Hosts Secure Community Reentry Facility Regional Workshop in Shasta County for Ten Northern California Counties
(09/14/07)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Secure Community Reentry Facility Regional Workshop in Santa Rosa for Seven North Bay Counties
(09/10/07)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Secure Community Reentry Facility Regional Workshop in Fresno for Nine Central Valley Counties
(09/05/07)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Regional Workshop in San Diego County on Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(08/20/07)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Regional Workshop in Orange County on Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(08/08/07)
News Release
CDCR Hosts Regional Workshop in Monterey County on Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(07/30/07)
News Release
CDCR Conducts First Secure Community Reentry Facilities Webinar
(07/16/07)
View Webinar Photos News Release
Dr. Joan Petersilla Discusses Reentry Centers to be built Following the Governor signing the Prison Reform Legislation
(05/03/07)
Video
Director of the Division of Addiction and Recovery Services, Kathy Jett, Discusses Historic Prison Reform Agreement's New Focus on Rehabilitation Programs
(05/07/07)
Video Radio Address News Release
Opinion-Editoial
Chief Deputy Secretary Marisela Montes Discusses Prison Reform at Monterey Town Hall with Governor Schwarzenegger
(06/07/07)
News Release Audio
Community Involvement Critical to Success of Reentry Centers
It is absolutely imperative that the public be involved in every step of the process for new community reentry centers. In fact, the new legislation requires local leaders to sign off on reentry centers in their communities. Below is more information for local governments on the new community reentry center model. In order for these reforms to be successful, local elected officials, law enforcement, community service providers, and the public at large, will have to join together to improve public safety.
- California Partners for Secure Community Reentry Facilities
(updated 12/06/07) - Sample Draft Agreement of Cooperation
- Considering Secure Reentry Centers in California
(9/4/07) - US Department of Justice - Building Offender Reentry Programs: A Guide for Law Enforcement
(9/4/07) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)