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9/5/2015 Alaska Sta te HR Confe r e nc e Se pte mbe r 25, 2015 OVE RVIE W 1. Why should c ommunity me mbe rs c are about prisone r re e ntry? 1. Why should c ommunitie s a nd c ommunity me mbe r s c a r e a bout pr isone r E MPL

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E MPL OYING E X- OF F E NDE RS:

Captur ing T ale nt fr

  • m an Untappe d Re sour

c e .

Pre se nte d by: Ca thle e n Mc L a ug hlin, J.D./ M.B.A., Dire c to r o f the Pa rtne rs Re e ntry Ce nte r In c o lla b o ra tio n with Mo rg e n Ja c o , Re e ntry Co o rdina to r fo r De pt. o f Co rre c tio ns

Alaska Sta te HR Confe r e nc e Se pte mbe r 25, 2015

OVE RVIE W

1. Why should c ommunitie s a nd c ommunity me mbe r s c a r e a bout pr isone r r e e ntr y?

  • 2. T

he fa c e of a n e x- offe nde r .

  • 3. Ba r

r ie r s to Re e ntr y

  • 4. Par

tne r s Re e ntr y Ce nte r – T r ansitioning Ba c k into the Community

  • 5. T

he 3 Ba sic Compone nts of Suc c e ssful Re e ntr y

  • 6. E

mployme nt

  • 7. Be ne fits to a n e mploye r

to hir e E x- offe nde r s

  • 1. Why should c ommunity me mbe rs c are

about prisone r re e ntry?

  • Promote s safe c ommunitie s
  • 95% of all prisone rs are re le ase d
  • E

x- offe nde rs will re e nte r, it is up to a ll of us to de c ide what that looks like .

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WHY WE SHOUL D CARE

  • Re se a rc h sho ws a c o rre la tio n b e twe e n e mplo yme nt a nd

re c idivism. Unsta b le e mplo yme nt is a mo ng the ma jo r pre d ic to rs o f c o ntinue d c rimina l c o nd uc t.

  • As a n e mplo ye r, yo u a re g iving ho pe tha t fo rme r priso ne rs

c a n mo ve o n a nd c ha ng e the mse lve s fo r the b e tte r.

  • E

mplo yme nt is o ne o f the mo st e ffe c tive wa ys to b re a k this c yc le . F e we r c rime s, fe we r vic tims a nd the e x-o ffe nde r’ s life a nd the ir fa mily's life ma y b e pe rma ne ntly c ha ng e d fo r the b e tte r.

WHY WE SHOUL D CARE

  • 1 in 36 Ala ska ns a r

e unde r Ala ska De pa r tme nt of Cor r e c tions jur isdic tion

  • T

he c r ime r ate has de c line d sinc e the 1980s but the numbe r

  • f Alaska ns in

pr ison ha s inc r e a se d, a s ha ve c osts for the Sta te .

  • T

he c ost is mor e than $58,000 pe r ye ar to inc a r c e r ate one adult

  • Pr

ison popula tion g r

  • ws 3% pe r

ye a r . At this r a te by 2016 DOC will be a t 100% c a pa c ity.

  • If prison popula tion ra te s c ontinue a s fore c a ste d, the re will be twic e the

numbe r of Ala ska prisone rs by 2030, ne c e ssitating the c onstruc tion of thousa nds mor e pr ison be ds or shipping inc a r c e r a te d Ala ska ns to the lowe r 48 to se r ve the ir se nte nc e s.

DE PART ME NT OF CORRE CT I ONS MI SSI ON ST AT E ME NT

T he Ala ska De pa rtme nt o f Co rre c tio ns e nha nc e s the sa fe ty

  • f o ur c o mmunitie s b y pro viding se c ure c o nfine me nt,

re fo rma tive pro g ra ms, a nd a pro c e ss o f supe rvise d c o mmunity re inte g ra tio n. F

  • r e ve ry priso ne r who do e s no t re turn, the re is o ne fe we r

c rime a nd o ne fe we r vic tim.

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ST AT E ST AT IST ICS

  • F

Y 2013 – De pt. o f Co rre c tio ns b o o ke d 39,203 ind ivid ua ls into its fa c ilitie s.

  • Sna psho t – On June 30, 2013
  • 6,056 ind ivid ua ls we re in c usto d y (p riso n, CRC, o r E

M)

  • 5,988 ind ivid ua ls we re o n pro b a tio n o r pa ro le
  • Priso n c a pa c ity–
  • Ha rd b e d s 5,352

$58,000.00 pe r ye a r $159.00 pe r d a y (2nd highe st, NY # 1)

  • So ft b e d s

839 $31,000.00 $ 85.00

  • E

M 430 $7,000.00 $ 21.00

  • Co mmunity ja ils 157

va ria b le

  • E

stima te d g ro wth ra te in inc a rc e ra tio n ra te is 3% a ye a r.

  • Ala ska will ha ve to b uild a ne w priso n to a c c o mmo d a te this g ro wth ra te b y 2016.
  • PRC a ve ra g e a g e o f pa rtic ipa nts is b e twe e n 37-38.
  • 95% o f tho se inc a rc e ra te d re le a se b a c k into the c o mmunity.

AL ASKA INMAT E POPUL AT ION: 2002- 2020

From 2002 to 2010, the annual average inmate population grew slightly more than 3% per

  • year. Based on that growth rate, it is estimated inmate population will reach 6,313 by 2020.

ST ANDI NG POPUL AT I ON & CRI ME T YPE

62 % of inmates are incarcerated for a non-violent

  • ffense

2002 2012

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NAT IONAL ST AT IST ICS

  • 1 in 4 U.S. a d ults ha s a c rimina l re c o rd
  • Unite d Sta te s ha s the hig he st inc a rc e ra tio n ra te in the wo rld .
  • U.S. ha s 4% o f the wo rld ’ s po pula tio n a nd 25% o f the wo rld ’ s inc a rc e ra te d

pe o ple

  • De pe nd ing o n whic h stud y yo u lo o k a t, # 2 is e ithe r Ira n o r Russia
  • At a ny g ive n time in 2014, the re a re o ve r 2,200,000 ind ivid ua ls in c usto d y in

the Unite d Sta te s

  • 14,000,000 pe o ple mo ve thro ug h the priso n syste m e ve ry ye a r
  • Sta te s with hig he st re c id ivism ra te s – So uthe rn b e lt sta te s & Ala ska
  • U. S. Priso n b usine ss - $1 trillio n pe r ye a r
  • Mo st so c ia l syste ms a re b a se d o n punishing a fte r the punishme nt ha s b e e n

a lre a d y g ive n thro ug h se nte nc ing , c o mmunity se rvic e a nd the sha me o f d o ing time

“L e ng thy pr ison se nte nc e s a r e ine ffe c tive a s a c r ime c ontr

  • l me a sur

e . . . [and] a n ine ffic ie nt appr

  • ac h to

pr e ve nting c r ime by inc apac itation unle ss the y a r e spe c ific a lly ta r ge te d a t ve r y hig h- r a te or e xtr e me ly dange r

  • us offe nde r

s.” National Re se ar c h Counc il (2014)

INCARCE RAT ION DOE S NOT RE DUCE RE CIDIVISM

PRE SIDE NT GE ORGE

  • W. BUSH’S WHE

N SIGNING T HE SE COND CHANCE ACT , APRIL 9, 2008

“T he c o untry was built o n the be lie f that e ac h human be ing has limitle ss po te ntial and wo rth. E ve rybo dy matte rs. We be lie ve that e ve n tho se who have struggle d with a dark past c an find brighte r days ahe ad. One way we ac t o n that be lie f is by he lping fo rme r priso ne rs who ’ ve paid fo r the ir c rime s – we he lp the m build ne w live s as pro duc tive me mbe rs o f o ur so c ie ty . . . T he wo rk o f re de mptio n re fle c ts o ur value s. T he bill I ’ m signing, . . . basic ally says: We ’ re standing with yo u, no t against yo u.” –Ge o rge W. Bush

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  • 2. T

he fa c e of a n offe nde r.

F ACE OF A PRISONE R

  • Ge nde r
  • Me n

87.59%

  • Wo me n

12.41%

  • 65 – 70% a re No n-vio le nt o ffe nde rs
  • 37% a re Na tive Ala ska ns (with a n 85% re c idivism ra te )
  • T

he ma jo rity o f e x-o ffe nde rs live b e lo w the po ve rty line

  • 72% ha ve c hildre n unde r the a g e o f 18

RE

  • E

NT RANT S WIT H CHIL DRE N

  • In 2010, 2,700,000 c hild re n in the U.S. und e r the a g e o f 18 ha d a pa re nt in

priso n.

  • In 2010, 1 in 28 kid s ha d a mo the r, fa the r o r b o th in priso n.
  • PRC se rve s o r ha s se rve d 1159 c lie nts with c hild re n (o ut o f 2203)
  • T

he re a re multi-g e ne ra tio na l fa mily me mb e rs in priso n, so me time s a t the sa me time .

  • Mo st pa re nts a re lo w-risk, no n-vio le nt o ffe nd e rs
  • F

ro m the re e ntra nts pe rspe c tive :

  • F

e a r

  • Sha me
  • Unc e rta inty
  • L

a c k o f g o o d ro le mo d e ls fo r the mse lve s

  • F

E E L ING L IKE AN OUT CAST

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F ACE OF T HE AL ASKA NAT IVE PRISONE R

  • Annua lly, 35 – 40% o f PRC’ s pa rtic ipa nts a re Ala ska Na tive
  • T

he ma jo rity a re re -e nte ring so c ie ty with:

  • L

ittle to no urb a n skills

  • Re q uiring po st-re le a se tre a tme nt a s a c o nd itio n o f pro b a tio n o r pa ro le
  • L

a c k a suppo rt syste m b e c a use o f the na ture o f the ir c rime a nd the b a nishme nt fro m the ir villa g e

  • L

e ve l o f a c tive pa rtic ipa tio n b y Ala ska Na tive Co rpo ra tio ns is limite d:

  • CIT

C pro vid e s o ne -time g e ne ra l a ssista nc e o f $411.00

  • Ac c e ss to Re c o ve ry – o ne -time o ffe ring o f se rvic e s, c a ppe d/ no

lo ng e r in e xiste nc e

  • We llne ss Circ le s thro ug h So uthCe ntra l F
  • und a tio n
  • Ala ska Na tive Justic e Ce nte r
  • 3. Ba rrie rs to Re e ntry

BARRI E RS T O RE E NT RY

Sta tuto ry

T he re a re o ve r 1700 sta tuto rily ma nd a te d b a rrie rs to e mplo yme nt. (Ha nd o ut will b e pro vid e d a t pre se nta tio n)

Re g ula to ry

7 AAC 10.905(b ) Ba rrie r Crime s Ma trix

So c ie ta l

Wha t re e ntra nts re le a se to :

  • L

ittle to no suppo rt syste m, e spe c ia lly if the y must ha ve pro b a tio n o r tre a tme nt in a pla c e tha t is no t the ir ho me

  • T

he la c k o f a n inta c t fa mily

  • Mindse t o f POs a nd so c ie ty-

”T ra il the m, na il the m, & ja il the m.”

  • Unwe lc o me
  • Pro b a tio n a nd/ o r pa ro le

c o nditio ns tha t se t the m up to fa il

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CHAL L E NGE S

  • L

a c k o f re so urc e s fo r Rura l Re -E ntra nts

  • So c ia l Se c urity Re insta te me nt
  • Me nta l He a lth
  • Ho using (pa rtic ula rly fo r Ala ska Na tive s in urb a n se tting s)
  • L

a c k o f Re e ntry Se rvic e s Sta te wid e

  • Ma nd a te d tre a tme nt b a se d prima rily in Anc ho ra g e
  • No fe lo n-to -fe lo n c o nta c t
  • 4. Pa rtne rs Re e ntry Ce nte r –

T ra nsitioning Ba c k Into the Community

T HE PART NE RS RE E NT RY CE NT E R

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PROGRAM SNAPSHOT S GOAL S OF RE

  • E

NT RY

  • Sta b le Ho using
  • E

mplo yme nt within 30 da ys

  • Suppo rtive Se rvic e s
  • Be ha vio ra l Mo dific a tio n
  • Re unific a tio n with he a lthy fa mily a nd

frie nd suppo rt syste ms

E L IGIBIL IT Y CRIT E RIA – F OR HOUSING

  • Be within 6 mo nths o f c o nvic tio n o r re le a se fro m inc a rc e ra tio n
  • F

re e fro m c urre nt o r pe nding c rimina l issue s

  • F
  • r ho using , must b e c o ming o ut o f inc a rc e ra tio n o r a tre a tme nt

fa c ility with a F e lo ny a nd Misde me a no rs with a n ASAP re q uire me nt

  • Our tra nsitio na l a nd pe rma ne nt ho using pa rtne rs ha ve disc re tio n o n

whe the r to ho use individua ls with c e rta in o ffe nse s a nd to te rmina te ho using if the re is a vio la tio n o f ho use rule s.

  • Willing to pa rtic ipa te in a ll a spe c ts o f the pro g ra m. PRC is NOT

a n e ntitle me nt pro g ra m. It is VOL UNT ARY, no t MANDAT ORY.

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PROGRAMS OF F E RE D T HROUGH PRC

  • E

mplo yme nt Re a d ine ss

  • Jo b Re a d ine ss L

a b Orie nta tio n

  • 4 We e kly E

mplo yme nt Wo rksho ps

  • Individ ua lize d Co mpute r L

a b Assista nc e

  • Da ily Upd a te s o n Imme dia te Jo b Ope ning s
  • Re e ntry Ca se Ma na g e me nt a nd Suppo rt

Gro ups with ANJC

  • Orie nta tio n
  • We e kly Me n’ s a nd Wo me n’ s Suppo rt

Gro ups

  • Individ ua l me e ting s with Ca se Ma na g e rs
  • Co mmunity Se rvic e Pro je c ts
  • MRT

Cla sse s

  • Individ ua lize d re fe rra ls to o the r pro g ra ms,

se rvic e s a nd a ssista nc e

  • Pro g ra ms o ffe re d e a c h we e k fo r Re e ntra nts
  • Re a d y-T
  • -Re nt
  • F

ina nc ia l ma na g e me nt (c re dit re po rt and re pair ) with Mo ne y Ma na g e me nt, Inc .

  • Pe e r-T
  • -Pe e r Suppo rt g ro ups
  • On-line Pa re nting c la sse s (Z
  • nta Grant)
  • DOL

Jo b Se a rc h Pre se nta tio n

  • Assista nc e & Suppo rtive Se rvic e s fo r:
  • Ho using :
  • I

mme d ia te / tra nsitio na l ho using

  • Pe rma ne nt ho using
  • E

me rg e nc y re nta l a ssista nc e

  • Sta te IDs
  • F
  • o d Ha nd le r Ca rd s
  • Appro pria te wo rk c lo the s
  • Bus Pa sse s fo r jo b se a rc h a nd e mplo yme nt
  • F
  • o d c a rd s (fo r e me rge nc y fo o d and

to ile trie s)

ASSIST ANCE OF F E RE D

  • Suppo rt Gro ups
  • L

ife Skills T ra ining

  • MRT
  • Pro b a tio n vio la tio n pre ve ntio n
  • I

nte rvie w a nd e mplo yme nt skills

  • Go a l se tting
  • Co ntro lling e mo tio ns
  • Re la tio nships/ g e tting a lo ng
  • Re la pse Pre ve ntio n
  • Me nto ring
  • Jo b Re a dine ss
  • Budg e ting a nd mo ne y ma na g e me nt

c la sse s

  • One -o n-One suppo rt
  • Sho rt-te rm a ssista nc e with ho using ,

b us pa sse s, c lo thing , a nd fo o d

  • Re fe rra ls to o the r c o mmunity se rvic e s

a nd re so urc e s

  • On-line Pa re nting Cla sse s

COMMUNIT Y OUT RE ACH & COL L ABORAT ION

  • Building re la tio nships with priva te e mplo ye rs in o rde r to re fe r q ua lifie d jo b

a pplic a nts to e mplo ye rs;

  • Pre -sc re e ning fo r e mplo ye rs;
  • Co lla b o ra tio n with the De pa rtme nt o f L

a b o r fo r jo b se a rc h, spe c ific c e rtific a tio ns, a nd spe c ia lty wo rk g e a r;

  • Co lla b o ra ting with Ne w L

ife De ve lo pme nt;

  • Re e ntry Wa lks (pro viding e duc a tio na l o ppo rtunitie s fo r pro fe ssio na ls a nd

stude nts to le a rn a b o ut re e ntry);

  • Co mmunity pre se nta tio ns to b usine sse s a nd c o mmunity o rg a niza tio ns;
  • Co o rdina ting Co mmunity Me nto rships with wo me n fro m “Suc c e ss I

nside a nd Out.”

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CURRE NT ST AT IST ICS

Individuals Se r ve d as of August 31, 2015 2216 Daily ave r age numbe r

  • f r

e e ntr ants at Ce nte r (August 2015) 49- 51 Ave r a g e # of Re - e ntr ants a c tive ly in Ce nte r wor king towa r d se lf- suffic ie nc y a t a ny g ive n time (i.e . ope n c a se s) 276 Re - E ntr ants who have r e c e ive d suppor tive se r vic e s (bus passe s, c lothing vouc he r s, food c a r ds, Sta te ID’s, e tc … ) T

  • tal

1439 L a st 60 Days 205 Unique Re - e ntr ants ac tive ly using Job Re adine ss Se r vic e s (Monthly Ave r age ) 271

HOUSING ST AT IST ICS

Housing Assistanc e T

  • 8/ 31/ 2015

T e mpor a r y Housing Pla c e me nts 714 L

  • ng- te r

m Housing Pla c e me nts (at le ast 18 with c hildr e n) 81 Assista nc e to a void e vic tion (26 with c hildr e n) 80 T

  • tal

875

KE Y OUT COME S

  • E

mployme nt – 66 re -e ntra nt hire s in Aug ust 2015

  • E

mploye rs – Ove r 501 e mplo ye rs willing to hire pro g ra m pa rtic ipa nts

  • Housing – Ove r 94 la ndlo rd s willing to re nt to pro g ra m pa rtic ipa nts
  • F

ina nc ia l Ma na g e me nt – Mo ne y Ma na g e me nt, Inc . re po rts tha t 6 mo nths a fte r initia l c o nsulta tio n, a ve ra g e c re dit sc o re inc re a se d b y 42 po ints, a ve ra g e d e b t re d uc e d b y $2,219.

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KE Y PART NE RS

  • De pt. of He a lth a nd Soc ia l Se r

vic e s

  • De pt. of Cor

r e c tions

  • De pt. of Comme rc e , Community & Ec onomic

De ve lopme nt

  • Ala ska Housing F

ina nc e Cor por a tion

  • De pt. of L

a bor a nd Wor kfor c e De ve lopme nt

  • Ala ska Me nta l He a lth T

r ust Author ity

  • Nine sta r Educ a tion & Employme nt Se r

vic e s

  • Rur

a l CAP

  • Ala ska Pe e r

Consor tium

  • Anc hor

a g e Community Me nta l He a lth Se r vic e s

  • Zonta
  • Choic e s
  • Ala ska Na tive Justic e Ce nte r
  • Ne w L

ife De ve lopme nt

  • Mone y Manage me nt Inte rnational
  • Ala ska Corre c tional Ministrie s
  • Case manage rs at Halfway House s
  • Anc hora g e R

e e ntry Coa lition

  • Ac c e ss Ala ska
  • Goodwill Industrie s
  • Southc e ntral F
  • undation
  • Cook Inle t T

ribal Counc il

  • L

ions’s Club

  • Ala ska Work Sourc e
  • 5. T

HE 3 BASIC COMPONE NT S OF SUCCE SSF UL RE E NT RY

T HE 3 L E GS OF T HE ST OOL

Housing

T ra nsitio na l Pe rma ne nt Pro b a tio n o r E M a ppro ve d

E mployme nt

Willing ne ss to g e t a surviva l jo b while lo o king fo r a pe rma ne nt jo b Ove rc o ming the sha me to a pply Be ha viora l a nd Community Support Sta ying a c c o unta b le Building he a lthy re la tio nships Se tting sho rt a nd lo ng te rm g o a ls

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  • Housing – E

ve r trie d a pplying for jobs while home le ss?

  • T

ra nsporta tion – Most re e ntra nts don’t or c a n’t ha ve Drive rs L ic e nse s. T he bus doe s not a lwa ys run. How c a n I g e t to my job?

  • E

mployme nt – Will my e mploye r be fle xible whe n I ha ve to re port to E M or proba tion or tre a tme nt?

ISSUE S A RE E NT RANT F ACE S: RE AL I T I E S OF RE E NT RY

  • 6. E

MPL OYME NT

HOW PRC MANAGE S RISK OF HIRI NG AN E X-OF F E NDE R

  • E

vide nc e -b a se d risk ne e ds a sse ssme nts

  • Pre -e mplo yme nt sc re e ning fo r e mplo ye rs
  • I

nfo rming jo b a pplic a nts a nd e mplo ye rs o f F ide lity Bo nding Pro g ra m, T a x Cre dits a nd DOL c o lla b o ra ting pro g ra ms.

  • Re spe c ting c o nfide ntia lity o f e mplo ye rs
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BANNI NG T HE BOX

T he b ud d ing “Ba n the Bo x” mo ve me nt a c ro ss the c o untry c a lls fo r e mplo ye rs to wa it until a pro spe c tive e mplo ye e is b e ing inte rvie we d o r ha s a pro visio na l jo b o ffe r b e fo re inq uiring whe the r he o r she ha s a c rimina l pa st. T he id e a is tha t e x-o ffe nd e rs will ha ve a b e tte r c ha nc e a t g e tting a jo b if the y’ re no t e limina te d a t the ve ry b e g inning o f the ir jo b se a rc h. T his pro c e ss a lso me a sure s the ind ivid ua l’ s c ha ra c te r a nd ho ne sty a t the time

  • f the inte rvie w.

Ala ska is a c tive ly lo o king a t this thro ug h the Crimina l Justic e Wo rking Gro up (ha nd o ut will b e a va ila b le a t pre se nta tio n) Ma ny Ala ska n e mplo ye rs ha ve vo lunta rily “Ba nne d the Bo x” a nd pro visio na lly hire ind ivid ua ls with c rimina l re c o rd s.

ASSE SSI NG T HE RISK

  • Ob ta ining the c rimina l histo ry a nd c he c k it a g a inst so me simple c rite ria .
  • Asking the a pplic a nt a b o ut a c rimina l histo ry will pro vide info rma tio n a b o ut

a ttitude a nd a c c e pta nc e o f re spo nsib ility.

  • De te rmining c irc umsta nc e s suc h a s a lc o ho l o r drug use tha t ma y ha ve

c o ntrib ute d to the o ffe nse a nd if the a pplic a nt ha s a ddre sse d the issue s.

  • Crimina l histo rie s o f a pplic a nts c a n b e re trie ve d fro m a pro b a tio n o r pa ro le
  • ffic e r if the a pplic a nt will c o nse nt to tha t disc lo sure . (E

x: Co urtvie w – o ne re so urc e b ut no t a lwa ys a c c ura te .)

DE PART ME NT OF L ABOR & WORK F ORCE DE VE L OPME NT

  • T

ra ining

  • Ala ska Ca re e r Re a d y
  • Re sume de ve lo pme nt a nd jo b se a rc h a ssista nc e
  • Appre ntic e ship
  • Brid g e to Suc c e ss
  • Wo rksho ps o n E

mplo yme nt Afte r Inc a rc e ra tio n

  • MASST

Pro g ra m

  • Ve te ra n Assista nc e
  • T

ic ke t to Wo rk

  • Assista nc e to g e t Wo rk Ge a r a nd Clo thing
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E X- OF F E NDE RS CAN BE T HE IR OWN WORST E NE MY

“What sho uld o ne do afte r priso n? Give up? Co we r in a c o rne r? L e t life pass quie tly by be c ause we are no lo nge r e ntitle d o r allo we d to be part o f a c o mmunity? Afte r 17 mo nths in the fe de ral c o rre c tio nal syste m, I walke d o ut with fe ar, shame , and a paralyzing se nse o f unc e rtainty. E ac h time I applie d fo r a jo b, I was unse ttle d and afraid be c ause I kne w re je c tio n wo uld fo llo w. T he n so me thing happe ne d. I sc re we d up e no ugh c o urage to apply fo r a jo b as an assistant to a disable d pro fe ssio nal. T

  • this day, I

thank and admire him be c ause he gave me a c hanc e to re gain a se nse o f wo rthine ss. We all want to be re le vant no matte r whic h side o f the fe nc e we have be e n o n.”

  • 7. BE

NE F IT S T O AN E MPL OYE R T O HIRE AN E X- OF F E NDE R

E X-OF F E NDE RS CAN MAK E GOOD E MPL OYE E S

  • T

ra ine d / pre -sc re e ne d a llo ws fo r:

  • T

ra nsitio na l e mplo yme nt

  • Wo rk re a dine ss “so ft skills”
  • Spe c ific jo b skills tra ining
  • Mo tiva te d to suc c e e d c a n b e me a sure d
  • Clo se mo nito ring o f c re d ib ility, ho ne sty a nd trustwo rthine ss
  • Asse ss e a g e rne ss to wo rk

(Re a lity – No t a ll e x-o ffe nd e rs a re willing o r c a pa b le o f c o mmitting to le g itima te wo rk b ut tha t is o fte n the e xc e ptio n, no t the rule .

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E CONOMI C HI RI NG INCE NT I VE S

  • F

ide lity Bo nding - $5,000 b o nd fo r 100% c o ve ra g e up to six mo nths.

  • Wo rk Oppo rtunity T

a x Cre dit (WOT C)

  • ** Ha ndo uts to b e pro vide d a t pre se nta tio n

WHY I HI RE D A F E L ON

“ Wha t d o yo u like yo urse lf fo r b e ing – a trustful pe rso n o r a d istrustful pe rso n? Whe n I hire d a n e x-o ffe nd e r I kne w I c o uld n’ t lo se . She wa s hig hly mo tiva te d to suc c e e d , a nd sinc e re . Whe n she d isc lo se d he r c rimina l re c o rd , it wa s c le a rly pa inful fo r he r a nd fro m tha t mo me nt o n, I fe lt I c o uld trust he r. T his wa s a b ig mo me nt fo r me fo r 2 re a so ns: (1) A prio r e mplo ye e ha d e mb e zzle d fro m me so I ha d e ve ry re a so n to q ue stio n a nd d o ub t a nyo ne with a c rimina l re c o rd , a nd (2) I a m b lind . I ha ve to trust tho se a ro und me a s a ma tte r o f ne c e ssity. So me ma y think I to o k a n unre a so na b le risk in hiring a n e x-o ffe nd e r b ut fro m my po int o f vie w, it wa s the b e st hiring d e c isio n I e ve r ma d e b e c a use she c a me with the ne e d a nd d e sire to pro ve she wa s wo rthy. All I d id wa s g ive he r tha t c ha nc e .”—BH – Pro fe ssio na l e mplo ye r

SUCCE SSE S IN RE E NT RY

  • Re e ntra nts who ha ve pa rtne re d with PRC a re no w wo rking in:
  • Sta te a g e nc ie s, inc luding thro ug h DOL

’ s MASST pro g ra m

  • Oil a nd g a s sub c o ntra c to rs, inc luding tho se o n the No rth Slo pe
  • So c ia l se rvic e a nd no n-pro fit a g e nc ie s
  • Co nstruc tio n (ma ny with unio n me mb e rship)
  • Re ta il b usine sse s thro ug ho ut the Sta te
  • Appre ntic e ship pro g ra ms
  • T
  • urism
  • Se a fo o d industry
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CONT ACT INF ORMAT I ON

  • Ca thle e n N. Mc L

a ug hlin, J.D./ M.B.A. Dir e c tor Pa r tne r s Re e ntr y Ce nte r 419 Ba r r

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e e t Anc hor age , AK 99501 907-258-1192 907- 258- 1193 (dir e c t line ) 907- 240- 1159 (offic e c e ll phone ) 541- 941- 6739 (c e ll phone ) c nmc la ug hlin@je ffne t.org