By Jacqueline Gallegos

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 Chaired by Judge Wells  Invited Executive Level Management  Working toward Local Implementation ◦ Local government units (County)

 US District Court – District of Utah  US Probation and Pretrial Services  US Bureau of Prisons  US Attorney’s Office  Utah Federal Defenders Office  Community Correctional or Re- Entry Centers  Faith Based Groups  State of Utah – Third District Court  State of Utah – Department of Corrections  State of Utah- Department of Workforce Services  State of Utah – Office of Rehabilitation  State of Utah- Office of Education  Utah County Sheriff’s Office  Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Services

 We unite to facilitate collaboration between Federal, State, and Local agencies in an effort to eliminate barriers among agencies, increase community awareness, assist offenders with increased employment opportunities, and reduce recidivism.

◦ The silhouette of today’s population is comprised of an increasingly diverse and complex array of individuals spanning a wider range of generations than ever before. This silhouette of our multiple generations is constantly being bombarded and modeled by changes in:

 Technology & Social Norms  Life Expectancy  Workplace Environments  Cultural Composition  Economic Turns  Behavioral Addictions  Population Diversity & Demographics  War  Substance Abuse Trends Global Connections & Politics Mental Health Treatment Resistant Illnesses

Advisory Group Working Group Utah County/Salt Lake County/Davis and Weber Counties

 Leverage resources  Create opportunities for efficiency  Standardization  Increased communication and cooperation between agencies (joint benefits)  Cooperative problem-solving  Impact recidivism and decrease costs

 Multiple agencies  “The Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s”  Collaborative Process ◦ Share job leads ◦ Referral process ◦ Case staffing around employment needs ◦ Job Match: Company and ex-offender ◦ Information sharing

 Identify and eliminate inter-agency procedurals barriers through standardization, increased communication and resource sharing;  Enhance job development by education employers and the community about the economic benefit of hiring ex-offenders;  Utilize existing resources and continue to develop cooperative services to assist offenders and provide job readiness training as needed;  Lower recidivism.

 What is the state of the criminal justice system? Numbers: People on probation or parole: 5 million1.6 million People incarcerated: 2.3 million 600,000 Total Number of population in corrections: 1 out of 31 1 out of 77 COSTS:(2008) What is the cost of our system? $68,000,000,000 $20 billion What is the rate of increased cost since 1986?336% $1 out of $14 available discretionary funds

 Recidivism rate within THREE years of release: ◦ 45% Nationally ◦ 65% Utah (#1)

 Strategic Planning for the District of Utah ◦ EBP (Risk/needs assessment, case management and reentry plans, treatment, and MI)  Using Federal Monies (Second Chance Act)  Training/Coordinating with Offenders entering system to prepare them how to leave system. ◦ Pretrial Pathways  Addressing underlying needs ◦ RISE drug, veterans, and mental health courts  Helping Offenders address barriers to employment and education ◦ (UDOWD)