1. RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS AND RURAL JAILS Frank R. Hecht Corrections Administrator Tohono O’odham Nation

2. RURAL/SMALL JAILS An Overview *rural jails make up the majority of jails *resources and funding is limited house federal inmates for funds *staffing is difficult inmates poorly supervised inmate/inmate aslt.

3. RURAL JAILS  STAFFING cont’d suicide challenges of healthcare/related issues BUDGET * patrol vs jail community expectations RURAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM * lacks resources * slow adjudication process * lacks referral resources cjs last to receive services

4. WHY REENTRY PROGRAMS?  Statistics 1000 offenders added weekly 2.6% increase from mid 2004/2005 33,500 gain in jail offenders Largest since 1997 4.7% increase compared to 1.6% state/fed.prisons 62% offenders in jail awaiting trial

5. WHY REENTRY PROGRAMS?  OPPORTUNITIES –Substance abuse –Limited/no education –Mental illness –Lack of housing –Lack of basic living skills –Gangs –The list goes on…but this equals OPPORTUNITES

6. WHY REENTRY PROGRAMS? BENEFITS * Critical element of PUBLIC SAFETY * Need more research * Corrections facility * Community * Corrections Staff * Offenders Family

7. WHY REENTRY PROGRAMS?  PRE-RELEASE –Prepares offender –System wide approach Reduces potential for conflict Assists in successful adjudication Provides for PUBLIC SAFETY Prepares family and offender –Must start in the jail

8. TYPES OF RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS  PROGRAM DESIGN BASED UPON Local resources Community values/support CJS priorities Local community issues Jail crowding/challenges Funding Offenders pop/characteristics

9. TYPES OF RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS  TYPES OF PROGRAMS * Work Release * Day Reporting/Resource Center * Pretrial Release Program SERVICES OFFERED * Job Development * Literacy/GED * Family Preservation

10. TYPES OF RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS  SERVICES Parenting Substance Abuse Gang Resistance/Education Anger Management Healthcare/HIV education Drug testing Mental Health screening/Med.Mgmnt.

11. TYPES OF RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS  ESSENTIAL COMPONENT PUBLIC SAFETY Accountability Closely monitored Telephonic Field surv. Scheduling COMMUNICATION

12. DESIGN COMPONENTS  CRITICAL ELEMENTS PARTNERSHIPS Community Advisory Group People support what they help create Jail Liaison Program Costs Planning Program Evaluation

13. DESIGN COMPONENTS  CRITICAL ELEMENTS Funding Regional Jails Regional Re-entry/resource sharing COLLABORATION+COOPERATION Provides for accountability Maximization of resources Accountability/Public safety Without it there will be no support

14. DESIGN COMPONENTS  LIMITS The only limits there are are those placed upon Ourselves Use your imagination REMEMBER: You cant eat an elephant in one bite

15. INDIAN COUNTRY JAILS  INSPECTOR GENERALS REPORT Bia “remiss in meeting their responsibilities in providing safe and secure detention services” INDIAN COUNTRY JAILS Majority rural/vastly rural/isolated History of neglect/little-no funding

16. INDIAN COUNTRY JAILS  TYPES –Bureau/Tribal/PL-638 Operated –Adult and Juv. or combined –Share some of the same challenges as other rural jails across America  RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS –For the most part they don’t exist –“restorative justice” model  NEED TO EDUCATE/ADVOCATE

17. RECOMMENDATIONS  CONDUCT RESEARCH/SURVEYS AJA/NSA/ACA EDUCATE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES NATIONAL/LOCAL STATE JUDICIARY MEETINGS ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS DOJ/NIC/BJA PUBLICATIONS

18. RECOMMENDATIONS  REGIONALIZATION PROMOTE REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS Include Indian Country Corrections

19. CONCLUSION  WE CANT JUST “WAREHOUSE” PEOPLE  REMEMBER: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DON’T HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING THEY MAKE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING THEY HAVE