1. Re-Entry Programs & Education

2. Mission
To provide programs and services to inmates that will best prepare them for their return to society as law-abiding citizens.

3. Core Program Areas Academics Vocational Programs 100-Hour Program
Veteran Dorms
Thinking for a Change
USDOL Apprenticeship Program

4. Crimonogenic Factors to Address

5. Combating Criminogenic Factors
Assess risk/needs
Enhance intrinsic motivation
Target interventions (risk, needs, responsivity, dosage, treatment)
Skill train with directed practice (CBT)
Increase positive reinforcement
Engage ongoing support in natural communities
Measure relevant processes/practices
Provide measurement feedback
Assess risk/needs – Aligning level of intervention with the level of risk produces the best outcomes. Empirically-based instruments enable professionals to assess the level of risk an individual offender is likely to pose. These assessments should be re-administered on a periodic basis.
Enhance intrinsic motivation – For an offender to stay motivated and truly embrace behavior change over time internal motivation must be present. Research demonstrates that motivation can be influenced by correctional professionals’ interactions with offenders. Staff trained to effectively use authority and use techniques such as rolling with resistance, developing discrepancy, interviewing techniques and support self-efficacy are more likely to glean more information from offenders that assists offenders in long lasting change.
Target interventions – Determination of proper intervention should target case management services based upon risk level; target individualized behavioral change strategies based on assessed criminogenic needs (e.g., anti-social thinking; emotional regulation/anti-social personality; anti-social peers, and family conflict); match interventions to the characteristics of the offender (e.g., learning style, intelligence level, etc.); structured intervention hours should based on rsk level of offender; appropriate treatment should be considered when placing offenders in programming.
Skill train with directed practice – All staff should understand social learning theory and have skills in effective communication techniques. Staff should support and encourage the development of skills taught.
Increase positive reinforcement – Research demonstrates that a ration of four positive affirmations for every expression of disapproval has a positive effect on behavioral change. Incentives and rewards are a powerful tool in our efforts to motivate and encourage offenders along a pro-social path.
Engage ongoing support in natural communities – Research indicates that positive outcomes are more likely when offenders’ significant others (including family members, teachers, employers, mentors, spiritual leaders, etc.) are engaged in their case plans and when they have meaningful connections to pro-social communities.
Measure relevant processes/practices – The agency must establish methods and processes to determine if their own polices and practices are producing the desired results.
Measurement feedback – Findings should be shared with the legislature, executive leadership, staff, collaborative partners and even offenders.

6. Our Role in Re-Entry
Develop, implement and review the effectiveness of re-entry programs
Provide staff and inmates with re-entry information to reduce recidivism
Cultivate, establish, maintain, and monitor community partnerships
The Bureau of Re-Entry Programs and Education provides leadership, resources and cutting edge research on re-entry efforts. The Bureau evaluates the feasibility of implementing potential re-entry programs and explores re-entry focused training opportunities that impact recidivism. Efforts are made to ensure limited resources are utilized effectively for the advancement of re-entry agency-wide. Research has shown that by providing each inmate with intensive pre-release and post-release services based on individual need, the likelihood of recidivism is reduced, thereby increasing public safety.
The duties and responsibilities of ALL staff within the Bureau of Re-Entry Programs and Education is to identify, analyze, implement and support the Department’s re-entry mission and efforts.

7. Programs: Academic Adult and Special Education Programs
Operates in 27 correctional facilities
Inmate Teaching Assistants (ITAs)
Operates in 41 correctional facilities
Local Education Agencies offer services at three (3) institutions

8. Programs: Vocational Education
33 occupational trades offered include…
Automotive Collision Repair
CDL
HVAC
Masonry Brick & Block
Waste Water Treatment…
Specter Grant Program
Post-secondary vocational training
Inmates 35 years of age and under who have a high school diploma or GED
Programs operated at 7 correctional facilities

9. Programs: 100-Hour Program
Focuses on…
Life management skills, including the change process
Job Readiness
Criminal Thinking
Focusing on:
The change process and criminal thinking
Decision making
Problem solving
Values and principles
Goals and goal setting
Social situations
Health and wellness
Substance abuse
Addictions and recovery
Families
Employment
Money matters
Community reentry
This program (or an approved equivalent) is provided to all inmates within the 18 month period prior to their release.
Duration: 3 ½ weeks to 8 weeks

10. Programs: Identification Pilot
Identification enables ex-offenders to..
Obtain legitimate employment
Secure housing
Cash paychecks
Open bank accounts
IDs are obtained through the Florida DHSMV
Steps necessary to reinstate revoked licenses can be found at

11. Programs: Veteran Dorms
More than 6,700 inmates are self-reported prior Military Service personnel
Six (6) dorm sites currently provide transition services for inmates with verified prior military service
Sites are currently establishing community partners and stakeholders

12. Programs: Thinking for a Change
Focuses on:
Cognitive Self Change
Social Skills
Problem Solving
Studies show Ex-offenders who completed this program are 33% less likely to commit new crimes than those who didn’t.
(Golden, 2002)

13. Programs: USDOL Apprenticeship Program
Provide the opportunity to earn an industry certificate from the Department of Education(DOE) and U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)
Program areas (Developmental Stage)
Auto-body Repair
Cosmetologist
Welder
Landscape Management Technician
Housekeeping

14. Re-Entry Facilities Northern Region: Southern Region:
Baker Re-Entry Center
Southern Region:
Demilly Re-Entry Center
Polk Re-Entry Center
Sago Palm Re-Entry Center

15. Portals: A Single Point of Entry
Re-entry FACILITY
Re-entry portal
Offender Reunited with Family
On-site criminal registration
POST-RELEASE supervision ? NO
YES
Offered reentry services available at portal
Connected with probation staff
Offered reentry services available at portal

16. Portals: Services may include…
On-Site Felony Registration
Substance Abuse/Mental Health Aftercare
Community Corrections (CC) Contact
Housing
Law enforcement & CC Notification
Mentoring
Case Management
Vocation & Academic Counseling
Transition Planning
Debt Management
Clothing Closet
Civil Rights Restoration Guidance
Legal Aid
Life Skills Training
Job Placement/Employment Information
Medical / Disability Assistance Food / Meal Vouchers
Health Care
Family Reunification…

17. Portal Locations
Hillsborough County Portal 1800 Orient Road Tampa, Florida Phone: (813)
Jacksonville Reentry Center (JREC) 1024 Superior Street Jacksonville, FL Phone: (904)
Palm Beach County Portal 673 Fairgrounds Road West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Pinellas Safe Harbor th Street North Clearwater, FL Phone: (727)

18. “We Never Walk Alone” Florida Department of Corrections
Tahnee Casanova, Chief
Re-Entry Programs & Education
Nichole Landrum, Administrator
Re-Entry Program
Allen Overstreet, Administrator
Education
William Carr, Assistant Secretary Re-Entry Latoya Lane, Director Re-Entry James Cox, Assistant Director