Using Science, Fiscal Considerations, and Humanity to Reform Responses to Crime

“Using Reentry Plans to Persuade Judges to

Impose Probation Instead of Incarceration”

By Jacqueline Gallegos

From Building Prisons…

……to

Chaired by Judge Wells Invited Executive Level Management Working toward Local Implementation

◦ Local government units (County)

Task Force Development

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

Task Force Members

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.

MISSION STATEMENT

◦ 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

ORGANIZATIONALOUTLOOK

TRUST

Leverage resources Create opportunities for efficiency

Standardization Increased communication and cooperation

between agencies (joint benefits) Cooperative problem-solving

Impact recidivism and decrease costs

Advantages to Collaboration

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

Job Development

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.

GOALS

What is the state of the criminal justice system?

Numbers: 2007 1982

People on probation or parole: 5 million 1.6 millionPeople incarcerated: 2.3 million 600,000Total 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 costsince 1986? 336%

$1 out of $14 available discretionary funds

“Why should my agency support reform aiding prisoner reentry?’

Recidivism rate within THREE years

of release:

◦ 45% Nationally ◦ 65% Utah (#1)

RECIDIVISM

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)

“What is Happening in the State of Utah to Improve these Outcomes? “