2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

Objectives: Understand the importance of engaging leadership, taskforces and the returning population in planning a systems-wide coordinated process; recognize the necessity of conducting timely risk-needs assessments and job readiness screenings to connect people to the most appropriate interventions at the right time in reentry planning; understand strategies for inventorying existing services and treatment interventions available pre- and post-release; and understand the benefits of making service referrals and sharing information between corrections and workforce development systems to leverage resources, improve case planning and reduce barriers to employment. Moderator: Andre Bethea, Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Andre Bethea, Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, D.C.; Jessica Gonzales, Senior Research Associate, Council of State Governments Justice Center, New York, New York; Greg Halls, Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments Justice Center, New York, New York; Jessica Hidalgo, Reentry Program Coordinator, Palm Beach County Public Safety Department, Palm Beach County, Florida

A-4I Integrating Best Practices from Corrections and Workforce Systems to Match Jobseekers

to Services: Findings from the IRES Pilot Project Room 209 With the support and technical assistance funded by the Second Chance Act, two pilot sites —Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and Palm Beach County, Florida — were tasked with piloting the Integrated Reentry and Employment Strategies (IRES) framework and identifying successful strategies for communities interested in implementing a collaborative approach to reentry planning. The IRES pilot project focused on operationalizing cross-systems collaboration and coordination among corrections, reentry and workforce development agencies to reduce recidivism and increase job readiness for people returning from incarceration. In this workshop, participants will learn about each site’s challenges and successes to developing collaborative case planning and integrating the efforts of criminal justice and workforce development systems. Participants of this workshop will also learn about Palm Beach County’s unique medium for sharing individualized case plans, risk-need and job readiness assessment results between correctional staff and community service providers.

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