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Reentry Division Reentry Division Update Update To: To: Reentry Task Force Reentry Task Force April 20, 2010 April 20, 2010

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Page 1: Reentry Division Update To: Reentry Task Force April 20, 2010

Reentry Division Update Reentry Division Update

To:To:

Reentry Task ForceReentry Task Force

April 20, 2010April 20, 2010

Page 2: Reentry Division Update To: Reentry Task Force April 20, 2010

Identification Verification / Identification Verification / UpdateUpdate

Initiated and/or completed the Initiated and/or completed the following activitiesfollowing activities::

Agreement with Social Security Agreement with Social Security Administration for Social Security number Administration for Social Security number verificationverification

Contract with DSHS for birth certificatesContract with DSHS for birth certificates Proposal to DPS to assign certified staff to Proposal to DPS to assign certified staff to

release sites for issuing driver licenses or release sites for issuing driver licenses or state identification cardsstate identification cards

Page 3: Reentry Division Update To: Reentry Task Force April 20, 2010

FY 2009 Release Statistics:Primary Counties and Release Status

ALL OTHER COUNTIES

52%

HARRIS15,287

54% Discharge46% Supervision

DALLAS7,432

47% Discharge 53% Supervision

TARRANT5,132

46% Discharge54% Supervision

BEXAR4,681

47% Discharge53% Supervision

TRAVIS2,872

58% Discharge42% Supervision

Harris - 21%Dallas - 10%Tarrant - 7%Bexar - 6%Travis - 4%All Other Counties - 52%

Total Releases = 72,218

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Internal Reentry ActivitiesInternal Reentry Activities

Steering Committee – Comprised of Steering Committee – Comprised of the Executive Director, Deputy the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice, Parole Board Chair, Correctional Parole Board Chair, Correctional Institutions Division, Community Institutions Division, Community Justice Assistance Division, Parole, Justice Assistance Division, Parole, Rehabilitation & Reentry DivisionsRehabilitation & Reentry Divisions

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Internal Reentry ActivitiesInternal Reentry Activities

Policy Team – Comprised of Deputy Directors Policy Team – Comprised of Deputy Directors of TDCJ divisionsof TDCJ divisions

Work Groups:Work Groups:1.1. AssessmentAssessment2.2. Case ManagementCase Management3.3. Community SupervisionCommunity Supervision4.4. Information TechnologyInformation Technology5.5. ProgramsPrograms6.6. TransitionTransition

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Second Chance Act GrantSecond Chance Act Grant

Community based reentry case Community based reentry case managers and treatment services for managers and treatment services for offenders with mental illnesses offenders with mental illnesses released on a state jail discharge to released on a state jail discharge to Harris, Dallas, Bexar, and Travis Harris, Dallas, Bexar, and Travis Counties.Counties.