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CEPP Supports Partners in Their Reintegration Work

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April is Second Chance Month, a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction. People returning to their communities after prison face significant challenges—from obtaining government ID and finding transportation to getting a job and securing safe housing. Many people who leave incarceration end up returning within just a couple of years, often due to the barriers they face.

Over the past 20 years, CEPP has collaborated with federal, state, and local criminal justice system agencies to review practices and implement innovative initiatives that promote more successful reentry outcomes. In partnership with the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), we developed a Transition from Prison to Community blueprint, which is used by correctional institutions, releasing authorities, and community partners all over the U.S. We have also worked with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and several individual states (most recently, Delaware and Louisiana) to bring together stakeholders, develop tools, share information, and create a vision and roadmap for a reentry system that works better for everyone.

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Keep reading to learn more about our work and the unique challenges justice-involved women face when reintegrating into their communities.

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Different States, Different Needs

In Delaware, CEPP worked with the Delaware Correctional Reentry Commission (DCRC) to assess the state’s reentry landscape, identify gaps in existing services, and develop an implementation plan for providing more comprehensive programs and services to thousands of people returning to the community each year.

In Louisiana, CEPP developed a curriculum for community stakeholders and staff to highlight how treatment providers, parole and probation officers, law enforcement, and other community stakeholders and corrections staff could collaborate to improve outcomes for returning citizens.

In every jurisdiction where we work, we aim to understand the locality’s unique goals and to help them identify improvements that lead to better outcomes for the people involved in the system and the broader community.

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The Reentry Challenges Facing Justice-Involved Women

CEPP’s director of the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women (NRCJIW), Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten, was invited to participate in the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau Reentry Lunch & Learn series. Dr. Van Dieten spoke about the risk factors and economic marginalization that women reintegrating into the community face.

Dr. Van Dieten also spoke about the many resources NRCJIW offers to practitioners. She focused on gender-responsive assessments that were developed in collaboration with NIC. The GIPA (Gender Informed Practice Assessment) is designed for use in correctional settings, and the GRPPA-CV (Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice Assessment) is for use by community supervision agencies. The assessments are designed to help agencies examine how closely their policies and practices align with trauma-informed, gender-responsive approaches supported by research.

Contact CEPP today to talk about how we can help you improve your reintegration system.