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9/5/2015 Alaska Sta te HR Confe r e nc e Se pte mbe r 25, 2015 OVE RVIE W 1. Why should c ommunity me mbe rs c are about prisone r re e ntry? 1. Why should c ommunitie s a nd c ommunity me mbe r s c a r e a bout pr isone r E MPL OYING E X- OF F E NDE RS: r e e ntr y? 2. T he fa c e of a n e x- offe nde r . • Promote s safe c ommunitie s Captur ing T ale nt fr om an Untappe d Re sour c e . 3. Ba r r ie r s to Re e ntr y • 95% of all prisone rs are re le ase d Pre se nte d by: 4. Par tne r s Re e ntr y Ce nte r – T r ansitioning Ba c k into the Community • E x- offe nde rs will re e nte r, it is up to a ll of us Ca thle e n Mc L a ug hlin, J.D./ M.B.A., Dire c to r o f the Pa rtne rs Re e ntry Ce nte r In c o lla b o ra tio n with Mo rg e n Ja c o , Re e ntry Co o rdina to r fo r De pt. o f Co rre c tio ns 5. T he 3 Ba sic Compone nts of Suc c e ssful Re e ntr y to de c ide what that looks like . 6. E mployme nt 7. Be ne fits to a n e mploye r to hir e E x- offe nde r s 1

9/5/2015 DE PART ME NT OF CORRE CT I ONS WHY WE SHOUL D CARE WHY WE SHOUL D CARE MI SSI ON ST AT E ME NT • 1 in 36 Ala ska ns a r e unde r Ala ska De pa r tme nt of Cor r e c tions jur isdic tion • Re se a rc h sho ws a c o rre la tio n b e twe e n e mplo yme nt a nd re c idivism. Unsta b le e mplo yme nt is a mo ng the ma jo r • T he c r ime r ate has de c line d sinc e the 1980s but the numbe r of Alaska ns in T he Ala ska De pa rtme nt o f Co rre c tio ns e nha nc e s the sa fe ty pre d ic to rs o f c o ntinue d c rimina l c o nd uc t. pr ison ha s inc r e a se d, a s ha ve c osts for the Sta te . o f o ur c o mmunitie s b y pro viding se c ure c o nfine me nt, re fo rma tive pro g ra ms, a nd a pro c e ss o f supe rvise d • As a n e mplo ye r, yo u a re g iving ho pe tha t fo rme r priso ne rs • T he c ost is mor e than $58,000 pe r ye ar to inc a r c e r ate one adult c o mmunity re inte g ra tio n. c a n mo ve o n a nd c ha ng e the mse lve s fo r the b e tte r. • Pr ison popula tion g r ows 3% pe r ye a r . At this r a te by 2016 DOC will be a t F o r e ve ry priso ne r who do e s no t re turn, the re is o ne fe we r 100% c a pa c ity. c rime a nd o ne fe we r vic tim. • E mplo yme nt is o ne o f the mo st e ffe c tive wa ys to b re a k this c yc le . F e we r c rime s, fe we r vic tims a nd the e x-o ffe nde r’ s life • If prison popula tion ra te s c ontinue a s fore c a ste d, the re will be twic e the numbe r of Ala ska prisone rs by 2030, ne c e ssitating the c onstruc tion of a nd the ir fa mily's life ma y b e pe rma ne ntly c ha ng e d fo r the thousa nds mor e pr ison be ds or shipping inc a r c e r a te d Ala ska ns to the lowe r b e tte r. 48 to se r ve the ir se nte nc e s. 2

9/5/2015 From 2002 to 2010, the annual average inmate population grew slightly more than 3% per ST ANDI NG POPUL AT I ON ST AT E ST AT IST ICS year. Based on that growth rate, it is estimated inmate population will reach 6,313 by 2020. & CRI ME T YPE • F Y 2013 – De pt. o f Co rre c tio ns b o o ke d 39,203 ind ivid ua ls into its fa c ilitie s. 2002 2012 • Sna psho t – On June 30, 2013 • 6,056 ind ivid ua ls we re in c usto d y (p riso n, CRC, o r E M) • 5,988 ind ivid ua ls we re o n pro b a tio n o r pa ro le • Priso n c a pa c ity– $159.00 pe r d a y ( 2 nd highe st, NY # 1 ) • Ha rd b e d s 5,352 $58,000.00 pe r ye a r • So ft b e d s 839 $31,000.00 $ 85.00 • E M 430 $7,000.00 $ 21.00 • Co mmunity ja ils 157 va ria b le • E stima te d g ro wth ra te in inc a rc e ra tio n ra te is 3% a ye a r. • Ala ska will ha ve to b uild a ne w priso n to a c c o mmo d a te this g ro wth ra te b y 2016. 62 % of inmates are incarcerated for a non-violent • PRC a ve ra g e a g e o f pa rtic ipa nts is b e twe e n 37-38. AL ASKA INMAT E offense • 95% o f tho se inc a rc e ra te d re le a se b a c k into the c o mmunity. POPUL AT ION: 2002- 2020 3

9/5/2015 INCARCE RAT ION DOE S NOT RE DUCE NAT IONAL ST AT IST ICS RE CIDIVISM PRE SIDE NT GE ORGE W. BUSH’S WHE N SIGNING T HE SE COND CHANCE ACT , APRIL 9, 2008 • 1 in 4 U.S. a d ults ha s a c rimina l re c o rd • Unite d Sta te s ha s the hig he st inc a rc e ra tio n ra te in the wo rld . “ T he c o untry was built o n the be lie f that e ac h human be ing • U.S. ha s 4% o f the wo rld ’ s po pula tio n a nd 25% o f the wo rld ’ s inc a rc e ra te d “L e ng thy pr ison se nte nc e s pe o ple has limitle ss po te ntial and wo rth. E ve rybo dy matte rs. We a r e ine ffe c tive a s a c r ime c ontr ol me a sur e . . . [and] a n • De pe nd ing o n whic h stud y yo u lo o k a t, # 2 is e ithe r Ira n o r Russia be lie ve that e ve n tho se who have struggle d with a dark past ine ffic ie nt appr oac h to • At a ny g ive n time in 2014, the re a re o ve r 2,200,000 ind ivid ua ls in c usto d y in c an find brighte r days ahe ad. One way we ac t o n that be lie f pr e ve nting c r ime by the Unite d Sta te s inc apac itation unle ss the y is by he lping fo rme r priso ne rs who ’ ve paid fo r the ir c rime s – • 14,000,000 pe o ple mo ve thro ug h the priso n syste m e ve ry ye a r a r e spe c ific a lly ta r ge te d a t we he lp the m build ne w live s as pro duc tive me mbe rs o f o ur ve r y hig h- r a te or e xtr e me ly • Sta te s with hig he st re c id ivism ra te s – So uthe rn b e lt sta te s & Ala ska dange r ous offe nde r s.” so c ie ty . . . T he wo rk o f re de mptio n re fle c ts o ur value s. T he bill • U. S. Priso n b usine ss - $1 trillio n pe r ye a r I ’ m signing, . . . basic ally says: We ’ re standing with yo u, no t National Re se ar c h Counc il • Mo st so c ia l syste ms a re b a se d o n punishing a fte r the punishme nt ha s b e e n against yo u.” – Ge o rge W. Bush (2014) a lre a d y g ive n thro ug h se nte nc ing , c o mmunity se rvic e a nd the sha me o f d o ing time 4

9/5/2015 RE - E NT RANT S WIT H CHIL DRE N F ACE OF A PRISONE R • Ge nde r • Me n 87.59% • In 2010, 2,700,000 c hild re n in the U.S. und e r the a g e o f 18 ha d a pa re nt in 2. T he fa c e of a n offe nde r. priso n. • Wo me n 12.41% • In 2010, 1 in 28 kid s ha d a mo the r, fa the r o r b o th in priso n. • 65 – 70% a re No n-vio le nt o ffe nde rs • PRC se rve s o r ha s se rve d 1159 c lie nts with c hild re n (o ut o f 2203) • T he re a re multi-g e ne ra tio na l fa mily me mb e rs in priso n, so me time s a t the sa me time . • 37% a re Na tive Ala ska ns (with a n 85% re c idivism ra te ) • Mo st pa re nts a re lo w-risk, no n-vio le nt o ffe nd e rs • F ro m the re e ntra nts pe rspe c tive : • F e a r • T he ma jo rity o f e x-o ffe nde rs live b e lo w the po ve rty line • Sha me • Unc e rta inty • L a c k o f g o o d ro le mo d e ls fo r the mse lve s • 72% ha ve c hildre n unde r the a g e o f 18 • F E E L ING L IKE AN OUT CAST 5

9/5/2015 F ACE OF T HE AL ASKA NAT IVE PRISONE R BARRI E RS T O RE E NT RY • Annua lly, 35 – 40% o f PRC’ s pa rtic ipa nts a re Ala ska Na tive • T he ma jo rity a re re -e nte ring so c ie ty with: Sta tuto ry Re g ula to ry So c ie ta l • L ittle to no urb a n skills Wha t re e ntra nts re le a se to : 7 AAC 10.905(b ) 3 . Ba rrie rs to Re e ntry • Re q uiring po st-re le a se tre a tme nt a s a c o nd itio n o f pro b a tio n o r pa ro le T he re a re o ve r 1700 L ittle to no suppo rt syste m, • e spe c ia lly if the y must ha ve • L a c k a suppo rt syste m b e c a use o f the na ture o f the ir c rime a nd the sta tuto rily ma nd a te d pro b a tio n o r tre a tme nt in a Ba rrie r Crime s Ma trix b a nishme nt fro m the ir villa g e b a rrie rs to e mplo yme nt. pla c e tha t is no t the ir ho me • L e ve l o f a c tive pa rtic ipa tio n b y Ala ska Na tive Co rpo ra tio ns is T he la c k o f a n inta c t fa mily (Ha nd o ut will b e pro vid e d • limite d: Mindse t o f POs a nd so c ie ty- a t pre se nta tio n) • ”T ra il the m, na il the m, & ja il • CIT C pro vid e s o ne -time g e ne ra l a ssista nc e o f $411.00 the m.” Unwe lc o me • Ac c e ss to Re c o ve ry – o ne -time o ffe ring o f se rvic e s, c a ppe d/ no • lo ng e r in e xiste nc e Pro b a tio n a nd/ o r pa ro le • c o nditio ns tha t se t the m up to • We llne ss Circ le s thro ug h So uthCe ntra l F o und a tio n fa il • Ala ska Na tive Justic e Ce nte r 6

9/5/2015 CHAL L E NGE S • L a c k o f re so urc e s fo r Rura l Re -E ntra nts T HE • So c ia l Se c urity Re insta te me nt PART NE RS 4. Pa rtne rs Re e ntry Ce nte r – • Me nta l He a lth RE E NT RY • Ho using (pa rtic ula rly fo r Ala ska Na tive s in urb a n se tting s) • L a c k o f Re e ntry Se rvic e s Sta te wid e CE NT E R T ra nsitioning Ba c k Into the Community • Ma nd a te d tre a tme nt b a se d prima rily in Anc ho ra g e • No fe lo n-to -fe lo n c o nta c t 7