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SVORI Grantee: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
SVORI website |
None |
Data management system |
SVORI participants can be flagged in PA DOC database. PA DOC, parole, and community corrections all have their own databases. Data transfer is not automated. Community-based service providers are responsible for collecting much of the service data on SVORI participants for PA DOC. |
Local evaluation planned |
No |
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
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Erie, PA Reentry Project (EPRP)
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TARGET POPULATION |
Population type |
Male and female adults |
Number of targeted prisoners |
201+ |
Inclusion criteria |
Ages 18–35; eligible for parole or reparole (i.e., inmates completing maximum sentence not eligible); have a minimum release date or reparole date on or before August 31, 2005; individuals with highest LSI-R scores and repeat offenders given priority for selection |
Exclusion criteria |
None |
Pre-release facilities |
Statewide adult prisons; all participants transferred to Albion (males) or Cambridge Springs (females) secure correctional institutions prior to beginning SVORI programming |
Post-release faclities |
Erie County |
Participation |
Entry is voluntary. However, once offender agrees to participate and enrolls in program, program participation and completion become a special Condition of Release. |
Legal release status |
All participants are on parole or re-parole |
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
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Erie, PA Reentry Project (EPRP)
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PROGRAM ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES |
Steering committee |
Statewide Reentry Steering Committee and three formal subcommittees |
Post-release reentry autority |
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) |
Number of phases |
3 |
Phase 1: Institutional Phase |
Duration: |
3–6 months |
Assessments: |
LSI-R assesses needs and risk of reoffending; TABE assesses English, math, and reading skills; TCU assesses alcohol and/or drug abuse and dependence; PACT assesses institutional risk to determine the amount of management that will be needed for offender |
Components/services offered within phase: |
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Case management by Community Service Specialist (CSS) from sole-sourced community service provider, Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) |
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Integrated case management by Transition Team, which comprises the EPRP Project Director, the CSS, the Corrections Counselor, the Institutional Parole Representative, any pertinent program staff, and the Mentor, when designated |
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Transition Team works with offender to develop an Individual Strategic Plan (release plan) |
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Formal mentoring programming |
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Reentry workbook for participant to track goals, services, and program completion |
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Supervision and accountability monitoring by Corrections Counselor |
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CSS engages offender's family in reentry planning process and links participant and family to community resources |
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Community Orientation and Reintegration, a two-week course addressing employability, spirituality, alcohol and drugs, and money management |
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Specific targeted services include, as needed, education, employment skills/vocational training, community work program, substance use treatment, mental health counseling, parenting and family counseling, support groups, medical services, sex offender treatment, batterer intervention, violence prevention, victim awareness, anger management, citizenship, character development, Thinking for a Change (cognitive therapy), religious services, and faith-based activities |
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Coordination of services: |
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CSS, from community-based service provider, to coordinate services |
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Institutional Transition Team to facilitate service coordination |
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Phase 2: Transition Phase |
Duration: |
Average is 60–90 days |
Assessments: |
Readministration of the LSI-R, as appropriate; random urinalysis and breath alcohol testing |
Components/services offered within phase: |
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Participant paroled to Community Corrections Center; CSS and Mentor transition with participant |
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Primary case management by CSS; integrated case management by Transition Team (CSS, Center Counselor, Parole Agent, GECAC Project Director, and any pertinent program staff), who work with participant to develop Prescriptive Program Plan |
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Intensive supervision and accountability and compliance monitoring by Community Corrections Center and Parole Agent |
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Rewards for compliance include personal time away from the Center, later curfews, and furloughs to an approved site |
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Continued use of reentry workbook |
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Specific targeted services include, as needed, education; employment skills/vocational training; substance use treatment; mental health treatment; family reintegration/reunification; services for family members; housing assistance; transportation to service providers; support groups; sex offender treatment; batterer intervention; anger management; time management, money management, and good citizenship skills development |
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Coordination of services: |
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CSS to coordinate services and Transition Team to facilitate service coordination |
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Subcommittee involvement facilitates building of linkages in community and connections to resources |
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Statewide Steering Committee responsible for resolving interagency policy issues or procedural conflicts |
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Phase 3: Aftercare |
Duration: |
Up to 2 years from the date the participant enters the Community Corrections Center |
Assessments: |
Re-administration of the LSI-R, as appropriate; random urinalysis and breath alcohol testing; Self-Sufficiency Scale to assess the participant’s progress toward becoming self-sufficient |
Components/services offered within phase: |
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Participant released to community |
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CSS and Mentor transition with participant |
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Case management by CSS |
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Intensive supervision and monitoring by Parole Agent |
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Participation in PBPP’s Parole Reentry Program as a step-down from the Community Corrections Center |
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Services and programming include (as appropriate) education; employment skills/vocational training; other employment services; inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient substance use treatment; mental health treatment; services to address family’s reintegration/ reunification needs; parenting skills training; housing assistance; transportation to service providers; support groups; mentoring |
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Transition Team has ultimate authority to approve participant’s discharge from program |
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Coordination of services: |
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CSS coordinates individualized long-term aftercare services |
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Subcommittee involvement facilitates building of linkages in community and connections to resources |
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Statewide Steering Committee responsible for resolving interagency policy issues or procedural conflicts |
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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
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Erie, PA Reentry Project (EPRP)
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CHANGES EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF SVORI FUNDING |
System-level changes |
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Contracting with one community-based vendor (GECAC) to provide case management and coordinate services in all phases, greatly enhancing continuity of care |
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Addressing gaps in post-release services such as housing assistance |
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Allocating project-specific parole agent to supervise participants in community |
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Using statewide and community-level committees to facilitate interagency collaboration and communication |
Individual-level changes |
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Contracting with one community-based vendor (GECAC) to provide case management and coordinate services in all phases, greatly enhancing continuity of care |
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Addressing gaps in post-release services such as housing assistance |
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Allocating project-specific parole agent to supervise participants in community |
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Using statewide and community-level committees to facilitate interagency collaboration and communication |
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