Reentry Division Update

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Reentry Division Update

• To
• Reentry Task Force
• April 20, 2010

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Identification Verification / Update

• Initiated and/or completed the following
  activities
• Agreement with Social Security Administration for
  Social Security number verification
• Contract with DSHS for birth certificates
• Proposal to DPS to assign certified staff to
  release sites for issuing driver licenses or
  state identification cards

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FY 2009 Release Statistics Primary Counties and
Release Status
Total Releases 72,218
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Internal Reentry Activities

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

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Internal Reentry Activities

• Policy Team Comprised of Deputy Directors of
  TDCJ divisions
• Work Groups
• Assessment
• Case Management
• Community Supervision
• Information Technology
• Programs
• Transition

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Second Chance Act Grant

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