The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
Santa Barbara County
Community Corrections Partnership
Meeting
February 1, 2013
Kevin Warwick
Lead TA Provider
Danny Downes
NIC Jails Division
National TJC Team
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
Justice Policy Center
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
Meeting Goals
• Explain the NIC Transition from Jail to Community Model
• Discuss the role of “best practices” or “evidence-based
practices” in developing a reentry system
• Discuss the role of performance data in measuring and
managing results
• Discuss how all these strategies may apply to Santa
Barbara County moving forward
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC Phase 1 (2007-2012)
Launched by NIC through cooperative agreement
with the Urban Institute in 2007
• Developed a TJC model to assist with implementing
effective transition strategies
• Selected six TJC learning sites, provided implementation
technical assistance (TA)
• TA concluded in February 2012
• Conducted process and systems-change evaluation
• Disseminate TJC knowledge to inform practice
nationwide
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
Phase 2 and AB 109 Assistance
(2012-2015)
Phase 2
• Selected six additional TJC learning sites for implementation
TA
• Conduct evaluation in Phase 1 and Phase 2 sites
– Process and systems change evaluation in Phase 2 sites
– Sustainability assessment and outcome analysis in Phase 1 sites
• Continue dissemination to the field
AB 109 Assistance
• 2 California sites implementing TJC model as means of
managing realignment
• Dissemination specific to California counties
TJC Model
System Elements
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
Data-driven
Leadership, vision,
Collaborative
and organizational + structure and + understanding
of local reentry
culture
joint ownership
Targeted
+ intervention
strategies
Self-evaluation
+ and sustainability
Individual Intervention
Elements
JAIL
COMMUNITY
Screening &
Assessment
Transition Plan
Targeted Interventions
Information & referrals
Case management
Formal services
Informal support systems
Supervision
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC Goals
To improve public safety and reintegration
outcomes:
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Reduced reoffending
Reduced substance abuse
Reduced homelessness
Improved health
Increased employment
Increased family connectedness
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC National Team
Santa Barbara County’s
TA Team
National TJC Team
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Kevin Warwick, TA Lead
(warwickkevin@msn.com)
Cybele Kotonias, Evaluation
Lead (ckotonias@urban.org)
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Shebani Rao, Site Support
(srao@urban.org)
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Pat Taylor, NIC Program Manager
(petaylor@bop.gov)
Danny Downes, NIC Jails Division
(d2downes@bop.gov)
Jesse Jannetta, TJC Director
(jjannetta@urban.org)
Kevin Warwick, Lead TA Provider
(warwickkevin@msn.com)
Gary Christensen, TA Provider
(gchristensen@correctionspartners.com)
Zach Dal Pra, TA Provider
(zdalpra@crj.org)
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC Learning Sites
Phase 1
Sites
Largest
City
Davidson
County, TN
Nashville
626,144
2,604 Ada
County, ID
Boise
Denver
County, CO
Denver
598,707
2,009 Franklin
County, MA
Greenfield
Douglas
County, KS
Lawrence
114,748
155 Fresno
County, CA
Kent
County, MI
Grand
Rapids
605,213
1,254 Hennepin
County, MN
La Crosse
County, WI
La Crosse
112,627
187 Howard
County, MD
Orange
County, CA
Santa Ana
3,010,759
AB 109 Site Largest
City
San Diego
County, CA
San Diego
County
Pop.
County
Pop.
3,140,069
Jail
ADP
Phase 2
Sites
6,545 Duval
County, FL
Jail
ADP
AB 109
Site
4,630 Santa
Barbara
County, CA
Largest City County
Pop.
Jail
ADP
400,842
829
71,778
129
942,904
1,923
1,168,431
1,112
Columbia
293,142
319
Jacksonville
870,709
2,929
Fresno
Minneapolis
Largest City County
Pop.
Santa Maria
426,878
Jail
ADP
899
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC “Must-Haves”
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Engagement from leadership
Systems-change approach
Joint ownership by jail and community
Triage approach
Data collection
– Inform development of strategy
– Measure progress
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
A Triage Approach to Interventions
• TJC model applies to the entire jail population,
including those with short lengths of stay
• Not possible – or desirable – to apply every
intervention to every person
• A triage approach determines “who gets what”
– Can help prioritize goals, target populations, and
resource use
– Builds on screening & assessment
– Adaptable to local definitions, needs, resources,
timelines
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC Core Performance Measures
• Public Safety Indicators and Outcomes
• Reduced re-offending, reduced returns to jail, reduced length
of jail stays for returning individuals
• Reintegration Indicators and Outcomes
• Reduced substance abuse, reduced homelessness,
increased employment, improved housing stability, improved
mental health/health
• Process Measures
• Screening, assessment, referrals, engagement, service
utilization and completion
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC Evaluation
• Process Evaluation
– How did implementation proceed?
– What were the barriers?
– What were the successes?
• Systems Change Evaluation
– Did the effort bring about intended changes in the jail transition
system?
– For whom?
• Performance Measurement & Analysis
– Are key processes functioning as intended?
– Are the desired changes produced?
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
TJC Sites Receive TA During
Implementation
• Guidance on model implementation
• Gap analysis of current practice
• Assigned site team for trouble-shooting and
monitoring progress
• Regular on-site TA
• Subject matter experts provide customized TA
based on needs/challenges in each site
• Off-site training as needed
The
Transition from Jail to Community
Initiative
Each Site Serves as a National Model
• Peer Learning
– The six Phase 2 TJC sites and 2 AB 109 sites
will exchange insights and ideas, and draw
upon Phase 1 sites’ experiences
• Products for the field
– TJC Online Learning Toolkit:
www.jailtransition.com/Toolkit
– Briefs and evaluation report