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Newsletter from PA Dept of Corrections

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PA DOC Newsfront 
This is a periodic newsletter issued by PA Dept. of Corrections addressing the latest issues in Pennsylvania.

Recidivism in Pennsylvania:
Incentiving Perfomance

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Kristopher Bret Bucklen, Director
Bret Bucklen gave a presentation to the CRESC Coalition in April 2013, which summarized recent studies conducted by PA DOC.

Bret's PowerPoint slide show can be downloaded by clicking on his picture to the left.

In addition to Directing the Bureau of Planning, Research, and Statistics for PA Dept. of Corrections, Bret is a doctoral candidate at University of Maryland.

The full report can be downloaded by clicking here.

National Reentry Resource Center

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Click on logo for link to NRRC
The National Reentry Resource Center provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry. The NRRC’s mission is to advance the reentry field through knowledge transfer and dissemination and to promote evidence-based best practices.

Established in 2008 by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199) the NRRC is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, and is a project of the Council of State Governments Justice Center, along with key project partners including the Urban Institute, the Association of State Correctional Administrators, and the American Probation and Parole Association.

Evidence Based Practices

Below are downloadable files summarizing research in connection with reentry.
Implementing Evidence Based Practices
File Size: 2166 kb
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A Framework for Offender Reentry
File Size: 1452 kb
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Engaging in Collaborative Partnerships
File Size: 1106 kb
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Building Offenders' Community Assets Through Mentoring
File Size: 1253 kb
File Type: pdf
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Effective Case Management
File Size: 1675 kb
File Type: pdf
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Reentry Considerations for Women Offenders
File Size: 1537 kb
File Type: pdf
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Engaging Offenders Families in Reentry
File Size: 1302 kb
File Type: pdf
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Shaping Offender Behavior
File Size: 1129 kb
File Type: pdf
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Ready 4 Reentry - Prisoner Reentry Toolkit
File Size: 600 kb
File Type: pdf
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Measuring the Impact of Successful Reentry Efforts
File Size: 1950 kb
File Type: pdf
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Continuous Quality Improvement
File Size: 1600 kb
File Type: pdf
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Release Planning for Successful Reentry - Urban Institute
File Size: 668 kb
File Type: pdf
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Evaluation of the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program:  Interim Report (click here)

May, 2012.  by Social Policy Research Associates.
Prepared for US Department of Labor/ETA

Crime Solutions - DOJ Website

CrimeSolutions.gov
The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released a website that describes, reviews, evaluates programs for offender reentry.

Myth Busters

Myth Busters
File Size: 525 kb
File Type: pdf
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Reentry Education Model

US Dept of Education released a monograph outlining a general model for education programming aimed at serving persons in reentry from prison.

Federal Interagency Reentry Council

Reentry Brief
File Size: 328 kb
File Type: pdf
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The Ohio Plan  for Offender Reentry

http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/ReentryFinalPlan.pdf

Reentry Partnerships

Reentry Partnerships: A Guide for States and Faith-based and Community Organizations
File Size: 755 kb
File Type: pdf
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Guiding Pennsylvania's Response to People with Mental Illness involved in CJS

A Report developed by PA Department of Public Welfare in collaboration with the Council of State Governments Justice Center.  Click on the Title above.