California Jail Programs Association General Membership Conference Bridging the Gap California Jail Programs Association General Membership Conference

Inmate Services Programs Manager Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Cecil Argue Inmate Services Programs Manager Ventura County Sheriff’s Office

Ventura County Sheriff Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Geoff Dean Ventura County Sheriff Ventura County Sheriff’s Office

How many cups of coffee have you had this morning? Clicker Question! How many cups of coffee have you had this morning? Never touch the stuff! One, when I got here More than one Cups?! I measure my caffeine intake in liters! Question to introduce clickers.

Inmate Services Programs Manager Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Cecil Argue Inmate Services Programs Manager Ventura County Sheriff’s Office

Ventura County’s efforts to address REALIGNMENT Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Approval of Core Connection, Ventura County Probation Agency partnership/project Jail programs and services Cecil

Why discuss this topic? In Custody and Post Release efforts can be effective in: Creating a continuum of services Reducing duplication of services Reducing recidivism rates for clients Developing and formalizing interagency partnerships Cecil

Ventura County Jail Programs BEFORE AB109 Programming in place to meet Title 15 mandates: GED prep and testing Substance abuse education Parenting Vocational programs: ServeSafe Manager Level, Computer Skills and Print Shop Discharge Planning Religious services Cecil

BEFORE AB109 Target populations: Program Structure: Low security risk inmates Program the ideal inmate, more compliant Short term sentences Lower jail population Program Structure: Open in/open out Completion criteria not clearly defined Often the same inmates repeatedly participating in programs Cecil

Ventura County Jail Programs After AB109 Title 15 mandates with a twist: Longer term sentences More sophisticated inmates Increase in jail population Operational limitations of jail facility Cecil

AFTER AB109 Target populations now include felony inmates: All ranges of security classification Risk to reoffend medium to low-high Stage/readiness to change or engage in programs Program Restructuring: Develop and/or implement curriculum to address longer term sentences Clearly define completion criteria Implement programs to address criminogenic factors: Attitudes, values, and beliefs Thinking (cognitive) errors Basic needs, housing, employment, education Cecil

Implementing Evidence Based Practices and Principles Utilizing risk and needs assessments Need to consider staff experience Conducted training in MI Conducted training in interpreting risk and needs assessment results Researched risk and/or needs assessment instruments Effective without being time consuming Implementation with minimal training needed Data collection and analysis What to collect How to analyze/interpret Cecil

Integrated Model Concept Equal Focus on: Evidence based practices Organizational development Collaboration Desired Outcomes: Improve functioning within agencies and across systems Improve public safety Create a holistic system change Cecil

Clicker Question! In your community, describe the link between Jail Programs and Community Based Organizations prior to AB109? Many gaps and silo efforts. Work together in some situations, but not others. Somewhat organized and coordinated but room for improvement. We are pro’s at this!

Dr. Diane Kellegrew Director, Center for Community Development Interface Children & Family Services

California Realignment (AB109) Assembly Bill 109 Sentences that would previously have been served in prisons were now served in local jails Oversight was transferred to local Probation agencies from Parole Each county was tasked with creating a Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Diane

Ventura County Efforts 2012 - 2013 Community Corrections Partnership Awarded $1,250,000 to support CBO services Community Reentry Planning Committee November 2012 – June 2013 developed Recommendations to CCP Diane

Community Planning Process Community Reentry Committee Monthly Community Meetings Survey of Service Capacity Family Interviews at Todd Road Jail Literature Review and Expert Consultation Capacity Building Events Diane

Community Service Coordination Before AB109 Probation Jail CBO VCBH Behavioral Health Jobs; Work Furlough Diane

Coordination Jail CBO Probation VCBH Behavioral Health Basic Needs Diane Jobs; Work Furlough CBO

Fragmented Coordination CBO Probation Jail CBO Victims Friends Children Family VCBH Behavioral Health CBO Basic Needs Diane Housing CBO Jobs; Work Furlough

Community Reentry Planning Recommendations Review Plan Components No duplication Focus on gaps Include pro-social supports & community Focus on EBPs Use/build local CBOs Invest in coordination Employment services Services for families, children, & victims Substance abuse treatment PRCS/MS services in the community Gap Existing Diane

Goal: Increased Coordination Systems Coordination Community Services Probation Core Connection County Services Jail CBOs Existing EBP Services Victims & Families Restorative Justice Community Services CBOs new EBPs Diane

Clicker Question! Describe the coordination of your reentry-focused community based organizations? Coordination? What coordination? Just beginning to coordinate Some coordination, but could use improvements Well oiled machine!

Core Connection Evidence Based & Evidence Informed Practices Criminogenic Thinking Moral Reconation Therapy Community Reintegration/Individual and Family Supports Community Case Management Parenting and Co-parenting CAIP: Child Abuse Intervention Program STEP: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting Restorative Justice RFPs Coming Soon Diane

Inmate Services Programs Manager Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Cecil Argue Inmate Services Programs Manager Ventura County Sheriff’s Office

Inmate Services Today Focus on sentenced inmates Programs available to all inmates Specific programs only for AB109 Substance abuse treatment, Matrix model Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concepts integrated into all programs Proxy Risk Assessment (see sample in folder) Offender Reintegration Scale (see sample in folder) Designed and implemented data collection system Cecil

Ventura County Integrated Justice System (VCIJIS) Cecil

Dr. Diane Kellegrew Director, Center for Community Development Interface Children & Family Services

Core Connection: Services for PRCS/MS clients Eligible Core Connection clients PRCS/MS status, supervised by VC Probation Moderate/high risk score on ORAS Motivated/can benefit from services offered Services other than Core (examples) Substance abuse (residential, outpatient) Community, work services Serious mental health issues

Coordination Efforts Pre-Release Planning Meeting Reentry Court Client, Jail Programs, Core, Probation Soon to include families (with permission) Reentry Court Joint case management meetings Core partners case management discussions

Clicker Question! In your community, do jail program staff participate in Release Planning Meetings? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Rarely D. No

Interesting Intersections Beginning Services: Start in custody, continue in the community Types of services: Some services best in jail or vice/versa Preparation of pro-social supports prior to release

Clicker Question! In your community, do community service providers participate in Release Planning Meetings? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Rarely D. No

Challenges Shared data- confidentiality across systems Tracking clients over time Understanding what works

Given the morning presentations, what did you hear that intrigued you? Table Talk! Given the morning presentations, what did you hear that intrigued you? What one good idea are you implementing to bridge the gap between jail programs and community programs?