Reentry Division Update To: Reentry Task Force April 20, 2010

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

FY 2009 Release Statistics: Primary Counties and Release Status Total Releases = 72,218

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 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

Internal Reentry Activities Policy Team – Comprised of Deputy Directors of TDCJ divisions Policy Team – Comprised of Deputy Directors of TDCJ divisions Work Groups: Work Groups: 1. Assessment 2. Case Management 3. Community Supervision 4. Information Technology 5. Programs 6. Transition

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. 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.