RE-ENTRY STATEMENT

Re-Entry: Offenders coming to RCC meet with a Re-Entry Transition Specialist within the first month to begin or continue with his rehabilitation programming.  This initial assessment is done to determine where the offender is presently in the rehabilitation process.  Whether their incarceration time is six months, six years, or more, they will be guided on a yearly basis through the use of an Annual Assessment to project their progress.  If the offender is identified as high risk, and within five years of his earliest release date, he will meet with a committee to work a more thorough and comprehensive case plan.  All plans culminate with a Pre Release program (13 months of the offenders earliest release date) which covers 100 hours of orientation and classroom topics which include, but not limited to Substance Abuse Education, Victim Awareness, Job Skills, Communication, Parenting, Money Management, and other release preparation information.

Additionally, the Re-Entry program at RCC has a responsibility, and an obligation to the public and the offender, to work collaboratively with surrounding communities at establishing new supports, and enhancing existing programs for offenders while housed at RCC.  This often includes introducing them to available support programs in the community which they are returning in areas of housing, employment, and self help (Substance abuse, parenting, . . . )  for a successful transition back into society.