8.6 Summary
- There are many pieces that need to come together for successful reintegration back into the community post-incarceration. We discussed how housing, employment, treatment and education programs can benefit people post-incarceration.
- There is both national and local legislation that has impacted access to services and funding to support people post-incarceration.
- Recent legal advocacy efforts have shortened people’s length of time spent incarcerated. This has allowed for more focus on post-incarceration programming to support people upon release from custody.
- People with mental disorders continue to struggle in successful reentry back into the community post-incarceration. It is with all hope that on-going conversations, policy changes, and best practices are implemented to better support someone releasing from prison and managing their mental disorder.
8.6.1 Key Terms
- Continuity of care
- Criminogenic risk
- Evidenced-based practices
- Group living
- Mandated treatment
- Peer Mentors
- Peer services
- Medication management
- Residential care homes
- Risk assessments
- Risk factors, static and dynamic
- Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model
- Second Chance Act
- Third-party risk notification
- Treatment courts
8.6.2 Licenses and Attributions for Summary
“Summary” by Kendra Harding is licensed under CC BY 4.0.