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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing April 21-27, 2019 as Reentry Week in Solano County (Chairwoman Hannigan)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff's Office, together with Probation and Health and Social Services, recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution recognizing April 21-27, 2019 as Reentry Week in Solano County.
SUMMARY:
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice launched "National Reentry Week" during the last week of April, in recognition that every year approximately 11 million people are released from local jails and state prisons across the country. Reentry programs are designed to address transition gaps, provide supportive services, reduce recidivism, and improve employment, education, housing, health, and child welfare outcomes. The Sheriff's Office, Probation, and Health and Social Services recognize the need to raise public awareness about the barriers formerly incarcerated individuals face and to bring attention to the integrated evidenced-based programs and services that are in place to support them.
Solano County has significantly improved its reentry services through an integrated approach and has launched a Transitioning from Jail to Community initiative, an evidence-based model for community reentry through National Institute of Corrections designed to advance coordinated and collaborative relationships between jail and local community organizations. Solano was awarded a grant for technical assistance with this initiative, the only county in California, through the Crime and Justice Institute. In addition, a Council on Reentry Solutions has been created with members including the Sheriff's Office, Probation, Health and Social Services, Collaborative Courts, and several community-based organizations to strengthen the system-level approach to reentry and support the justice-involved population to...
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