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Reentry services and support for successful community reintegration
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The city provides comprehensive reentry services to support individuals transitioning from incarceration back into the community, aiming to end the cycle of recidivism and reduce the jail population.
- MOCJ contracts with community-based providers for in-custody discharge planning and in-community reentry services
- Services include job training and employment assistance
- Correctional Health Services provides core reentry services, including Medicaid screening and application assistance
- Individual discharge plans are created for patients with significant clinical needs
- Additional case management services are offered to patients with serious mental illness
Deanna Logan
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Ending the cycle of recidivism is crucial to reducing the jail population.
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part
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of our efforts to support individuals after incarceration, mock j contracts with community based providers for in custody discharge planning and in community reentry services, job training, and employment.
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For every person in the Department of Correction custody, correctional health services provides core reentry services including Medicaid screening and application assistance prior to discharge and provides individual discharge plans for patients who have significant clinical needs, including all patients receiving mental health treatment.
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Patients who have serious mental illness are offered additional services, including case management services.