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The Collaborative on Reentry Meets to Discuss Strategic Corrections: Alternatives to Incarceration and No Entry Strategies
The third quarterly meeting of the Collaborative on Reentry was held on September 30th and focused on reentry housing for persons with criminal records. At the meeting was a display of community reports generated by the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s statewide grantees. There were over 150 attendees; a detailed agenda can be accessed here [PDF attached].
The day began with an update on reentry housing initiatives within the State, County, and City agencies featuring Gloria Materre, the new Executive Director with the Illinois Housing Development Authority; William Moore, Deputy Director of Housing, Planning and Development for Cook County; and Ellen Sahli, 1st Deputy Commissioner with the City of Chicago, Department of Community Development. Deb DeSantis and John Fallon of the Corporation for Supportive Housing provided both a national and local context for supportive housing models.
Over lunch, IDOC Assistant Director Deanne Benos discussed the early release plan and Crime Reduction Act. The lunch presentation also included an impressive testimonial panel of people with criminal backgrounds facilitated by David Rosa of St. Leonard’s Ministries.
The afternoon consisted of four breakout sessions: Revised HUD Restrictions and Housing Availability; Examining Housing Standards for Recovery Homes / Oxford House; Finding New Sources of Partnerships and Funding; Public Awareness and Messaging. For a more detailed summary of the panelists’ presentations, breakout session reports, and the meeting overall, please see the enclosed materials. Also attached is a summary of the meeting evaluation results.
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Binder materials:
1. Session Information
a. Charge and Action Agenda [PDF attached]
b. List of Workgroup Participants [PDF attached]
c. Progress Report of Workgroup Activities (January-August 2009) [PDF attached]
d. Summary of Housing Recommendations for People with Criminal Backgrounds from the Inside Out and Restoring Hope reports [PDF attached]
e. Second Chance Act Appropriations Update, Justice Center – The Council of State Governments [PDF attached]
2. Illinois Initiatives and Project Profiles
a. “Building on the Second Chance Act: Housing as the Foundation for Successful Re-Entry,” 2008, Corporation for Supportive Housing [PDF attached]
b. “State of Illinois partners in Housing for Community Safety: A Community Capacity Initiative to Develop Re-Entry Housing,” 2008, Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://documents.csh.org/documents/il/partners.pdf)
c. CSH Statewide Re-Entry Planning Grant Recipients – Map of High Impact Areas (http://documents.csh.org/documents/il/PlanGrantRecipients.pdf)
d. “Cook County Frequent Users of Jail and Mental Health – Chicago, IL,” 2008, Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://documents.csh.org/documents/il/cook.pdf)
e. “Jail Data Link Frequent Users: A Data Matching Initiative in Illinois,” 2008, Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://documents.csh.org/documents/il/link.pdf)
f. “St. Andrew’s Court, Chicago, IL,” 2008, Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://documents.csh.org/documents/il/St.%20Andrews%20Court.pdf)
g. “Grais Apartments, Chicago, IL: Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse (MISA) Support Needs,” 2008, Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://documents.csh.org/documents/il/grais.pdf)
h. “Rebuilding the lives of homeless women with Deborah’s Place,” Corporation for Supportive Housing (http://documents.csh.org/documents/Communications/IL-RebeccaJohnson.pdf)
3. Overview of Supportive Housing
a. “Supportive Housing: It Works,” 2007, Corporation for Supportive Housing [PDF attached]
b. “Principles and Practice in Housing for Persons with Mental Illness Who Have Had Contact with the Justice System,” 2006, Urban Institute Justice Policy Center (http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411314_housingmentalillness.pdf)
c. “Guide for Developing Housing for Ex-Offenders,” 2004, U.S. Department of Justice Community Capacity Development Office (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/pub/pdf/NCJ203374.pdf)
d. “Housing and Public Safety,” 2007, Justice Policy Institute (http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/07-11_REP_HousingPublicSafety_AC-PS.pdf)
4. Cost-Effectiveness of Supportive Housing
a. “Supportive Housing in Illinois: A Wise Investment,” 2009, The Supportive Housing Providers Association (http://www.supportivehousingproviders.org/SupportiveHousingIL.pdf)
b. “Assessing Criminal History as a Predictor of Future Housing Success for Homeless Adults with Behavioral Health Disorders,” 2009, Malone, Downtown Emergency Service Center: Seattle, Washington (pay for reprint at: http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/60/2/224)
c. “The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City,” 2008, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York University (http://furmancenter.org/files/FurmanCenterPolicyBriefonSupportiveHousing_LowRes.pdf)
d. “The Costs and Benefits of Supportive Housing,” 2005, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Urban Initiatives and Research [PDF attached]
e. “Costs of Serving Homeless Individuals in Nine Cities,” 2004, The Lewin Group, Prepared for: The Partnership to End Long-Term Homelessness (http://www.rwjf.org/files/newsroom/cshLewinPdf.pdf)
f. “Incarceration and Homelessness,” 2007, Metraux, Roman and Cho, National Symposium on Homelessness Research (http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/homelessness/symposium07/metraux/report.pdf)
g. “Denver Housing First Collaborative: Cost Benefit Analysis and Program Outcomes Report,” 2006, Perlman and Parvensky, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (http://www.shnny.org/documents/FinalDHFCCostStudy.pdf)
5. Oxford House and Recovery Home Models
a. “Communal Housing Settings Enhance Substance Abuse Recovery,” Jason, Olson, Ferrari, and Sasso, DePaul University (http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/96/10/1727.pdf)
b. “Oxford House Manual Excerpts,” Oxford House, Inc. [PDF attached]
c. “Recovery Best Practices,” A Safe Haven [PPT attached]
6. Public Housing
a. “Public Housing Authorities: Helping to End Homelessness through Permanent Supportive Housing,” 2008, Monica Ward and Matthew Doherty, Journal of Housing and Community Development (copy available upon request)
b. “Public Housing Authorities and Re-Entry Populations: Eligibility of Persons with Criminal Histories and/or Drug Involvement for Public Housing and Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher Programs,” 2007, Corporation for Supportive Housing [PDF attached]
c. “Safe at Home: A Reference Guide for Public Housing Officials on the Federal Housing Laws Regarding Admission and Eviction Standards for People with Criminal Records,” 2004, Legal Action Center (http://www.hirenetwork.org/pdfs/Safe@Home.pdf)
d. “Comparison of Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) Regulations RE: Individuals Re-Entering Free Society from Incarceration,” 2009, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Reentry Committee [PDF attached]
7. Sex Offender Housing
a. “The Impact of Residency Restrictions on Sex Offenders and Correctional Management Practices: A Literature Review,” 2006, Marcus Nieto and David Jung, California Research Bureau (http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/06/08/06-008.pdf)
Day-of materials (attached):
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