Reentry Council

Community Workshop on 2012 Realignment Plan

Jessica Flintoft — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:30:56 +0000

Please join us for a Community Workshop to review the draft 2012 Realignment Plan. The Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee would like your input into the draft 2012 Realignment Plan. Please download and distribute flier, and invite other interested community members for this workshop to get your input.

Subcommittee on Policy and Operational Practices

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:20 +0000

Please join us! All are welcome!

Community Workshop on 2012 Realignment Plan

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:30:43 +0000

Your Input is requested on the Draft Public Safety Realignment and Post-Release Community Supervision Implementation Plan for 2012

Jessica Flintoft — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:18:07 +0000

The Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee seeks public input on the March 29^th draft of the 2012 Implementation Plan. Please provide comments and suggestions directly to Verónica Martínez, Reentry Policy Coordinator, Adult Probation Department, to veronica.martinez@sfgov.org via postal mail to Adult Probation Department, Hall of Justice, 880 Bryant Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 by no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday May 11, 2012. Please contact Veronica with any comments or questions. The Executive Committee of the Community Corrections Partnership will consider the final 2012 Implementation Plan at its June 1st meeting to be held 1:00pm-3:00pm, location to be announced.

LCA hiring for new Community Assessment and Services Center

Jessica Flintoft — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:16:11 +0000

Leaders in Community Alternatives (LCA) is hiring a Program Director and an Assistant Program Director for the new Community Assessment and Services Center (CASC), a “one stop” program that will provide a broad array of reentry services to clients of the SF Adult Probation Department. For full job descriptions see here.

Reentry Council Meeting

Jessica Flintoft — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:13 +0000

All are welcome!

Call to Order and Roll Call. No materials.
Public Comment on any item listed below as for discussion only. No materials.
Review and Adoption of Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2012 (discussion & possible action). Materials: Draft Minutes of March 6, 2012.
Staff Report on Council Activities (discussion only). Materials: Profile Summary, Update from Subcommittee on Assessments and Connections
Review and adoption of the Amendments to the By-Laws (discussion & possible action). Materials: Proposed Amendments to By-Laws, Reporting Relationships.
Regular Update on Reentry Related Funding, Update on Implementation of the six Second Chance Act funded projects (discussion only). Materials: Memo on Reentry Related Funding, Memo on Implementation of Second Chance Act funded projects.
Regular Legislative and Policy Update and Consideration of Support for State Legislation: AB 2263 (Bradford), SB 1506 (Leno) (discussion & possible action). Materials: Memo, Draft Letter of Support for AB2263, Draft Letter of Support for SB1506.
Council member’s milestones and reflections (discussion only). No materials.
Regular Update on Activities of the Community Corrections Partnership, Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, Workforce Investment Community Advisory Committee (discussion only). Materials: Memo
Appointment of Reentry Council Member to the San Francisco Sentencing Commission (discussion & possible action). No materials.
Appointment of an Individual from a Nonprofit Organization that Works with Ex-offenders to the San Francisco Sentencing Commission (discussion & possible action). Materials: Statements of Interest to be Considered.
Regular Update on Implementation of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (discussion only).
Regular Update on Implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act (discussion only). No materials.
Council members’ comments, questions, and requests for future agenda items (discussion only). No materials.
Public comment on any item listed above, as well as items not listed on the Agenda. No materials.
Adjournment. No materials.

From the Center, a digital storytelling project

Jessica Flintoft — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:30:20 +0000

From the Center, a digital storytelling project

Forensic AIDS Project

SF Department of Public Health

From the Center is a participatory digital story telling project for African American women incarcerated in the San Francisco County Jail. The project provided the opportunity for women to create and record their personal stories while documenting their own reflections, knowledge and expertise about HIV and their lives. See here for a flier to download and distribute.

Restorative Justice Training Opportunity

Jessica Flintoft — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:02 +0000

The Insight Prison Project is hosting a training for restorative justice facilitators on Tuesday May 15^th through Saturday May 19^th. This 5-day training will cover the Insight Prison Project’s basic facilitation model and the Victim offender Education Group (VOEG) model. For more information about registration and cost, contact Jennifer Thompson at Jennifer@InsightPrisonProject.org.

Opportunity for Youth ages 14-19 who have had an incarcerated parent

Jessica Flintoft — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:55:20 +0000

Project WHAT! a program of Community Works West is seeking youth ages 14-19 who have had a parent incarcerated and are willing to share their story. Youth must share the desire to increase awareness of what it’s like to have a parent in prison or jail, and to improve services for youth with incarcerated parents. Members of Project WHAT! will work with writing instructors to write a true story based on personal experience; speak publicly at conferences and workshops; and facilitate trainings for youth and adults. This is a paid internship. Youth must live in Alameda, Contra Costa, or San Francisco counties. For more information about Project WHAT!, text (510) 914-8164, or find them at http://facebook.com/CWProjectWHAT or http://www.communityworkswest.org. Applications due by Wednesday April 24^th.

Subcommittee on Assessment and Connections

Jessica Flintoft — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:00:56 +0000

All are welcome!