Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections: Blueprint for Action: Volume 1--The Case for Benefit Assistance as Part of Re-Entry Programming; Volume 2--What State and Local Governments and Correctional Facilities Can Do; and Volume 3--Appendix
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 19, 2009
ANNOTATION: Lifelines “provides information and recommendations on how to take advantage of federal rules and how to align state and local policies with them so as to create a comprehensive system of services and supports upon release” (p. 2). Topics discussed in Volume 1 can be grouped according to the case for benefit assistance as part of re-entry programming—why public officials should support benefit initiatives, individuals with mental illnesses in corrections; a problem for corrections; ensuring successful release solves these problems; the high cost of doing nothing; benefit initiatives; the value of benefits; data from re-entry and diversion programs show value; and what to do. Volume 2 contains three blueprints; one each for state action, local government action, and action at the facility level. Materials in Volume 3 Appendix are organized according to: summary of federal rules in benefit programs; collaborations between corrections and mental health for sharing health information; and related resources.