Polk County 2nd Chance Project (PC2CP)

The Second Chance Act of 2007 provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities, including resources to address the myriad needs of these offenders to achieve a successful return to their communities. Section 201 of the Second Chance Act authorizes federal awards to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to improve the provision of treatment to adult offenders in prisons and jails during the period of incarceration and through the completion of parole or other court supervision after release into the community.

The goal of Section 201 of the Second Chance Act is to provide support to eligible applicants for the development and implementation of comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry to increase public safety and reduce recidivism. The objectives of this program are to provide offenders with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders with appropriate evidence-based services' including addressing individual criminogenic needs-based on a reentry plan that relies on a risk and needs assessment that reflects the risk of recidivism for that offender. Funds may be used for treating co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders in prison programs and jails, providing recovery support services, reentry planning and programming, and post-release treatment and aftercare programming in the community through the completion of parole or court supervision.

The grant recipient will use the FY 2011 SCA grant funds to develop and implement a comprehensive, collaborative and supportive infrastructure for offender re-entry from the Polk County Jail to the community. The program participants will have access a wide array of services both during incarceration and after release. The program will provide services such as screenings, comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, development of re-entry service and support plans, resource/referral information, short educational and training sessions, formal services and treatment, care coordination, mediation services, as well as professional and peer mentoring services.

CA/NCF