NCJ Number
207478
Date Published
2004
Length
37 pages
Annotation
This report describes the Transition from Prison to Community Initiative (TPCI) developed by the National Institute of Corrections incorporating proven reforms to aid States in improving an offender's transition from prison to the community.
Abstract
The transition process for offenders being released from prison which includes: how offenders spend their time during confinement, how they are released from prison, and how they are supervised during their adjustment to life in the community is identified as flawed throughout most States in America. Due to this identified problem, the transition process is in need of reform and strengthening in order to protect the public more effectively. This report presents a potential solution to the problem by describing the National Institute of Corrections’ (NIC) Transition from Prison to Community Initiative (TPCI) which is intended to assist States in improving an offender’s transition from prison to community. The TPCI model incorporates proven reforms, such as risk management and structured decisionmaking and best practices to manage high-risk and special needs offenders. The objectives of the TPCI are two-fold: (1) promote public safety by reducing the threat of harm to persons and their property by released offenders in the communities and (2) increase the success rates of offenders who transition from prison to the community. This report presents an overview of the TPCI model and the elements of the transition process developed by various working groups convened by the NIC in 2000 and 2001. Elements of the transition process include: assessment and classification, the transition accountability plan, release, supervision and services, responses to adjustment and achievements on supervision, discharge from supervision, and aftercare and community services. In addition, the implementation of the transition model is presented with general themes described, such as partnerships and barriers to the process.