Sponsors, Inc. Presentation2017 NADCP ConferenceWashington, D.C.

Nicholas Crapser, MA, LMHC, CDP, CADC-III, MAC, CSC, NCC

Deputy Director

Background

Experience working with individuals transitioning from jails/prisons including working on the inside

Experience working with specialty courts

Experience working with diverse populations

State and nationally licensed addictions counselor, mental health counselor, and clinical supervisor

Adjunct professor of chemical dependency studies and counseling psychology

Ph.D. – Counseling Student - Oregon State University – Specialization in Counselor Education and Supervision

Putting things in perspective…

• 325 million people in America – 7.4 billion in the world

• The United States is 4.4% of the worlds population

• We incarcerate over 25% of the worlds prison population

• Or better put, more than double of the number two incarcerator, China.

• Over 2 million people incarcerated in America

More statistics…

• 6.7 million on federal supervision + 4.7 million on state supervision = 11 .4 million more

• Over 13 million people either in prison or on supervision

• Roughly 100 million Americans have an arrest record which is slightly more than the amount of Americans that possess a four-year college degree

• This works out to around 1 in 4 Americans with a criminal record of some type

It is a sad state of affairs…

• …when more people have criminal records than college degrees

• …when we criminalize mental health challenges

• …when we criminalize addiction

• …when building new prisons comes from the same pot of money that education, senior services, and healthcare

• …when it costs more money to imprison someone than educate them • Average cost of college education $11,009 per year (Washington Post)

• Average cost to keep someone in prison $31,286 per year (New York Times)

College Degrees & Recidivism

People who acquire college degrees recidivate at much lower rates

Associates Degrees: 14%

Bachelors Degrees: 6%

Masters Degrees: 0%

World Incarceration Rates if Every U.S. State Were a Country (per 100,000 people)

*State*Country

Highest Rate (Country):United States

Rate: 716

Highest Rate (Overall):Louisiana; Rate: 1,341

Lowest Rate (Overall):ComorosRate: 16

Data: Prison Policy InitiativeGraphics: Josh Begley

Data: Prison Policy InitiativeGraphics: Josh Begley

20 Years ago Oregon had a prison population of less than 5,500

Today we have over 14,000 men and women in state custody.

In the past ten years, Oregon has had one of the fastest growing prison system in the country.What’s going on? What is driving this huge growth?

Oregon spends more of its general fund $ on Corrections than any state in the U.S.

Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) 1851Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) 1929South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 1951Oregon State Correctional Institute (OSCI) 1959Oregon State Penitentiary Minimum (OSPM) 1964Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI) 1983Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) 1989Santiam Correctional Institute (SCI) 1990Columbia River Correctional Institute (CRCI) 1990Shutter Creek Correctional Institute (SCCI) 1990Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) 1991Two Rivers Correctional Institute (TRCI) 1999Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) 2001Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF) 2005Deer Ridge Correctional Facility (DRCI) 2007

Junction City [future site]White City [future site]

Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) 1851Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) 1929South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 1951Oregon State Correctional Institute (OSCI) 1959Oregon State Penitentiary Minimum (OSPM) 1964Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI) 1983Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) 1989Santiam Correctional Institute (SCI) 1990Columbia River Correctional Institute (CRCI) 1990Shutter Creek Correctional Institute (SCCI) 1990Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) 1991Two Rivers Correctional Institute (TRCI) 1999Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) 2001Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF) 2005Deer Ridge Correctional Facility (DRCI) 2007

Junction City [future site]White City [future site]

Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) 1851Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) 1929South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) 1951Oregon State Correctional Institute (OSCI) 1959Oregon State Penitentiary Minimum (OSPM) 1964Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI) 1983Powder River Correctional Facility (PRCF) 1989Santiam Correctional Institute (SCI) 1990Columbia River Correctional Institute (CRCI) 1990Shutter Creek Correctional Institute (SCCI) 1990Snake River Correctional Institute (SRCI) 1991Two Rivers Correctional Institute (TRCI) 1999Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) 2001Warner Creek Correctional Facility (WCCF) 2005Deer Ridge Correctional Facility (DRCI) 2007

Junction City [future site]White City [future site]

Mothers in Prison

62% of incarcerated women are mothers, accounting for a total of 147,000 minor children (2007, Women’s Prison Association)

1 in 25 women in state prisons and 1 in 33 in federal prisons are pregnant when admitted to prison. (Sentencing Project, 2012)

Women can be shackled during labor in at least 32 states. (Sentencing Project, 2012)

Aging Prison Population

Oregon has the highest rate of individuals over the age of 55 in the country.

Average annual incarceration cost per prisoner: $34,135

Average annual cost of care for aging prisoners: $68,270

Oregon Jails 2014

179,332 bookings and releases in county jails

6,190 self-identified as veterans

73% male 26% female

7,734 jail beds currently in use in Oregon

$265,430,418 spent on Oregon jails

Releasing PopulationsIn 2014:

12,004 people were released from the Lane County Jail (approximately 1,000 per month)

549 people were released from state custody and returned to Lane County

Approximately 50% of the people releasing from state custody are homeless at release.

Barriers to housing because of felony convictions.

Substance Abuse Demographics in DOC

Severe Addiction57%

Moderate

Problem16%

No Reported Problem

27%

Mental HealthDemographics in DOC

Highest Need

7%

Severe Need

17%

Moderate Need9%

Benefit from Treatment

17%

No Need for Treatment

22%

No Reported Need28%

*Among women approximate 75% have mental health problems (OR DOC)

Sponsors Philosophy

Sponsors philosophy is based on the belief that people can and do change, and that a strategic intervention at the appropriate moment can serve as a catalyst in that change.

Sponsors HistoryFounded by a group of Catholic Nuns and community

activists in 1973.

Began providing housing in 1988, beginning with 5 beds

Today the agency manages 15 buildings

on 6 sites with a total 150 beds of

transitional, long-term, and permanent

housing for people with criminal histories

Target PopulationPeople releasing from state or county correctional

facilities.

Men and Women convicted as adults and assessed as moderate – very high risk.

Priority Populations:

People convicted of sex offenses

Seniors (Oregon ranks #1 over 55)

Women with children

Veterans

People with disabilities and mental illness

Risk/Needs/Responsivity Model

Triaging our resources to the highest risk

Assessments Service DeliveryLS/CMI (Risk Needs Assessment)

URICA (Stage of Change Assessment)

PHQ9 (Personal Health Questionnaire)

Specialized Assessments

Identifying top criminogenic risk factors

Addressing Responsivity Issues

Aligning system resources to apply dosage

Tracking dosage – (Handout)

Criminogenic Needs

1. Anti-social attitudes

2. Anti-social friends and peers

3. Anti-social personality pattern

4. Family and/or marital factors

5. Substance abuse

6. Lack of education

7. Poor employment history

8. Lack of pro-social leisure activities

Criminogenic Risk Factors

Source: Dr. Brian Mattson, Justice System Assessment & Training

Service DeliveryBased on intake and LS-CMI clients are referred

to appropriate in-house services:

Reentry Resource Center

Mentoring Program

Education Program

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Level I & II Substance Abuse Treatment

Veteran’s Grant and Per Diem

Parenting Classes

UO/Sponsors Legal Clinic

What works to reduce victimization?

Employment: reduces the risk of re-arrest by 1% for every day worked

Stable housing: the risk of re-arrest increases by 30% for every address change

Treatment: the risk of re-arrest is decreased by 2% for every month in treatment.

Source: Oregon Department of Corrections

Many Programs not only reduce future crime but save money.

✓For every $1 invested in prison-based drug and alcohol treatment, there are over $6 of public benefits.

✓For every $1 invested in Adult Basic Education in prison, there is over $5 of public benefits.

✓For every $1 invested in Youth Diversion Programs that provide support to at-risk youth and prevent early incarceration, there is over $24 return on that investment.

Prisoner Re-Entry Needs

95% of people incarcerated will eventually be

released (many will return to the same

environments that led to their imprisonment)

Over 650,000 people nationally will be released

from prison in 2016.

In 2016 approximately 4,500 people will be

released from prison in Oregon.

Approximately 50% of those releasing from state custody in Oregon will be homeless.

Housing Models for People Convicted of Sex Crimes

Transitional Housing

Long-term Housing

Permanent Housing

Roosevelt Crossing –Men’s Transitional Program

1 of 44 client rooms (w/full bathroom)

1 of 9 Client Kitchens

Walk-in Fridge & Freezer

Honors Building/RRC/P&P

Fitness/Recreation Center

Administrative Offices and Conference Rooms

Sex Offender Housing10 units of permanent

housing for men with non-predatory sex offense convictions.

Providing residence for sex offenders who have

difficulty acquiring permanent, sustainable housing.

1 full-time on-site manager

Sponsors Women’s Program15 Transitional Beds

(90 – 120 days)5 Honors Beds

(up to 1 year)Computers, printers

and high speed internet in two rooms for students in SEA program.Therapeutic Community

Women screened while in custody –reach-ins.

Sponsors RISE Program

Sponsors RISE Program –Housing for Women & Children

RISE – Reunification in a Supportive Environment

Facility designed for women & children.

Long term transitional housing (up to 12 months) for women with children.

Eligible women will either have given birth to children while in custody or have regained custody of their kids upon their release.

Available Programming (on-site):

Parenting Classes

Substance Abuse Treatment

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Barriers to Reunification

Different for men and women

For Men:

Loss of parental rights.

Financial barrier of child support (discuss arrears).

No minor contact restrictions (sex offenders)

For Women:

Completing treatment and/or other requirements, overwhelming.

Financial stability, self-sufficiency.

Child care – ability to provide for and take care of their children.

Parenting Inside-Out

Curriculum developed by Eddy, et al.

Short Term Goals

Promote healthy child adjustment

Prevent child behavior problems

Long Term Goals

Not committing delinquent and/or criminal acts, thus ending intergenerational criminality

To lead a positive constructive life and beginning a new intergenerational cycle of pro-social success.

Sponsors Ferry Street Quads

24 Units of long-term, low income housing for Sponsor’s program graduates or clients referred by P&P.

Drug & Alcohol free housing.

Below market rate rents.

On-site Manager

The Oaks

Addressing Long Term Needs

This project will address the long-term needs of clients on Post-Prison Supervision or probationers referred by Lane P&P.

Historically, we have been limited in our range of long term housing options. These units will provide much needed housing.

Target populations – veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities. (Sex offenders will be allowed to live at the Oaks)

The Oaks Partnership between Sponsors and Lane County’s

Housing Authority and Lane County Parole and Probation

Scope – 54 units: One bedroom apartments for ex-offenders; Subsidized Rents; Total project cost: $9,143,982

Funding: Low Income Housing Tax Credits, SDC Waivers, private grants, donations and contributions from local government.

Outreach StrategiesMeetings with elected officials

Series of meetings with neighbors

Design changes to the project

Infrastructure conversation

Opposition to the project – Zoning challenges

The Oaks

The Oaks

Reentry Resource Center (RRC) Evaluation In March, Oregon’s Criminal Justice Commission

completed a rigorous evaluation of the 3 RRC’s in Oregon

Findings :

Participants were 31% less likely to be charged with a new crime (compared to control group)

Cost Benefit Analysis showed for every $1 invested in the program there were $14 in savings from costs associated with future incarceration and victimization.

Successful Program CompletionSponsors serves over 350 people a year in its transitional

housing programs

For the past 20 years, each year between 65-75% of Sponsors’ clients have successfully completed the program.

Clients who successfully complete will have:

Passed all drug and alcohol screens

Found and maintained employment or schooling

Obtained permanent housing

Maintained compliance with the conditions of their parole.

After 5 Years, Offenders No More LikelyThan Non-Offenders to Be Re-Arrested“Scarlet Letters & Recidivism: Does An Old Criminal Record Predict Future Criminal Behavior?,” (Kurlychek, et al., 2006)

Cost of Recidivism

Each Oregon recidivist costs *$104,814

Reducing recidivism by ONE percentage point for one year results in a savings of $4,300,000 in state corrections costs alone*

Cost of Jail: $135 per day **

Cost of Prison: $84 per day

Cost of Sponsors: $35 per day*Source: Oregon Department of Corrections

**Does not include cost to arrest, book, and prosecute (not to mention victimization, lost wages, insurance costs, etc.)

Sponsors Staffing

Program within a program.

Sponsors encourages formerly incarcerated individuals to apply for jobs.

Expectation that staff will further skills through education (work schedules are tailored around academic schedules).

To date, while working, staff have acquired: 3 Master’s Degrees 6 Bachelor’s Degrees Dozens of Associates’ Degrees and CADC’s (Certified Alcohol and Drug

Counselor).

Sponsors Employee’s Statistics

• 37 employees

• 62% have arrest records

• 16% employees came through Sponsors

• 138 combined total years in prison

• 227 combined total years out of prison

• 235 combined total years in recovery from substance abuse

The Faces of Reentry

More Information?

• Paul Solomon, Executive Director pjsolomon@sponsorsinc.org

• Nick Crapser, Deputy Director ncrapser@sponsorsinc.org

Making our Community Safer

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BY THE NUMBERS

IN 2016AN ESTIMATED 6,000 PEOPLE WILL BE RELEASED FROM OREGON’S 14 PRISONS.

APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THOSE OREGONIANS WILL BE RELEASED TO HOMELESSNESS.

SINCE ITS MARCH 2011 PROGRAM LAUNCH, SPONSORS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

HAS SUCCESSFULLY MATCHEDMORE THAN 570

MENTORING PAIRS

SINCE ITS MARCH 2011 PROGRAM LAUNCH, SPONSORS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

HAS SUCCESSFULLY MATCHEDMORE THAN 570

MENTORING PAIRS

570570

2013 EVALUATION OF RRCINVESTED IN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER $1

$14RESULTS IN AT LEAST

IN AVOIDED CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND VICTIMIZATION COSTS AT THE STATE LEVEL

IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, SPONSORSHAS HELPED MORE THAN 1,450 PEOPLE WITH FELONY BACKGROUNDS SECUREFULL- OR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENTTHROUGH ITS REENTRY RESOURCECENTER (RRC).

SINCE ITS MARCH 2014 OPENING

BOTHY COTTAGE RISE(REUNITE IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT)

HAS BEEN HOME TO

BOTHY COTTAGE RISE

HAS BEEN HOME TO

4141ADDITIONAL CHILDRENCALLED THE SPONSORSWOMEN’S PROGRAM HOME TWO

OR MORE NIGHTS EACH WEEK.

2424 3030WOMEN CHILDREN

SUPPORT TO AN

ADDITIONAL 600 LANE

RESIDENTSCOUNTY

NOT RESIDINGAT SPONSORS

ASSISTANCE & CRISIS EMPLOYMENT

TRANSITIONALHOUSING &WRAPAROUND

SERVICES TO 400 WOMEN AND MEN RETURNING TO LANE COUNTY FROM PRISON OR JAIL.

EACH YEAR, SPONSORS PROVIDES

100

80

60

40

20

EVERY YEARFOR THE PAST

TEN YEARS

65-75% OF SPONSORS’ PARTICIPANTSHAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEDTHE PROGRAM, TRANSITIONINGWITH FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT ANDSTABLE HOUSING.

ID CARDS ANDBIRTH CERTIFICATES163

GALLONS OF MILK2,340

MONTHLY BUS PASSES1,260

LAUNDRY BASKETS425

DAY PLANNERS600

BEDDING SETS432

LOAVES OF BREAD2,808

DIAPERS1,152

DOZEN EGGS2,184

ALARM CLOCKS432

GALLONS OF DETERGENT1,170

WINTER HATS300

EACH

YEAR

SPONSORS

PROVIDES

1,224 HOURSON-SITE COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY GROUPS

150 HOURSON-SITE GROUPPARENTING CLASSES

612 HOURSON-SITE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENTSERVICES THROUGHA PARTNERSHIP WITH EMERGENCE

24 HOURSFINANCIAL LITERACYSEMINARS

4,800 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS

24 HOURSFREE LEGAL CLINICSERVICES THROUGHA PARTNERSHIP WITH THEUO LAW SCHOOL