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<br />7 | P a g e <br /> <br /> <br />Thinking About Reentry Needs And Discharge Planning <br />A Model for Successful Community Reintegration <br /> <br />Reentry is about more than a job, or housing, or even compliance with parole requirements. It is about all of <br />that, and more. This matrix reflects reentry with at least five dimensions (the Basic Life Areas of <br />subsistence/livelihood, residence, family, health and sobriety, and criminal justice compliance) and at least three <br />stages (the Phases of survival, stabilization, and of increasing self-sufficiency). <br /> <br />These areas are inter-dependent. A viable plan must include provisions in each area that can be reconciled with <br />each other. The matrix below shows how an appropriate plan in each area might vary depending on the <br />person’s stage of reentry. <br /> <br />Reentry Phase Basic Life Areas* <br /> Subsistence/ <br />Livelihood ** <br />Residence Family Health & <br />Sobriety <br />Criminal Justice <br />Compliance <br />Survival Money <br />Public assistance <br />Soup Kitchens <br />Pantries <br />Maintain basic hygiene <br />Family or friend <br /> <br />Shelter <br /> <br />Street <br />Make contact Continue with <br />previous <br />medication <br />regimens <br />Avoid relapse <br />Emergency room <br />care <br />Report to parole <br />regularly <br />Stabilization Public assistance <br />Training/education <br />Low wage or subsidized <br />job <br />Transitional <br />Residence <br /> <br />Family or friend <br />Supervised <br />visitation - <br />Get familiarized <br />Drug treatment; <br />treatment of <br />urgent physical <br />and mental health <br />issues <br />Counseling <br />Comply with <br />requirements <br />Self <br />Sufficiency <br />Job that pays a living wage <br />and provides benefits <br />Education to improve <br />employability <br />Permanent <br />housing (with <br />public subsidy, if <br />necessary) <br />Reunify with <br />family; received <br />family <br />counseling <br /> <br />Caring for others <br />Regular health <br />visits paid by <br />health insurance <br />Ongoing support <br />structure – 12 <br />step, therapy, <br />community <br />activities <br />Earn reduced <br />supervision or <br />complete parole <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Women’s Prison Association 110 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003 <br />*The other basic need is for encouragement, support, and orientation to new things. <br />**Subsistence includes transportation, food, clothing and all out of pocket expenses. <br /> <br />Adapted from: WPA 110 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003