Impact of Family-Inclusive Case Management on Reentry Outcomes: Interim Report on the Safer Return Demonstration Evaluation

Impact of Family-Inclusive Case Management on Reentry Outcomes: Interim Report on the Safer Return Demonstration EvaluationSept 2011Jocelyn FontaineDouglas Gilchrist-Scott Megan DenverJustice Policy Center Impact of Family‐Inclusive Case Management on Reentry Outcomes: Interim Report on the Safer Return Demonstration Evaluation Report Authors: Jocelyn Fontaine Douglas Gilchrist‐Scott Megan Denver Principal Investigators: Jocelyn Fontaine Shelli Rossman September 2011 2011. The Urban Institute. All rights reserved. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. This project was supported by Grant #06‐DJ‐BX‐0681 and Grant #DJ‐BX‐0034 awarded to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.1 Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice or the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Additional support for the evaluation of the Safer Return Demonstration is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The authors extend their gratitude to Darakshan Raja of the Urban Institute for her research assistance on the project, as well as Jesse Jannetta and Andrea Matthews of the Urban Institute and Ryan Shanahan and Margaret diZerega from the Vera Institute of Justice—Family Program, who provided support in their review of the final document. In addition, the authors would like to thank the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, specifically Mark Myrent and Tracy Hahn, for their guidance and support throughout this project. Finally, the authors are beholden to the staff working on the Safer Return project—past and present—who have graciously offered their time to speak with the research team many times over the past several years. 1 This deliverable was 100 percent funded by federal dollars through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The total project was funded in the amount of $130,616. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Brief Introduction to the Safer Return Demonstration ...................................................................... 2 2.1. Demonstration Components ............................................................................................................. 2 2.2. Role of Family‐Inclusive Case Management ...................................................................................... 2 3. Evaluation of the Safer Return Demonstration ................................................................................. 4 3.1. Data Sources and Methods ................................................................................................................ 4 3.1.1. Administrative Data .................................................................................................................... 4 3.1.2. Focus Group Data ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.1.3. Survey Data ................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2. Timeline .............................................................................................................................................. 7 4. Preliminary Findings ....................................................................................................................... 10 4.1. Logic of the Family‐Inclusive Case Management Model ................................................................. 10 4.1.1. Inputs ........................................................................................................................................ 10 4.1.2. Activities .................................................................................................................................... 14 4.1.3. Outputs ..................................................................................................................................... 17 4.1.4. Outcomes .................................................................................................................................. 20 4.2. Family Members’ Characteristics and Experiences ......................................................................... 21 4.3. Reflections from Family Members and Formerly Incarcerated Persons ......................................... 25 5. Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 27 5.1. Imp