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Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative Grantee
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Amount: $1,940,963*)
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice plans to target offenders
housed in administrative segregation, a nonpunitive separation
of offenders deemed dangerous to other offenders, staff, or themselves.
Offenders assigned to administrative segregation are confined to
their cells for the majority of the day, only leaving for showers
and up to 1 hour of recreation per day. Currently these offenders
are ineligible for programmatic activity. The reentry program will
develop specific programming both in the institution and community
setting to assist these offenders in obtaining and retaining long-term
employment and jobs that pay livable wages, obtaining and maintaining
a stable residence, establishing and maintaining positive family
participation, and maintaining law-abiding behavior. The program
will also provide specialized training to Institutional Division
and Parole Division staff on interventions that use best practices
in working with administratively segregated, violent, and gang-oriented
offenders. The participating offenders will be from Bexar, Dallas,
and Harris Counties.
Local contact: Linda Patteson, 9364378784.
[Asterisk indicates award amount is subject to final review.]
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Local Organizations & Resources
Gulf Coast Trades Center
Thomas
M. Buzbee
143 Forest Service Road, #233
New Waverly, TX 77358
9363446677
9363442386 (fax)
gctc@gctcw.org
www.gctcw.org
Gulf Coast Trades Center (GCTC) is a private, nonprofit organization
that began operations in 1971 through a cooperative agreement with
the city of Houston (TX), the AFLCIO, Model Cities, and individuals
concerned with the welfare of troubled youth. Activities include
an extensive community-based aftercare services program offered
throughout the state in lieu of state parole supervision, community-based
transitional services for up to 1 year for youth who are relocating
to Houston, and vocational training for students in residence at
a state secure facility. GCTC is recognized by the U.S. Department
of Labor as a Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet)
awardee.
Safety-Net
Dawn Snedden, Network
and Operations Manager
Justice Distance Learning Consortium
8889746328, ext. 101
dsnedden@safety-net.org
www.safety-net.org
Safety-Net is a distance learning network established by the Justice
Distance Learning Consortium, composed of the Texas Youth Commission,
the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, and
the Florida Department of Corrections. Safety-Net offers its members
a wide variety of services including satellite-delivered, high-quality
video educational programs, professional development for teachers
and administrators, opportunities to communicate and collaborate
with teachers in similar settings across the country, and access
to discussion forums and a range of lesson plans. Through a supplemental
grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the satellite education
technology is available to corrections departments nationwide.
This program is also currently active in New York and Florida.
If you know of a local organization or resource that should
be added here, please e-mail us at askreentry@ncjrs.org. Be sure to write "Local Organizations & Resources" in
the subject line. Provide a brief one-paragraph description of
the organization or resource and include any appropriate contact
information (name of organization or resource, name of contact
person, mailing address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address,
and URL).
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