{"id":61,"date":"2016-07-31T18:24:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nellruby.agnesscott.org\/thirdspace\/?p=61"},"modified":"2016-07-31T18:27:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:27:49","slug":"prea-prison-rate-and-elimination-act-volunteer-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nellruby.agnesscott.org\/thirdspace\/public-relations\/prea-prison-rate-and-elimination-act-volunteer-training\/","title":{"rendered":"PREA prison rate and elimination act (volunteer training)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission: to reduce recidivism, provide effective healthcare, education and programming<\/p>\n

95% of inmates will return to the community: “returning citizens”
\nviolent offenders stay<\/p>\n

there are transition centers: metro and atlanta, to prepare returning citizens to re enter and to go home.<\/p>\n

Opportunities for restoration<\/p>\n

creating opportunities for returning citizens to be: restored ; transformed ; empowered ; and changed<\/p>\n

teach the skill sets needed to make good decisions<\/p>\n

guild price in ourselves and our agency<\/p>\n

3,000 monthly volunteers<\/p>\n

New Orleans Baptist Theological is an accredited educational system run by Philip State Prison (degree in theology)<\/p>\n

there are faith and character based dorms (they are secular), provide choices for alternatives to criminal activity to address mind\/body\/spirit<\/p>\n

History: Georgia – 4th largest prison population. $20k\/year to house a prisoner. $90k\/year to house a juvenile.<\/p>\n

From three strikes you’re out–GA reform has changed the climate<\/p>\n

looking for “high impact” volunteers (mentors\/GED training\/parenting\/counseling)<\/p>\n

justice reinvestment \/ restorative justice \/ retributive justice<\/p>\n

GA using evidence based approach, using research to reduce recidivism.<\/p>\n

games offenders play: be assertive, be aware of verbal and non verbal (no scents); document any attempt at manipulation; understand strengths and weakneses; offenders see themselves as victims; be transparent, everything out in the open; ask chaplain or securit officer<\/p>\n

volunteers are connected to the community. We send a message that we want the inmates to be successful. Bring passion. Mean what you say, be respectful. Dont’ probe.<\/p>\n

Prison Rape elimination act (prea):<\/p>\n

report: unusual conduct w\/offender; be professional; attitude; appearance; type of conversation<\/p>\n

video!<\/p>\n

profil: bargaining; religion; hope for sentence reduction; depression<\/p>\n

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