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3134 BILL NO. 2517 By: Pittman of the House
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4144 Program – Department of Corrections – eligibility
4245 requirements – support personnel – individualized
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51+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
52+SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codified
53+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 510.8d of Title 57, unless there
54+is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
55+A. The State Department of Corrections shall establish the
56+Oklahoma Prisoner Reentry Pilot Program , as funds become available,
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58+sentenced to a term o f imprisonment and who are likely to benefit
59+from case management reentry strategies designed for the specific
60+needs of inmates transitioning from prison into the community. The
61+purpose of the pilot program shall be to implement evidence -based
62+practices and strategies that promote improved public safety
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146-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
147-SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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149-is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
150-A. The State Department of Corrections shall establish the
151-Oklahoma Prisoner Reentry Pilot Program , as funds become available,
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182-purpose of the pilot program shall be to implement evidence -based
183-practices and strategies that promote improved public safety
18490 outcomes for inmates reentering society after serving a term of
18591 incarceration and while released on parole.
18692 B. The pilot program shall be initiated in a county that has a
18793 population in excess of five h undred thousand (500,000) according to
18894 the latest Federal Decennial Census. The pilot program shall be
18995 supported by employees of the Department of Corrections focusing
19096 primarily on case ma nagement services for eligible inmates selected
19197 for the pilot program. Any inmate with a medium or high risk of
19298 felony arrest shall be eligible for p articipation in the pilot
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194100 C. Employees of the Departm ent shall assist inmates on parole
195101 who are assigned to the pilot program in managing basic needs,
196102 including housing, job training and placement, medical and mental
197103 health care and any additional programming or responsibilities
198104 attendant to the terms of the reentry requirements of the inmate.
199105 Employees of the Department shall also work closely with the inmates
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201107 reentry plans consiste nt with this section during the ter m of the
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203109 D. Individualized inmate reentry plans shall fo cus on
204110 connecting inmates to services for which the inmate is eligible
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232139 E. Case management services sh all be prioritized for inmates
233140 identified as potentially benefit ing from assistance with the
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235142 1. Food, including the immediate need and long-term planning
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237144 2. Clothing, including the immediate need to obtain appropriate
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239146 3. Shelter, including the immediate need to obtain housing ;
240147 4. Benefits including, but not limited t o, general assistance,
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245152 6. Substance abuse services, including assisting inmates with
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248155 7. Income, including developing and implementing a feasible
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251158 8. Identification cards, including assisting reentering inmates
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253160 9. Life skills, including assisting with the d evelopment of
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282190 10. Activities, including workin g with reentering inmates in
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284192 11. Support systems, including working with reentering inmates
285193 on developing a support system which may consist of prosocial
286194 friends, family, and community groups and activities such as
287195 religious activities, recovery groups , and other social events;
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289197 reentering inmates in developing and implementing a realistic plan
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297205 F. The Department shall be auth orized to enter into public-
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299207 programs and reentry services for inmates and funding said program s
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301209 G. The Department s hall be authorized to accept funding for th e
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303211 H. The Department shall contract for an evaluation of the pilot
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332241 I. The Department shall submi t a report of the findings from
333242 its evaluation of the pilot program to the Legislature and the
334243 Governor annually for as long as the program is funded.
335244 J. The State Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to
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338247 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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248+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
249+April 13, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED