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Alabama reentry task force outlines working groups, sets reporting timeline
Summary
The state'level Reentry Task Force reviewed implementation work by four working groups on fines and fees, housing and behavioral health, workforce, and data; members noted progress on driver'license pilots, RFPs for housing supports and an annual progress report due Dec. 1.
The Reentry Task Force met to hear implementation updates on the state'level plan to reduce recidivism and to review four working groups focused on removing barriers to successful reentry. Director Ward, chair of the task force, said the group's goal is to reduce Alabama's recidivism and to coordinate state and private partners around that work.
The meeting centered on four implementation working groups: reentry preparedness (fines and fees, warrants, vital records), workforce and employer engagement, behavioral health and housing, and data standardization. Rebecca, a representative from the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, said the working groups are refining action plans and identifying any budgetary or legislative needs to bring to the task force for elevation.
The task force's work is tied to recommendations in a CSG report produced for the state and to the Reentry 2030 initiative. Director Ward noted Alabama's…
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