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Recovery Court to seek up to $900,000 from Second Chance Act to expand reentry services
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Summary
LaShelle Ricks asked the Public Safety Committee for permission to apply for a Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act grant worth up to $900,000 over three years to expand reentry education and employment services; the committee voted to forward the application and accept mayoral signature if awarded.
LaShelle Ricks, director of the county’s Recovery Court programs, told the Public Safety Committee on April 27 that she is seeking permission to apply for a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Second Chance Act grant to expand reentry education and employment services.
Ricks said the grant would provide up to $900,000 over three years and requires no local match. "It is up to 900,000 for 3 years, and it is no match," she told commissioners. The funding would continue and expand work at the adult detention center and the correctional work center, Ricks said.
The committee approved the request to apply and to allow the mayor to accept and sign the award if the grant is made. Supporters in the meeting noted the size of the award and its potential to fund programming and staffing that would extend current reentry efforts.
The request followed Ricks’s monthly program report: she said Recovery Court had a current population of about 183 across specialty dockets (drug court, mental health, veterans, DUI programming) and described case-processing and reentry caseloads and waiting lists. Ricks said applying for the BJA grant would build on existing services and increase capacity for education and employment outcomes for people exiting incarceration.
Next steps: the county will submit the application; if the award is made the mayor’s office will sign acceptance and the budget office will work out any implementation details.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1376, topfinish SEG 1445.
