Procedure

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Pre-Release Strategy for Genesis One:

- Chapters are established within participating prisons that utilize the resources already available within the prison. For example: programs offered by the Department of Corrections, i.e., GED, vocational, anger management, drug rehabilitation, and other courses, and well as existing volunteer ministries and support groups.

- Each new member inmate is assisted in developing a customized Life Plan that uses existing resources that fulfill his or her needs.

- A leadership team is established consisting of inmates, the facility chaplain and a GENESIS ONE chapter volunteer-sponsor.

- This team will evaluate the progress of inmates and determine when they have completed the program.

- This team will only give approval to inmates who have completed his or her program prior to release from prison.

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Inmate Life Plan

- Developed and customized by the inmate and GENESIS ONE Chapter Leadership to fit the member’s needs. The goal being seamless transfer from incarceration to a successful, healthy community life.

FACETS OF THE LIFE PLAN

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Pre-Release Post-Release

Spiritual Connects with Church

Education Connects with School

Vocation Connects with Employment

Family Connects with Housing

Support Groups Connects with Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous

Legal Connects with Legal Services

Administrative Connects with Support Services

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Post-Release Strategy for GENESIS ONE (G-1)

- Connect the released inmate with an established network of available aftercare service providers in designated cities

- Coordinates network service providers and mentors in their city of responsibility.

- Assists G-I offender graduates with mentor and service providers.

- Upon release, G-I mentors will assist each ex-offender in finding service providers in the following areas:

  - Basic needs (food, clothing and shelter)

  - Vocational needs (job training, temporary employment, employers)

  - Educational needs (vocational and academic)

  - Life/spiritual needs (therapeutic, support groups and churches)

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Graduation Procedure upon Parole or Discharge

- If an inmate is in good standing with GENESIS ONE at the time of release, he or she must submit the Placement Application and Procedure form to the GENESIS ONE Statewide Area Coordinator.

- The inmate will be contacted by letter with his or her mentor assignment and release procedures.

- If the inmate is transferring to a transitional living facility, he or she will be assigned a mentor by that facility.

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