GENERAL SERVICES

 

 

 

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REVIEW OF INMATE STATUS/CASE HISTORY

 

REVIEW OF INMATE OPTIONS/PROGRAM READINESS

 

ON SITE PRISON MEETING WITH INMATE

a) Address possible grievances

b) Review incarceration history

c) Review general Program eligibility & timing

 

LIAISON FOR PROGRAM ADMISSION/APPLICATION/APPEAL

a) CASAT/ASAT  (NYS)

    FEDERAL RDAP RESIDENTIAL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM

b) Industrial Training

c) Vocational Training

d) Off Site Clearance

e) Community Service

f) InMate Teaching Assistance (IPA)

 

WORK RELEASE

a) Consult in preparation of Committee Interview

b) Consult/Assist/Prepare Appeal of Program Denial

c) Lobby for Favorable Administrative Appeal Decision

 

LIMITED TIME CREDIT ALLOWANCE PROGRAMS

a) Consult in preparation of Committee Interview

b) Consult/Assist/Prepare Appeal of Program Denial

c) Lobby for Favorable Administrative Appeal Decision

 

ASSIST IN PREPARATION FOR PAROLE BOARD

a) Preparation of Pre-Interview Offender Statement

b) Telephonic Consulting/Coaching of InMate

c) COMPAS Review (NYS)

d) Appeal Strategy/Preparation/Advocacy of Parole Denial

e) Appellate Review Follow up Lobbying

 

PRESUMPTIVE EARLY RELEASE

a) Medical Release

b) Humanitarian Release

c) Change of Circumstances/Merit Release

 

PRESUMPTIVE MERIT QUALIFICATION  (NYS)

a) Qualification Review

b) Preparation/Assistance in Qualification Statement

c) Consult/Assist/Prepare Appeal of Presumptive Merit Denial

 

TEMPORARY RELEASE QUALIFICATION COACHING (7NYCCR1902.1)

a) Furlough Qualification Guidance

b) Employment Qualification/Search Support

 

LIAISON WITH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

 

FOREIGN NATIONALS: EARLY RELEASE PROGRAMS -IMMIGRATION ISSUES

a) Federal Rapid Repat 8USC1231(a)(4)(B)

b) NYS: Early Conditional Parole Deportation Only - Exec. Law 259(i)(2)(d)(i)

 

GOOD TIME COMMITTEE

a) Preparation for Committee Appearance

b) Appeal Strategy/Preparation/Advocacy of Good Time Denial

 

TIER TICKET REVIEW

a) Preparation for Committee Appearance

b) Appeal Strategy/Preparation/Advocacy

 

INCIDENT REPORT REVIEW CONSULTING

 

PRISON PREFERENCE TRANSFER

a) Review Prison Preference Selection Options

b) Consultation/Assistance with Application Bonafides

aa) Time

bb) Behavior

cc) Health

dd) Family

ee) Safety

c) Assistance in Lobbying for Transfer

d) Assistance in Appeal/Administrative Review of Denial

 

SECURE/SAFE/PRIVATE GRIEVANCE TO STATE AUTHORITIES

a) Avoid Fear or Risk of Local Reprisal

b) Liaison to Legal Counsel   

 

SECURITY LEVEL REVIEW/CHALLENGES/REDUCTIONS

 

CENTRAL MONITORING CASE (CMC) REVIEW/DETERMINATION CHALLENGE

 

KEEP-LOCK SHU CREDIT DETERMINATION (NYS 1 FOR 2 AFTER JULY 2016)

 

PARDON AND CLEMENCY

a) Presidential Pardon/Clemency Application Preparation and Lobbying

b) Gubernatorial Pardon/Clemency Application Preparation and Lobbying

c) Congressional (Senate & House) Private Bill Advocacy and Liaison

 

MERIT EARLY TERMINATION OF PAROLE 

 

INTERSTATE COMPACT PAROLE TRANSFER

 

CONSULTING WITH LEGAL DEFENSE TEAM/ATTORNEY

a) Pre-Sentence Acceptance Analysis

b) Pre-Sentence Report Review

c) Pre-Sentence Analysis and Attorney Support

d) Supporting Pre-Sentence Statement to Judge Assistance

 

CONJUGAL SPOUSAL VISITATION RIGHTS/APPLICATION/PROCEDURE

 

MEDICAL TREATMENT NEEDS SUPPORT/LIAISON

 

FINANCIAL COMPENSATION AWARD ANALYSIS

a) SHU Time Calculation

b) Overtime Incarceration

c) Injury Compensation

RAP SHEET

a) Obtainment

b) Review/Analysis

c) Repair

 

ALTERNATIVE FURLOUGH/PAROLE DIVERSION PLANS

a) Family Unification (Mental, Health, etc)

b) School

c) Work/Industrial Training

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POST RELEASE RE-INTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
 

CREDIT REPAIR

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BUSINESS

a) Development

b) Business Plan Writing/Assistance

c) Counseling/Mentoring

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EX-FELON DISABILITY/RE-ENTRY MINORITY ASSISTANCE

a) Grants

b) Loans - Small Business Administration

c) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

d) Food Stamps

e) Clothing Grants

f) Low Cost Housing

g) Car Allowance Grants

 

RE-ENTRY ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS/STRATEGIC PARTNERS     "A TO Z"

a) Fortune Society - www.fortunesociety.org

b) Osborne Association - www.osborneny.org

c) Defy Ventures  https://www.defyventures.org

d) NYCATS - Outpatient Drug Treatment - WWW.NYCATS.NET

e) Exodus www.etcny.org

f) Alcoholics Anonymous - Bridging The Gap  www.aa.org

g) Narcotics Anonymous  - www.na.org

h) Connections - Public Library Listing of Service Providers nypl.org/corrections

i) Catholic Charities - www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

j) PHIPPS www.phippsny.org

k) Street Wise Partners www.streetwisepartners.org

l) NYS Employment and Workforce Solutions - www.labor.ny.gov

m) Jewish Prisoner - Reaching Out - www.jewishprisoner.com

n) Awesome Foundation - Grants - www.awesomefoundation.org

o) New Jersey Reentry Corporation www.njreentry.org

    (Sponsored by Gov. McGreevey)

p) Credit Counseling

q) Coming Home: A Resource Guide for Re-Entrants and Their Families

     By Harlem Community Justice Center & N.Y. District Attorney

     170 East 121st Street, New York, N.Y. 10035

      reentry@dany.nyc.gov     212.360.4131

r) www.rethinkingreenty.blogspot.com

s) www.courtinnovation.org

t) www.manhattanda.org

u) Dress for Success www.dressforsuccess.org

v) Federal Bonding Program www.labor.ny.gov/businessservices/fbp.shtm

w) Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov  800.827.1000

     Protects employers against employee theft, up to $25,000

x) Work Opportunity Tax Credit - www.doleta.gov>opptax>wotcEmployers

    Up to $2,400 in Federal Tax savings to employers of Ex-felons

y) Employer training salary government salary match up to $25,000

    www.federalregister.gov Privacy Act of 1974:Matching Program

z) Social Security Disability Assistance - www.ssa.gov