Beginning 18 months before release, the Department of Corrections Division of Reentry Services begins regular check-ins with inmates to ensure vital resources and documents are available and ready upon leaving state custody. These include:
- Health-Care Needs
- Home Placement
- Identification Card
- Social Security Card
- Birth Certificate
- Transportation from Facility
- Addiction Services
- Parenting Readines
- Social Support System
- Clothing
Every prison has opened a reentry center staffed by Division of Reentry for targeted reentry services
Education
The Department of Corrections Division of Reentry Services works with inmates to prepare them for release through developing reentry plans and connecting them with vital resources and support. The division also works as a bridge between employers and second chance hires, helping businesses meet the need for a skilled workforce.
- GED
- Aquaponics
- Auto Technology
- Braille
- Literary Certification
- Music
- Nemeth
- Carpentry
- Collision Repair
- Commercial Learner's Permit
- Construction Craft Laborer
- Cosmetology
- Basic Construction Skills
- Electricity
- Fuel Education
- Computer Literacy
- A+ Computer Management
- Horticulture
- HVAC
- Food Services Training
- Ironworkers Pre-Apprenticeship
- Painters Pre-Apprenticeship
- Plumbing
- Safety Specialist
- Second Chances Groom Elite (Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation)
- Small Engine Repair