What are reentry facilities and where are they located?
A reentry facility in California is a secure correctional and rehabilitative programming site that will provide intensive treatment deemed necessary pursuant to each unique inmate’s risk and needs assessment. The facilities’ design must take into account the need to locate services within the facility itself that will address the needs of the soon-to-be-released inmate. Elements such as classrooms, drug treatment areas, job training space, and areas that facilitate family reunification and housing solutions must be considered and included as part of the core design principles. Ideally, these facilities should be close to service providers, employers, families and community groups that will assist an inmate to successfully reenter the community.
