What is Re-Entry?
Re-Entry is the process of a person returning to the community after being in correctional confinement, such as jail or prison, or after other forms of contact with the legal system. It involves comprehensive planning and support before and after release to help individuals successfully reintegrate into society by addressing needs for housing, employment, education, and other essential life skills, with the overall goal of reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety.
Basically, Everyone Released from Prison is Released to Parole, with these Exceptions
- IDOC inmates who have lost all “Goodtime credit” due to behavior problems in prison could be “maxed out” – serving ALL of their time – and released to no post-release community supervision of any kind.
- IDOC inmates could be released to a term of probation. This is called a “split sentence” with the sentence issued by the Court split between prison and probation. This is determined at sentencing. It could also occur due to a post-sentence modification if approved by the Court.
- IDOC inmates could be released to Community Transition Program (CTP). See below.
Community Transition Program (CTP)
CTP stands for Community Transition Program. As defined in IC 11-8-1-5.5, CTP is the assignment by the court of a court-committed offender from the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) to a Community Corrections program or, in a county that does not have a Community Corrections program, a program of supervision by another agency for a period of time from the offender’s CTP commencement date until the offender completes his/ her fixed term of imprisonment, less any applicable credit time. The IDOC Community Transition Program (CTP) staff identifies prison inmates who may be eligible for the CTP no more than 60 days and no less than 45 days prior to that offender’s potential CTP commencement date. When offenders become eligible, the IDOC CTP staff notifies the sentencing court(s), the county prosecutor where the case originated, and the Community Corrections agency or assigned agency in that county. Notification information includes the offender’s name, offense description, expected release date, CTP commencement date, security level and credit class, conduct summary and any other information that will assist the sentencing court to make an informed decision. If the court issues an order approving offenders’ participation in CTP, they will be transported to the sentencing county on the closest date to the CTP commencement date. When offenders are first transferred to CTP, they are assessed and assigned a level of supervision at the local level. They may be housed in the county jail until arrangements can be made for appropriate housing. Depending on the county and the needs of the offenders, the eventual placement may be anything from assignment to a work release program, to returning offenders to their family while being monitored through electronic monitoring equipment. CTP is not a time cut. It is merely a step down in terms of security and is designed to give the offender an opportunity for successful transition into society. If the offender violates the CTP rules, the supervising agency has the authority to return the offender to the IDOC.