CT SB00987

Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division must develop a comprehensive reentry strategy that maximizes community supervision, identifies barriers to successful transition, and reinvests prison population reduction savings into community-based programs

Department of Correction must screen all offenders for housing needs, homelessness risk, mental health conditions, and chronic physical health needs as part of reentry planning, with annual reporting to the legislature starting July 1, 2022

Appropriates $4 million ($2 million per fiscal year for FY2022 and FY2023) to the Department of Correction for contracts with community-based organizations providing housing case management, housing search assistance, and temporary rental assistance

Creates an Office of Reentry Supports with $10 million over two years to hire community health workers ($6 million) and clinical social workers ($4 million) to connect released individuals with primary and behavioral health services

Appropriates $12 million ($6 million per year) to expand mobile crisis intervention services to 24/7 availability in all five regions, making them the default response to 911 calls involving acute mental health emergencies