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The Linking to Employment Activities Pre-release (LEAP) grants sought to create a stronger linkage between pre- and post-release employment services for justice-involved individuals. Case management—coordinating services for and working directly with clients—is an important aspect of that linkage. In the LEAP sites, interactions with case managers played a role in shaping participants’ experiences with employment services in the jail, and their engagement. The brief explores the different models used to deliver case management through jail-based American Job Centers (AJCs) and community-based AJCs and service providers, the benefits and drawbacks of those models, and strategies used to help establish continuity of services after release.

Key Takeaways

• Jail-based AJC staff were reported to drive the connection between jail-based and community-based services through the relationships they develop with participants while they are incarcerated.
• Linking participants to community-based case managers before release, either through informational meetings or through workshops, could help smooth the transition to community-based support after release.
• Regular channels of communication between jail-based and community-based staff could help community-based staff maintain the service plan established in the jail.

Citation

Gutierrez, I. (2018). Mathematica. Case Management Models for Pre- and Post-Release Employment Services. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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