About

• Overarching Goal and Rationale
• Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles
• Meetings Schedule

Overarching Goal and Rationale

The overarching goal of the Franklin County Reentry Task Force is to reduce the recidivism rate in Franklin County by 50% over 5 years. The rationale for this is clear - from a public safety standpoint, reduced recidivism means less crime and fewer offenders; from a social justice standpoint, reduced recidivism means more self-sufficiency, more intact families, and a broken cycle of violence and incarceration; and from a purely financial standpoint, reducing recidivism in Franklin County alone by a mere 1% results in a direct savings of over $1.13 MILLION in incarceration costs, not to mention the societal savings in reduced loss of life, property, and sense of security.

Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles

Mission
The Franklin County Reentry Task Force will provide research, planning, training, service delivery coordination, oversight and guidance concerning grants to internal and external partners working in the offender reentry field. This guidance includes, but is not limited to: organizing, planning, training, collaboration, and funding options as they apply for Federal, State, and Local grant opportunities. The RTF will establish strategic goals to influence services throughout the county and/or designated regions.

Vision
Creating Safer Neighborhoods and Productive Residents by increasing the success rates of ex-offenders transitioning from correctional and rehabilitative institutions back into the community.

Guiding Principles
The Franklin County Reentry Task Force will be guided by principles designed to foster a comprehensive, integrated and regional continuum of services for ex-offenders re-entering Franklin County. This approach will be:

1. Outcome Driven. Promote outcomes relative to safety, health and welfare of the community and its returning residents. Evidence-based, best practices should be implemented whenever practical.
2. Multi-disciplinary. Utilize a common oversight body that is multi-disciplinary and responsive to the holistic nature of reentry.
3. Maximize Resources. Develop a collaborative regional application and funding approach to maximize funding and reduce duplication of services. Pool existing resources and align support services to increase and improve outcomes for ex-offenders.
4. Promote Collaboration as essential to quality and effective reentry practices.
5. Data Driven. Reliable information equals effective decision making.
6. Accountable. Public Safety is enhanced by quality reentry approaches that foster greater accountability of agency outcomes and individual responsibility.
7. Transparent. Increase transparency within the reentry process for those in need of assistance and services.

Meetings Schedule

Time
Executive Business Meeting - 2:00p
General Meeting - 2:30p

Date	Location
July 17, 2013	Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs 373 S. High Street, 25th Floor, Meeting Room B Columbus, Ohio 43215
September 18, 2013	Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs 373 S. High Street, 25th Floor, Meeting Room B Columbus, Ohio 43215
November 20, 2013	Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs 373 S. High Street, 25th Floor, Meeting Room B Columbus, Ohio 43215