SB 5588 — Concerning reentry and discharge planning for incarcerated individuals at the department of corrections.

S-3711.1S-3217.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5588 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senate Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation (originally sponsored by Senators C.

Wilson, Dhingra, Das, Hasegawa, Nguyen, Randall, Saldaña, and Stanford)Stanford READPrefiled FIRST12/22/21. TIME 01/21/22.

Read first time 01/10/22.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

1 SSBSB 5588 needs, and educational and vocational skill levels for each incarcerated individual.

(i) No later than one year before release,release: or as early as practicable during the person's sentence if a person's term of confinement is less than one year:

(A) Evaluate the incarcerated individual's behavioralmental healthhealth, andsubstance physicaluse healthdisorder, and medical needs ((and,and((, to the extent possible, connectconnect)) create a transition plan that connects the incarcerated individual with existing servicesservices, medical and resourcesdental thatcare meetservices, thosemental needs));health treatment programs, medication-assisted p.

((and))2 p.SB 5588 treatment, and resources in the release area that meet those needs;

2((and)) SSB 5588 (B) Provide life skills classes and use of technology training to prepare the individual for release;

(ii) No later than 30 days before release,release: or as early as practicable during the person's sentence if a person's term of confinement is less than 30 days:

(A) SubmitEnroll applicationsthe forincarcerated individual in applicable state and federal government assistance and benefits programsprograms; on behalf of the incarcerated person;

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(C) PrepareConnect athe 90-dayincarcerated supplyindividual ofwith anyhousing, necessaryemployment, prescribedand medicationseducational to be provided upon release, through a combination of a 30-day supply of in-hand medications and 60-dayjob supplytraining ofopportunities prescriptions,in tothe ensurearea continuitywhere ofthe careperson andwill thatbe medicationsresiding are readily available for the incarcerated person upon release;

(D) ConnectProvide thefor incarceratedshort-term individualbasic withneeds availablesuch housing,as employment,clothing, andfood, educational and jobhygiene trainingsupplies; opportunities in the area where the person will be residing upon release;

and (E) ProvidePrepare forand short-termcoordinate basictransportation needsservices such as clothing,needed; food, and hygiene supplies;

and (F) Prepare and coordinate transportation services as needed;

(8)(a) In determining the county of discharge for an incarcerated individual released to community custody, the department may approve a residence location that is not in the incarcerated individual's county of origin if the department determines that the residence location would be appropriate based on any court-ordered condition of the incarcerated individual's sentence, victim safety concerns, and factors that increase opportunities for successful reentry and long- p.

3 SSBSB 5588 (8)(a) In determining the county of discharge for an incarcerated individual released to community custody, the department may approve a residence location that is not in the incarcerated individual's county of origin if the department determines that the residence location would be appropriate based on any court-ordered condition of the incarcerated individual's sentence, victim safety concerns, and factors that increase opportunities for successful reentry and long- term support including, but not limited to, location of family or other sponsoring persons or organizations that will support the incarcerated individual, ability to complete an educational program that the incarcerated individual is enrolled in, availability of appropriate programming or treatment, and access to housing, employment, and prosocial influences on the person in the community.

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