Reentry Support Services for Former Prisoners by IASIO: The Gate and Resettlement Programs
In partnership with the Irish Association for Social Inclusion Opportunities (IASIO), the Gate Service offers guidance and placement support, while the Resettlement Service focuses on stability post-release. With a total of 21 positions split between these two programs, they assist ex-prisoners in finding housing, securing medical card applications, and providing welfare supports. Through engagement since 2007, over 9,000 referrals have been made to the Gate Service, resulting in significant employment and training placements. The Resettlement Service, active since 2012, has supported nearly 8,000 referrals in various areas, including housing and medical support. Both services prioritize data protection and collection in accordance with GDPR guidelines.
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Preparing for release from prison: The Gate and Preparing for release from prison: The Gate and Resettlement Services Resettlement Services Barry Owens Operations Manager (Prison based services) IASIO Irish Association for Social Inclusion Opportunities
IASIOs main prison based Services The Gate Service: Guidance and placement service guidance refers to future direction, the identification of a realistic and achievable pathway, placement refers to the incremental steps to achieving that goal. The Resettlement Service: A primary needs service that enhance stability on release resettlement planning, housing/accommodation support, medical card applications and welfare supports.
Capacity and operation Gate Service: - 8 posts (4 full-time, 4 part-time) Resettlement Service: - 13 posts (10 full-time, 3 part-time) Access to Gate: - referral through PIMS, people identified at various points through prison term, open to all prisoners. Access to Resettlement: - general provision for medical card support, 3 mths + for housing and welfare support. Phone Service: - staffed by Gate and Resettlement, dealing with resettlement related queries.
Resettlement and Gate Service activity Gate referrals and placements since 2007: Engaged referrals 9,409 Employment Placements 1,205 Training & Education placements 2, 639 Resettlement referrals and interventions since 2012: Engaged referrals - 7,682 Housing applications 1,570 Medical card applications 1,772 Social welfare supports 1,378
Data capture & data protection General personal data collected with consent and as per strict GDPR guidelines Includes offence data Does not include disability related data capture Agreed data sharing between agencies IASIO do not statistically report on people with disabilities referred to its Services
Gate Service Progression Ready Indicator (PRI) Resettlement Service -> a general provision model => general profile Gate Service -> by referral but assesses need and distance from the labour market The PRI classifies people as belonging to one of four categories: Job seeking most able Progression Ready need training to facilitate job seeking Progression Potential need significant support Not progression ready not able to engage
PRI summaries by category PRI categories 2018 2019 2020 3 year total Not progression ready 65 23 4 92 Progression potential 214 300 138 652 Progression ready 97 134 34 265 Job seeking 25 25 13 63 Totals 401 482 189 1072
Case studies PRI shows significant adversity among the prison population, even among those referred for employment/training support To end I would like to highlight a couple of cases of people with disabilities working with Gate & Resettlement. Thank you.
