The Macon County local plan for Adult Redeploy Illinois implementation targets persons convicted of Class 3 and 4 felonies who are not otherwise required to be committed to the Illinois Department of Corrections, and technical violators of probation. The expected result is a reduction in the number of IDOC commitments from this target population.

Program implementation will include a comprehensive, evidence-based project, utilizing alternative sanctions that can reduce recidivism and reincarceration while holding offenders accountable to the justice system, the community, and themselves. This approach draws on the best contemporary research to build a new system that gives offenders opportunities to change their ways of thinking, access needed services, and build productive lives. This will include:

* The introduction of cognitive-behavioral interventions.

* Expanding use of integrated treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

* Case management implementation using wraparound principles. The program will partner with other agencies to resolve transportation, housing, food, clothing, employment, education, and family stability issues.

* Employing a new approach to sanctions based on immediate interventions that reinforce positive behaviors and change negative behaviors.

* Expanding the use of Community Restorative Boards. Neighborhood leaders will meet with offenders to discuss damage done by their crimes and devise methods to repair the harm.

* Integration of the mental health court and TASC initiatives.

The Decatur/Macon County community has a strong network of health and human services and a long history of interdisciplinary cooperation among human services and criminal justice agencies.

Award: $250,000 (18 months – January 1, 2011-July 30, 2012)