{"id":1254,"date":"2010-01-13T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T18:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2010-04-23T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T20:05:00","slug":"second-chances-for-unlikely-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/second-chances-for-unlikely-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Second chances for unlikely candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

New program attempts to reintegrate ex-convicts into their commmunities<\/em><\/p>\n

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A current resident of PHATT Chance house takes some time to look out at the San Francisco cityscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

California\u2019s recidivism rate is second to none (60 percent for adult inmates). At the forefront of preventing recently released inmates from becoming just another statistic is San Francisco-based PHATT Chance Reentry Program, a place where last February, Thomas Christian underwent a process that he assures turned his life around.<\/p>\n

Christian, 45, had been incarcerated for drug-related crimes on more than one occasion. But in October 2008, after having been released from a Nevada State prison, he made his way back to his hometown of San Francisco in hopes of a fresh start.<\/p>\n

He soon found that the transition from captivity to free-living encompassed numerous ups and downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, you appreciate your liberties a lot more, but one of the main downsides to this transition is adjusting to not having a built-in structure instilled upon you in prison. I was being told what to do all the time,\u201d recounted Christian.<\/p>\n

According to a 2008 Report from the California Department of Corrections, throughout a three-year span, 60 percent of adult inmates in California re-engaged in criminal activity and were returned to prison. That same year, more than half of its inmate population arrived after violating their parole.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Christian was among those re-incarcerated.<\/p>\n

Once in San Francisco, a parole officer recommended Christian to the Northern California Service League\u2014a non-profit organization that works inside and outside jails and prisons \u2014which then referred him to PHATT Chance Reentry Program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a constant blessing ever since,\u201d affirmed Christian who has been a client of the rehabilitation and housing center for more than a year.<\/p>\n

Providing a way out<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2004 Armando Martinez, 56, and George Turner joined forces to create PHATT Chance Reentry Program, a secondary treatment program for individuals struggling to reintegrate themselves into society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe reach out and try to cover all the bases so the person has the best chance to turn their life around,\u201d explained Martinez, deputy program director of the agency.<\/p>\n

PHATT Chance works in collaboration with several organizations to provide housing, food, drug rehabilitation, anger management classes, recovery meetings, job training and education for those undergoing personal struggles. Christian underwent a 90-day drug rehabilitation program as an outpatient while living at a PHATT Chance house.<\/p>\n

Clients are housed across three transition homes\u2014two in San Francisco and one in Oakland\u2014operated by a staff of eight. There are approximately 40 people currently living in the transition homes.<\/p>\n

Most clients are referred to PHATT Chance by other similar organizations, or find their way to the agency through the penal system, county jails and word-of-mouth recommendations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get letters from guys in prison who want to join us,\u201d said Martinez. \u201cAnd if they\u2019re serious, we bring them in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Approximately 90 percent of PHATT Chance\u2019s clients were recently released from a correctional facility: the rest are students seeking assistance.<\/p>\n

Among those students is Mike (whose last name was witheld for confidentiality), a 28-year-old Native American male who spent four years at one of the San Francisco houses after being referred by Friendship House, a non-profit that provides housing and substance-abuse treatment to Native Americans.<\/p>\n

He turned to PHATT Chance for guidance and was offered a place to live as long as he attended school and maintained his grades.<\/p>\n

The organization is a fierce advocate of education.<\/p>\n

A 2005 report released by the Institute for Higher Education Policy found a direct correlation between educational attainment and recidivism rates. Results suggest that after being released from prison, the higher the inmate\u2019s education, the less likely they will be to relapse into criminal behavior.<\/p>\n

The young man who once arrived with a rather bleak future was transformed into the reflection of the program\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n

In the spring of 2010, Mike will begin his first semester at UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were going to get him into Stanford, but he changed his mind. He already moved out of the house and is on his way to becoming a lawyer for his native tribe,\u201d said Marti-nez with a jubilant tone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he came to realize his vision, he never waivered. He stuck to it, persevered and stayed the course. A lot of guys crumble when they are put under pressure. He didn\u2019t do that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Resident Bob Bermudez, 54, receives a haircut from Armando Martinez, deputy program director, after a house meeting on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. One client described PHATT Chance as, \u201cA brotherhood, no fights\u2014you\u2019re held to a higher standard\u2014this is PHATT Chance.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Birds of a feather<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martinez\u2019 background is similar to the individuals he helps. At the age of 13, he was homeless on the streets of San Francisco; an episode that led him to severe drug use and impending self-destruction.<\/p>\n

Years later, he was brought to the now defunct Narcotics Education League, a center that once helped former Latino ex-convicts re-enter society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a kid growing up, I had no guidance: there was no one there for me,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cI don\u2019t want people to make the same mistakes I made. That is why I got into this business. Because when I was in my addiction I didn\u2019t know a way out. But someone saw something in me that I couldn\u2019t see in myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Christian, Martinez was incarcerated for the sale of narcotics.<\/p>\n

Christian was first incarcerated in 2005 for possession and sale of drugs. He was then released and re-incarcerated in 2007, serving 14 months in the California state prison system under the same charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing hooked on drugs is a self-imposed prison,\u201d Martinez explained. \u201cIt takes work to stay out of jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2008 the CDCR reported that, 18.2 percent of incarcerated adults in California are there due to drug-related offenses. Drug related crimes also made up 32 percent of offenses by felons first released to parole \u201cWe get a lot of people right out of jail who have nowhere to go. But they have five months to show effort and commitment to change,\u201d said Martinez. For those who qualify, the Northern California Service League funds a five month probationary period at PHATT Chance Reentry Program, where clients are encouraged to create a life plan for themselves and stick to it. If they manage to remain clean, sober, and productive, they are permitted to stay beyond the initial period.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re making something of themselves and doing good things, they can stay,\u201d Martinez added. \u201cIf they are serious about their recovery and moving forward with their life, our doors are open for them. We\u2019ll help them go forward. (But) If they\u2019re just not doing anything, then they have to go and make a spot for somebody who is serious about changing their life.\u201d<\/p>\n

As soon a client arrives, they undergo an intense evaluation to determine what their needs are: mentoring, job training, education, etc.<\/p>\n

Unlike other similar transitional programs, at PHATT Chance, people leave when they are ready.<\/p>\n

He believes programs within incarceration facilities\u2014as well as those that commence once released\u2014monitor individuals to the point where they are simply unable to make life decisions for themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really don\u2019t have to think or take responsibility for yourself. So when you get back out into society, you\u2019re lost all over again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But at PHATT Chance, individuals are taught responsibility while being given significant room for individual growth.<\/p>\n

Christian added, \u201cBack then, I was doing it more for them. Now, I\u2019m doing this for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christian explained, \u201cThis program gives you the time and space to do you. Other programs try to do so many things to you, but this one helps bring out the best of what is in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because this is a fairly new organization, their success rate still remains to be accurately determined, but in the big picture\u2014according to Martinez\u2014more than 50 percent of individuals leave the program prepared to reintegrate themselves back into society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they leave here, they\u2019re either in school or working,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

A population underserved<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of the 171,161 inmates in California\u2019s correctional facilities, approximately 17,000 or 10 percent are in counties surrounding the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

The combined total inmate population for San Francisco and Alameda counties\u2014the area in which PHATT Chance operates\u2014is 6,133 or 3.5 percent of California\u2019s total inmate population.<\/p>\n

According to the CDCR, in 2006 there were about 2,200 individuals on parole in San Francisco alone. Of that total, nearly 20 percent entered treatment centers, leaving the remaining 80 percent with limited support while transitioning to free living.<\/p>\n

A chance to give back<\/strong><\/p>\n

By September of 2009, Christian was asked to join the organization\u2019s staff. Like Martinez, he also wants to devote his life to helping others move forward.<\/p>\n

\u201c(In) some of these guys, I see a part of myself at the time of my recovery. It helps me look at things from a whole different window. It helps me deal with the same population I\u2019ve dealt with all of my life, just from a different perspective: giving instead of taking. And it really feels good to be a part of that,\u201d said Christian.<\/p>\n

Christian acknowledges that helping run PHATT Chance may often present a challenge. This is where the collision between the forces of inner-conflict, institutionalization, and a new set of principles occurs.<\/p>\n

PHATT Chance is the nexus of that transition. They are the first to deal with individuals\u2019 emotional hurdles and the habits accumulated while locked up in prison.<\/p>\n

Christian hopes to continue growing along with PHATT Chance. He describes his new lifestyle with renewed enthusiasm:<\/p>\n

\u201cI go out there and walk the streets. I see the police and I\u2019m not trippin,\u2019 I see all the street guys and they don\u2019t know me! You know what I mean? It feels good!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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