Step 6: Ensure that the transition plan follows the person back to the community.

The case manager, reentry director, program staff counselor, or officer

• Determines a comprehensive process for having transition plans follow people from jail to the community.
• Ensures that transition plans are written in a format that allows them to also be used by probation officers and service providers upon release.
• Ensures that all individuals with mental health issues leave with medication and an appointment at their local health clinic.
• Contacts all individuals with high risk and/or high needs within the first week after release to determine if they have kept appointments, maintained prosocial contacts, complied with treatment or probation directives, and maintained employment. Provides any additional help or referral that might be necessary.