Reentry Funding

Idaho
Department
of Correction Standard
Operating
Procedure
Title:
Reentry Funding

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607.013
Version:
6
Adopted:
08/08/2002

IDOC Data Sensitivity Classification - L3 Restricted
Brian Underwood, Chief of Division of Probation & Parole, approved this
document and it was published on 06/29/2026.
Open to the public: Yes No
SCOPE
This standard operating procedure (SOP) applies to department staff involved in
the overall case management of residents and clients who need limited financial
support for reentry services pursuant to this SOP, whether housed in Idaho
Department of Correction (IDOC) facilities or under the supervision of the Division
of Probation and Parole (P&P).
Version Summary
Version 6: This SOP renumbers and replaces previous SOP 607.26.01.013 v5.0,
Transition Funding Program. Version 6 updates eligibility criteria, funding limits,
procedural requirements, and exception handling.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scope ....................................................................................................... 1
Table of Contents ........................................................................................ 1
A. Statutory Authority ................................................................................. 2
B. Board of Correction IDAPA Rule ................................................................. 2
C. Governing Policy Statement ...................................................................... 2
D. Purpose ................................................................................................ 2
E. Responsibility ......................................................................................... 2
F. Definitions .............................................................................................. 3
G. Standard Procedures ............................................................................... 3
1. Introduction ....................................................................................... 3
2. Pathways to Funding ........................................................................... 4
3. Funding Eligibility ............................................................................... 4
4. Recission of Funding or Requirement to Cost-Share .................................. 7
5. Funding Exceptions ............................................................................. 7
6. Use of Funds ...................................................................................... 8
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7. Funding Priority .................................................................................. 9
8. Funding Requests and Approval Process ................................................. 9
9. Expired Funding ............................................................................... 10
10. Housing Provider List ....................................................................... 10
H. References .......................................................................................... 10

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY
1. Idaho Code § 20-217A, Appointment of Director – Salary – Powers and Duties
2. Idaho Code § 20-219, Probation and Parole Supervision and Training – Limited
Supervision - Rulemaking
3. Idaho Code § 20-244, Government and Discipline of the Correctional Facility –
Rules and Regulations
B. BOARD OF CORRECTION IDAPA RULE
06.02.02, Rules Governing Release Readiness
C. GOVERNING POLICY STATEMENT
1. IDOC provides programs which promote change and successful reintegration of
the resident into the community.
2. IDOC does not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, race, sex, creed, or
national origin. Considerations for the approval or denial of programs include,
but are not limited to, the capability of the department to provide programs and
the eligibility of the resident.
3. Nothing in this policy statement will establish any right under state or federal
law to programming or education for residents.
D. PURPOSE
To identify requirements for providing limited funding support to IDOC residents
and clients, who have no other means of financial support, so they might gain
housing and other reentry services that are necessary to promote stability in the
community.
E. RESPONSIBILITY
1. Reentry Program Manager
a. Oversee IDOC reentry funding and compliance with this SOP.
2. Reentry Program Coordinator
a. Review all requests for reentry funding and approve or deny.
b. Determine what amount the resident or client must contribute towards their
reentry needs to receive funding.
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3. Transitional Housing Program Supervisor
a. Oversee the transitional housing provider network, onboarding of transitional
housing providers, housing audits, housing standards and compliance,
issuance and tracking of Service Authorizations, and tracking and payment
of invoices.
4. Facility Heads and District Managers
a. Implement this SOP and ensure that staff practice these procedures.
F. DEFINITIONS
1. Client: A person who has been convicted of a crime against the laws of the
state and ordered into the care and custody of the Board of Correction. The
term client includes any use in Idaho law, Board of Correction rule, or IDOC
policy or procedure of the terms “offender(s),” or any other term referring to
a person on probation or parole supervision under the custody of the Board of
Correction.
2. Correctional Management System (CMS): a digital platform used by
correctional agencies to store, manage, and analyze comprehensive data
about individuals throughout their entire criminal justice process, including
intake, sentencing, incarceration, parole, and probation, allowing for
informed decision-making regarding their supervision and rehabilitation. This
includes systems such as Reflections, CIS, and Atlas.
3. Resident: A person who has been convicted of a crime against the laws of
the state and ordered into the care and custody of the Board of Correction.
Resident includes any use in Idaho law, Board of Correction rule, or IDOC
policy or procedure of the terms “offender(s),” “prisoner(s)”, “inmate(s)”,
“incarcerated person(s)”, or any other term referring to a person residing in
a correctional facility in the care and custody of the Board of Correction.
G. STANDARD PROCEDURES
1. Introduction
a. IDOC reentry funding is a temporary and short-term solution for residents
and clients who lack the financial resources for successful reentry into the
community.
b. Reentry funding can be applied to housing, transportation, birth certificate
fees, and interstate compact application fees.
c. All funding approvals are contingent on budget limitations. The reentry
program manager has the discretion to temporarily implement new funding
procedures or cease funding a particular class or group of residents or
clients to meet budget constraints.
i. If temporary funding procedures are implemented, the reentry program
manager or designee will publish a department memorandum informing
staff, residents, and clients of procedural changes.
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2. Pathways to Funding
a. A case manager or P&P staff member must initiate the funding application
process on behalf of the resident or client.
b. Case managers may apply for housing and transportation funding a
maximum of 35 days prior to the resident’s projected release date from
prison.
c. P&P staff may apply for the first 30 days of housing funding a maximum of
seven days prior to the client’s expected move in date, and for any
subsequent funding, seven days prior to the previous month’s rent end date.
d. Case managers and P&P staff may apply for the birth certificate fee and
interstate compact application fee in accordance with the timeframes
described in section G.6 of this SOP.
3. Funding Eligibility
a. General Criteria: All other alternative housing options and resources have
been exhausted, and the resident or client lacks the financial resources to
pay out-of-pocket.
i. For this SOP, alternative housing options and resources means:
1) Living accommodations
2) Financial support, or community support obtained via family members
and friends
3) Emergency shelter, Medicaid, Social Security, or other non-profit, state
or federal funding
ii. Clients may be required to provide proof of self-paid services as a
condition to be approved for IDOC reentry funding.
iii. IDOC Reentry Services expects that residents who have jobs or financial
support from family and friends save towards their reentry needs and not
rely on IDOC reentry funding for their post-release needs.
b. Medical or Mental Health Criteria:
i. Funding requests due to the resident’s or client’s inability to gain
employment because of a diagnosed medical or mental health issue may
be eligible for IDOC reentry funding depending on when a licensed
professional clears them to return to work.
ii. The client may be required to obtain a note from a licensed professional
confirming the client is under their care and when the client can be
expected to return to work.
c. Criteria for Residents:
i. Residents are classified as either a rider or a termer.
1) Riders are under the jurisdiction of the sentencing court.
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2) Termers are under the Commission of Pardon and Parole’s jurisdiction.
3) Violators are residents who were previously on supervision but had
their probation or parole revoked and includes those who returned to
incarceration due to committing a new crime while on supervision.
ii. Residents who have Correctional Industries, Work Camp, or private sector
employment in the community while incarcerated are unlikely to qualify
for IDOC reentry funding due to level of income. If funding is denied,
program managers and district managers may seek case-by-case
consideration in accordance with section G.5 of this SOP.
iii. If a resident has an account balance or savings of $100 or more, the
IDOC reentry program coordinator or designee has the authority to
determine what amount the resident must contribute towards reentry
needs with the least necessary funding assistance from IDOC.
iv. Residents who withdraw money from their resident trust account leading
up to applying for IDOC reentry funding and during the time their request
is being processed may be denied funding. Reentry Services may require
that withdrawals are for necessities, such as payment for legal fees and
services, child support, court filings, or reentry needs.
v. Residents who exceed the funding criteria will not qualify for IDOC reentry
funding and, except for instances where a case-by-case consideration has
been granted, will not be eligible for funding for a minimum of 90 days
after release from incarceration.
vi. Rider Funding Criteria:
1) Credits/deposits made to the resident’s trust account in the last six
months of incarceration minus any payments made for court-ordered
obligations cannot total more than $500. Riders who exceed the $500
funding criteria will not be approved funding.
vii. Termer Funding Criteria:
1) For the first six months of the termer’s incarceration, the funding
criteria noted for riders will apply. Beyond six months, the following
criteria in this section will apply.
2) Credits/deposits made to the resident’s bank account in the last 12
months of their incarceration minus any payments made for court-
ordered obligations cannot total more than $1000.
3) Must have a tentative parole date before applying for housing or
transportation funding.
4) Residents who qualify for IDOC reentry funding and satisfy their
sentencing (i.e. full-term release residents) can only be approved for
30 days of transitional housing, transportation, or both upon release.
Full-term release residents will not be eligible for any funding post-
release due to no longer being under IDOC’s jurisdiction.
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viii. Parole Violator Funding Criteria
1) For six months from the resident’s return to IDOC incarceration, the
funding criteria noted for riders will apply. Beyond six months, the
funding criteria noted for termers will apply.
2) Residents housed in a county jail awaiting their sentencing may qualify
for IDOC reentry funding when sentenced and released back to
parole.
d. Criteria for Clients:
i. Clients are eligible for up to 60 days of funding but will only be approved
for 30 days of funding at a time.
ii. A client cannot utilize more than 60 days of funding in any 12-month
period. The 12-month period remains in effect even if the client has an
intervening incarceration.
iii. Clients who did not qualify for IDOC reentry funding prior to their release
from prison will not be eligible for IDOC reentry funding for a minimum of
90 days post-release.
iv. Clients who have been living in the community for more than 12
consecutive months are not eligible for IDOC reentry funding.
1) An exception may be made for clients who were sentenced to a
treatment court fewer than 12 months before submitting the funding
request.
v. A client who was released in the last 90 days, who at the time of release
had at least $500 without any IDOC reentry funding, must be screened
for reentry funding. The probation & parole officer (PPO) doing the
screening must consider:
1) Amount of money client had when released
2) Amount client self-paid for rent - cost, number of months, and deposit
3) Amount client self-paid for transportation, including downpayment or
purchase
4) Amount client self-paid for necessities
5) Amount client self-paid for medical/mental health, dental, or vision
expenses
6) Amount client self-paid for work clothes or other work-related
necessities
vi. Extenuating Circumstances
1) When a client does not normally qualify for reentry funding, IDOC may
grant a funding exception if there is an extenuating circumstance,
such as an illness, employment layoff, or other crucial reasons that
prevent them from working and supporting themselves.
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2) Extenuating circumstances do not include being fired from or quitting
employment.
vii. Clients who are approved IDOC-funded housing must reside with their
approved housing provider for the full 30-days of funding or risk not
being approved for any additional funding. This applies even when a PPO
authorizes the client to move out before funding ends. Clients are free to
move out of the provider’s home without penalty once the 30-day
funding period ends.
viii. Subsequent Months of Funding
1) If the client has already received 30 days of IDOC funded housing and
requests 30 additional days of funding, the housing provider and PPO
should collaborate to determine whether the client is a good candidate
for a second or subsequent round of funding. Important
considerations include:
a) Reasons for client’s most recent unemployment
b) Whether the client was diagnosed with a health or mental health
issue that is preventing the client from gaining employment,
including any recent surgeries.
c) Whether the client is actively seeking employment.
2) Clients who are required by law to register as a sex offender may
apply for an additional 30 days of housing (a total of 90 days) if there
are extenuating circumstances.
4. Recission of Funding or Requirement to Cost-Share
a. IDOC may rescind any reentry funding awarded to a resident or client who
does any of the following after being approved funding:
i. Continues to have credits/deposits made to their resident trust account,
which put the client over the applicable funding criteria.
ii. Releases from prison with more than $100 in addition to approval for
IDOC reentry funding.
iii. Demonstrates that they did not act honestly or in good faith when
applying for IDOC reentry funding.
b. If IDOC Reentry Services discovers one of the above reasons for recission,
but not before the client released from prison, the client will be responsible
to repay the sum of those additional credits/deposits or amount that was in
excess of the $100 at release as a cost-share contribution before IDOC
Reentry Services will consider the client for any continued funding while on
supervision.
5. Funding Exceptions
a. Case-by-Case Considerations
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i. When the IDOC reentry program coordinator or designee denies the
resident’s or client’s request for funding, the case manager or PPO may
email the IDOC reentry program manager (and must cc their program
manager, district section supervisor, or higher authority) to advocate for
approval.
ii. Reentry services will consider the resident or client’s employment or
ability to gain employment, family/friend support, spending habits,
amount of money sent outside of the facility, and to what extent the
resident planned and financially prepared for release.
b. The reentry program coordinator may make exceptions up to $25.00 for
those residents and clients who do not meet the criteria described in section
G.3.
c. The reentry program manager or designee has the authority to approve or
deny all reentry funding and case-by-case considerations.
6. Use of Funds
a. Housing
i. The initial funding amount approved will be for the minimum amount
necessary to establish initial residency.
ii. Staff must consider a housing option that will be appropriate for the
resident or client and most cost effective for IDOC.
b. Transportation
i. Funding will be available to cover transportation expenses from prison to a
supervising district or state of choice.
ii. Funding will only be approved for clients who are on supervision when the
client needs transportation because supervision was transferred to
another IDOC district, interstate compact transfers to another state, or is
required to report back to Idaho by the client’s PPO.
iii. Clients will not be approved transportation funding for day-to-day travel
needs within their supervising district.
iv. When submitting request, staff must consider the lowest cost option first.
The transportation option must not leave the resident or client stranded
and without food and shelter for the night.
c. Birth Certificate Fees
i. Case managers may apply for birth certificate fee funding a maximum of
180 days prior to the resident’s release from prison. Upon request, the
reentry program manager may allow a funding exception to the 180-day
criteria on a case-by-case basis.
ii. P&P staff may apply for birth certificate fee funding at any time.
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iii. If the resident or client has a job, or financial support from friends or
family, the resident or client must self-pay the birth certificate fee even if
they otherwise meet the funding criteria described in section G.3.
iv. The birth certificate application fee is only funded once during an
individual’s entire period of incarceration or supervision.
d. Interstate Compact Application Fee
i. Reentry funding may be approved for the interstate compact (ISC)
application fee only. It cannot be applied to the Parole Commission bond.
ii. Case managers may apply for ISC application fee funding a maximum of
120 days prior to the resident’s release from prison.
iii. P&P staff may apply for ISC application fee funding at any time.
iv. There must be a reentry plan to an out-of-state location.
v. The interstate compact application fee may be funded up to two times.
vi. If the resident or client has a job or financial support from friends or
family, they must self-pay the ISC application fee even if they otherwise
meet the funding criteria described in section G.3.
7. Funding Priority
a. Reentry funding requests are processed and considered in the following
priority:
i. Clients on supervision (housing and interstate compact application fees)
ii. Riders and parole violators (housing, transportation, and interstate
compact application fees)
iii. Termers (housing, transportation, and interstate compact application
fees)
iv. Birth certificate fees
8. Funding Requests and Approval Process
a. Case managers must review a resident’s bank account and deduct any
payments made for court-ordered obligations from the total credits/deposits
received before submitting a Reentry Funding Request form. The remaining
credit/deposit balance will be used to determine funding eligibility.
b. Case managers must not request any changes to an approved service
authorized two weeks before the resident’s projected release date, unless
the bed is no longer available. IDOC Reentry Services may allow an
exception if contacted by the program manager.
c. A new funding request must be submitted whenever a funding decision needs
to be changed. The most recent funding decision will always supersede any
previous funding decision.
d. Moving into Housing Without Funding Approval
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i. Clients must not be directed to move into a transitional house without the
PPO first obtaining funding approval from IDOC Reentry Services.
ii. Clients who move into a transitional house without first receiving funding
approval from Reentry Services do so at their own risk of having to pay
the provider out-of-pocket for days stayed prior to receiving funding
approval.
9. Expired Funding
a. All funding approvals will expire 90 calendar days after the case manager or
PPO is notified of the funding decision by the IDOC reentry program
coordinator or designee. After 90 days have passed, the case manager or
PPO will need to submit a new Reentry Funding Request.
b. The transitional housing program supervisor or designee must notify the
reentry program coordinator or designee of a Service Authorization that has
not been utilized within the 90-day period. The reentry program coordinator
or designee will liquidate the funding and update the CMS notes.
10. Housing Provider List
a. The transitional housing program supervisor (or designee) maintains a
preapproved transitional Housing Provider List for planning and referral.
b. The transitional housing program supervisor will add/delete housing providers
at the discretion of IDOC Reentry Services staff.
c. If a transitional housing provider wants to make changes to their housing list
entries, the housing provider must contact the transitional housing program
supervisor to request those changes. Department staff may not request
changes to a provider’s housing list entry.
H. REFERENCES
1. Forms
a. Reentry Funding Request
2. Other Significant Documents
a. Housing Provider List
b. IDOC Reentry Services Funding Quick Reference
c. Reentry Funding Client Coaching Quick Reference
d. Reentry Funding Guide
e. Reentry Funding Resident Coaching Quick Reference
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