Section 9-127. Housing, employment and sobriety needs  


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  • a. The department of
      correction  and  the  department  of  homeless  services shall develop a
      process for identifying individuals who repeatedly are admitted to  city
      correctional  institutions  and  who,  in  addition,  either immediately
      before their admission to or after their release from such institutions,
      are housed in shelter provided by the department of homeless services.
        b. The department of correction  shall  collect,  from  any  sentenced
      inmate  who  will  serve, after sentencing, ten days or more in any city
      correctional institution, information relating to such inmate's housing,
      employment and sobriety needs. The department of correction shall,  with
      the  consent  of  such  inmate,  provide  such information to any social
      service organization that is providing discharge  planning  services  to
      such  inmate  under  contract with the department of correction. For the
      purposes of this section and sections 9-128 and  9-129  of  this  title,
      "discharge  planning" shall mean the creation of a plan for post-release
      services and assistance with access  to  community-based  resources  and
      government   benefits   designed   to  promote  an  inmate's  successful
      reintegration into the community.
        * NB Repealed June 30, 2015