Initial security-level placement has an impact on the probability and timing of discretionary release. The lower the level of initial security placement, the greater the probability of discretionary release and the shorter the period of incarceration prior to release. Accurate profiles of each offender's initial security-level placement, release risk, programming requirement at admission, and reintegration potential at admission serve to predict good candidates for early release and can help to establish case preparation priorities. The correctional plan developed at intake is the foundation upon which release is predicated and is often the basis on which discretionary release is supported or denied. Accurately assessing offender motivation for program participation can assist in selecting offenders for release priority and contribute to safe reintegration. Other factors that influence successful offender reintegration are an increase in offender program participation, ensuring program completion, improving program performance, reviewing preventative detention referrals, moderating administrative segregation, and reclassifying security level. Other factors that bear on effective reintegration are increasing successful temporary absences, enhancing case preparation activities, encouraging safe community release, enhancing community supervision, moderating suspensions, and moderating technical parole revocations. 10 references