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Post-Release & Re-Entry Resources

  • This link is a printable PDF of Public Defender Services' full Re-Entry Checklist.
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  • If applicable, r​egister for sex offender or child abuse registries
  • Know your legal rights when it comes to employment
  • WV Court Expungement Forms
  • Know your legal rights when looking for housing
  • Obtain medical records​
    • HIPAA release form (send to PsiMed for prison mental health records release OR send to Wexford Health at info@wexfordhealth.com for prison medical records release)​
    • PrimeCare substance use disorder (SUD) patient records release form (send to PrimeCare at recordsreq@primecaremedical.com for jail SUD records release)
    • PrimeCare medical release form​ (send to PrimeCare at recordsreq@primecaremedical.com for jail medical records release)

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Fifth Floor
Charleston, WV 25305
United States

Ph (304) 558-3905
Fx (304) 558-1098
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