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Lycoming County Reentry Service Center Marks 10-year Anniversary with Graduation, Open House
The Lycoming Reentry Service Center, which opened in 2014 to help reduce jail crowding and chronic recidivism, marked its 10th year in operation with an open house and graduation for participants who had recently completed the program successfully. The graduation
Fresno Employment Readiness Program Supports Self-Sufficiency
Finding a job with a criminal record can be challenging, yet employment and a steady income can provide purpose and stability for individuals released to community supervision. With the unemployment rate nationwide very low, the need for labor high, and movements
Council of State Governments Recognizes Alabama PREP Program
The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles’ (ABBP) residential reentry facility in Perry County was recently recognized for its innovation in reducing recidivism rates. Operated by GEO Reentry Services for the Alabama Department of Correction, The PREP Rehabilitation Center in
GEO Reentry Graduations in California Highlights What Works’ Principles in Action
Under a cooperative award from the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Institute of Corrections’ Community Corrections Division and the Crime and Justice Institute issued a report that distills the What Works in Corrections research into a framework of eight,
Juvenile Justice Services Can Produce Long-term Benefits for Communities
While the number of youths involved in the justice system and detained in residential settings has dropped significantly over the last two decades, recidivism as measured by various levels of reinvolvement with the justice system (e.g., rearrest, probation violations, reincarceration) is
Alabama PREP Program Takes Spotlight at American Probation and Parole Association Training Institute
Alabama Director of Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Cam Ward made a special presentation at the onset of a featured workshop to highlight how Alabama is shifting its focus to reentry programs and recidivism reduction, capped by its participation in