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GEO Reentry releases two new outcomes reports for CDCR day reporting programs
GEO Reentry Services completed two new outcomes reports for non-residential day reporting programs funded by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Both outcomes reports used the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales, a brief (self-rating) instrument developed to assess
GEO Care residential programs focus on accreditation
Standards in corrections have a lengthy history. In fact, the American Correctional Association (ACA) dates the attempt to form standards for prisons to an 1870 meeting in Cincinnati, which resulted in the formation of the National Prison Association. While standards
Monterey County reentry program celebrates 10-year anniversary
GEO Reentry Services and the Monterey County Probation Department hosted an open house at the Monterey County Day Reporting Center in November to mark the center’s 10-year anniversary. Representatives from the offices of California State Sen. Anna Caballero and State
Graduation held at Illinois DOC facility for 3 in-prison reentry programs
The Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center, an in-prison treatment program funded by the Illinois Department of Corrections, recently held a graduation within the facility. The event celebrated participants who successfully completed three in-custody treatment programs, including the Certified Associate Addictions Professionals
GEO Reentry Centers host multiple fall graduations
At the heart of GEO Reentry programs are cognitive skills building practices that focus on treatment issues in a systematic, progressive fashion. These issues include confronting beliefs, attitudes and behaviors; assessing relationships; reinforcing positive behavior and identity formation; enhancing self-concept;
GEO Reentry uses ‘what works’ in corrections in reentry programs
More than a decade ago, the late Joan Petersilia, Ph.D. said in a Q&A with the Pew Center on the States that “we need to invest heavily in helping offenders who are not yet steeped in criminal behavior and wish