Blog
Watch: Video captures essence of day reporting center parolee graduation event
Spring is a time for celebrating transition, and many BI Day Reporting Center participants nationwide are successfully transitioning from an evidence-based correctional program to community life. Each fall and spring, in conjunction with agency partners, BI organizes Transition Celebrations to
Pros and cons of what AB 109 means to public-private partnerships
Correctional News Signed by California Governor Jerry Brown less than a year ago in April 2011, assembly bill (AB) 109, the realignment process that is shifting low-level, nonviolent offenders from the state prison and parole system to county jails and
Latessa talk highlights what does and doesn’t work in corrections
BI Incorporated’s programs are cognitive behavioral treatment programs operating under evidence-based principles. These programs include elements of a “What Works” system, including leadership models competent in data driven services; evidence-based practice; availability of a full continuum of services from assessment
Parolees give and grow with holiday food drive
Cognitive behavioral therapy involves interventions that focus on change through demonstrated behavior outcomes, according to Doris Layton MacKenzie’s “What Works in Corrrections.” Behavior change occurs through changes in a way a person perceives, reflects and thinks about their life. A
If realignment is an opportunity, let’s not waste it building costly jail beds
California Progress Report Emily Harris of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) writes in this editorial that California counties should direct more of AB 109’s state funding toward community groups and programs, and away from simply building more jail
Securing citizen safety while managing more offenders
Lake County Record Bee The Community Corrections Partnership of Lake County continues to develop its realignment plan. Part of that plan involves working with GEO Reentry to develop a day reporting center. GEO has successfully worked with Napa, Merced and Madera