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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;
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
Chicago Heights reentry program grads complete vocational training
Former reentry participants from the Chicago Heights Reentry Service Center in Illinois celebrated completing their vocational training at Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. on August 28. The former participants earned
GEO Reentry Services celebrates National Recovery Month
GEO Reentry Services celebrated National Recovery Month nationwide throughout September with events that highlighted the importance of reentry services. Staff, program alumni, visitors and current residential reentry and non-residential program
Lycoming reentry program celebrates 5-year anniversary
The Lycoming County Reentry Service Center in Williamsport, Penn., celebrated its fifth anniversary this fall, and to punctuate the difference the program is making in the lives of local citizens,
GEO Reentry program in Kern County organizes special event
GEO Reentry Services, a local radio DJ, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation collaborated recently to deliver a unique event for inmates at the North Kern State Prison
GEO Reentry program supports Berks Community Action Program to feed homeless
Participants and staff from GEO Reentry Services’ Alcohol & Drug Addiction Parole & Probation Treatment (ADAPPT) program joined representatives of the Berks Community Action Program (BCAP) recently to help feed
Journal of Community Corrections features research on GEO Reentry day reporting centers
A newly published article in the Journal of Community Corrections includes an in-depth analysis of non-residential reentry centers, or day reporting centers, and their effect on recidivism rates. Written by
GEO Reentry Services holds popular alumni event for program graduates, participants
GEO Reentry Services and Education & Health Centers of America held a family-friendly barbeque picnic for individuals who have graduated from or are participating in its reentry programs and are
First-year findings from Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative
The first full-year report on the Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Package shows the legislation, passed in 2017 to address sentencing laws and reentry programming, has already made significant impacts—even surpassing initial
GEO Reentry staff, former participants volunteer at NJ back-to-school event
GEO Reentry Services staff and members of an alumni network comprised of past program participants came together recently to support children in Union County, New Jersey during a Backpacking and
The Role of Day Reporting: Q&A with GEO Reentry Director of Programs
What’s it like attending a GEO Reentry Day Reporting Center (DRC)? How does GEO Reentry develop treatment plans for each participant in a day reporting program? What sets these programs
Several GEO Reentry programs in Illinois host summer graduations and resource fairs
Several GEO Reentry programs in Illinois are celebrating participant graduations, also known as transition celebrations, this summer. These events mark successful completion of commitments by parolees who have attended programs
APPA workshop Aug. 20 to showcase California’s long-term offender program
Two members of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation parole division and an individual from a nonprofit in San Francisco who helps find work for ex-offenders will be featured
APPA workshop Aug. 19 to showcase Louisiana’s prisoner reentry efforts
When probation and parole officials gather in August at the industry’s largest annual conference, one workshop will highlight the efforts of Louisiana to reduce costs, incarceration levels and recidivism rates.
Pennsylvania reentry program celebrates Second Chance Month with artistic work
The Erie Outpatient Reentry Service Center hosted a celebration for Second Chance Month this spring, and the stars of the event were program participants who shared their artistic skills in
Community Connections: Partnering with local organizations to support the reentry process
Whether an individual is released from incarceration and put on parole or sentenced to probation as an alternative to jail or prison, access to community resources plays an important role
Lancaster County Reentry Service Center celebrates milestones: 5-year anniversary, 10th transition ceremony
On May 22, the GEO Reentry Service Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania held a transition ceremony celebrating its tenth graduating class in conjunction with five years of providing community corrections services
Robeson CRV Center names Employee of the Month
The Robeson Confinement in Response to Violation Center (CRV Center) honored Lead Substance Abuse Counselor Anthony Ellison Employee of the Month in June. Mr. Ellison began working with GEO Reentry
State officials, GEO Reentry staff to present workshop on North Carolina CRV centers during ACA Summer Conference in Boston
Members of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and GEO Reentry Services will present a workshop on CRV Centers at the ACA Congress of Correction Conference on August 3.
ADAPPT Reentry Center participants volunteer to paint community pool
Reentrants from ADAPPT Residential Reentry Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, offered their creative talents to the community by volunteering to repair and decorate the community pool this spring. Volunteers skilled in