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Reentry alumni group gathers for holiday event in NJ
“Share the Hope!” was the powerful message brought by GEO Reentry Services’ alumni members to a group of residents at the annual Alumni Holiday Dinner and Meeting on Dec. 5
GEO Reentry celebrates staff members on Veterans Day
GEO Group Chairman and CEO Dr. George C. Zoley distributed a letter to each GEO Reentry center on Veterans Day recognizing veteran staff members for their service to our country.
Parenting classes help GEO Reentry participants achieve stability
GEO Reentry uses evidence-based programming in its reentry programs to empower probationers and parolees with the tools they need to succeed. To help program participants with children achieve familial stability,
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections selects GEO Reentry to open two new day reporting centers
Centers deliver reentry services BOCA Raton, Fla. – The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has selected GEO Reentry Services, a national leader in community-based correctional treatment programs, to
GEO Care donates Thanksgiving turkeys to New Jersey communities
Staff from Talbot Hall Residential Reentry Center in Kearny, New Jersey, and members of GEO Reentry’s New Jersey Alumni Services network distributed free turkeys to community members for the recent
Motivational Interviewing enhances reentry programs
When individuals are released from prison, jail or are referred to community correctional programs, research states that positive reinforcement and positive role modeling is effective at beginning the change process
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation selects GEO Reentry Services for 2 STOP centers
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and its Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) has selected GEO Reentry Services to manage two unique STOP
GEO Reentry recognizes Jacksonville inmates for recovery efforts
Several inmates at the Jacksonville Correctional Center, an all-male prison in Illinois, were named to GEO Reentry’s Outstanding Recovery Members program. The program was part of GEO Reentry’s in-prison treatment
CSG Justice Center report: 11 states reduce recidivism using evidence-based practices
Nationwide, after trending upward for years, recidivism is showing signs of decreasing. A new report published by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the National Reentry Resource Center,
GEO Reentry Services selected to deliver reentry programming in Clark County Detention Center
LAS VEGAS, NEV. — To help prepare inmates for successful reentry back to the community, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has selected GEO Reentry Services through a competitive procurement
Graduates of GEO Reentry’s Dauphin County DRC celebrate success
Nearly 40 probationers and parolees graduated from the Dauphin County Day Reporting Center in Pennsylvania this month. The Dauphin County DRC is a GEO Reentry center that offers an intensive
Scranton RRC residents volunteer at local animal shelter
Residents from the Scranton Residential Reentry Center in Pennsylvania volunteered at a local animal shelter, Ruff Dog Rescue Northeast. They spent the majority of the day feeding dogs, cleaning kennels
GEO Reentry centers in Pennsylvania celebrate graduates, 20-year anniversary
Two GEO Reentry centers in Pennsylvania, including the Lycoming County Reentry Service Center and the Luzerne County Electronic Monitoring Office, recently marked milestone events. The Lycoming RSC hosted a transition
Louisville DRC case manager honored by department of corrections
Arrica Spearman-Cleasant, a case manager at the Louisville Day Reporting Center, was recently honored as employee of the month by the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. The department awarded this
GEO Reentry’s aftercare services support successful reentry, community integration
GEO Reentry Services provides evidence-based treatment to probationers and parolees with the goal of helping these individuals successfully transition back to their communities. Aftercare planning is a key component of
15 participants graduate from Illinois DOC reentry program
The Rockford Reentry Services Center, a non-residential GEO Reentry program funded by the Illinois Department of Corrections, hosted a transition celebration in September for 15 participants who successfully completed the
CSG Justice Center releases national public safety report
The Council of State Governments Justice Center has published a new 50-State Report on Public Safety using the most recent crime and arrest data from 2017. The report aims to
ADAPPT deputy director celebrates 25-year career
“I wouldn’t have missed one day in these 25 years. I love my job!” said Sandra VanSickle, who retired from a 25-year career at ADAPPT (Alcohol & Drug Addiction Parole
Louisiana reinvests $8.5M savings into more criminal justice reform measures
Louisiana leaders announced savings of $12.2 million generated from the criminal justice reforms state legislators enacted last year, and now the state has earmarked $8.54 million of these savings for
Elizabeth Community Resource Center celebrates 60+ graduates
The Elizabeth Community Resource Center, a non-residential reentry center in New Jersey, celebrated more than sixty graduates at their recent transition ceremony. The center provides evidence-based reentry programming to male
Bail reform sweeps the nation, pretrial release services on rise
Bail reform is sweeping the nation, state by state, as correctional agencies look to change a money-based method for releasing pretrial defendants to the community while they await trial. The