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Governors highlight justice reform in annual state of the state addresses
Nationwide, governors highlighted justice reinvestment, a data-driven approach for lowering corrections spending, in recent state of the state addresses. In this approach, cost savings are partially reinvested in strategies for
Reentry providers meet to discuss what works
In the largest event of its kind, more than 1,400 federally funded providers of reentry and mental health services convened recently for a pair of overlapping conferences aimed at sharpening
GEO Reentry residents help beat the blizzard in Newark
Residents of the GEO Reentry Services-run Newark Residential Reentry Service Center were praised in the local paper, The Star Ledger, recently for their help in the latest blizzard to overtake
Shasta County probationers celebrate graduation from day reporting center
Eighteen graduates of the Shasta County Day Reporting Center, run by GEO Reentry Services, recently celebrated their completion of the reentry program during a special ceremony known as a transition
Winter transition ceremony: A new lease on life for Alexandria, La. graduates
College students have been known to complain that their schoolwork is irrelevant to real life. However, for the nontraditional “students” of the Alexandria Day Reporting Center, it doesn’t get any
First Annual Sober Fest in Merced County celebrates sobriety
The first annual Sober Fest in Merced County was recently held to celebrate individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addictions on their road to sobriety. The event, hosted in collaboration
“Dress for Success” at Santa Ana DRC quite a success
The Santa Ana DRC recently hosted its first “Dress for Success” motivational speaker luncheon on Aug. 12. The event was put together by DRC staff to help participants dress professionally
Santa Ana DRC supports southern region parole offices in Torch Run
On June 4, Santa Ana DRC staff gathered up their running shoes and went for a two-mile jog with a group of active and retired parole agents from the southern region
North Carolina reentry programs celebrate participants’ graduation
The Treatment for Effective Community Supervision Service Centers in North Carolina, run by GEO Reentry Services, are in the midst of hosting their fall transition celebrations, which mark participants’ completion
County seeks to salvage funding for Sedgwick County Day Reporting Center
Sedgwick County and GEO Reentry Services, the operator of an innovative program for probationers, hosted an open house for local criminal justice officials and the media this week to highlight
Luzerne County Reentry Service Center celebrates 5-year anniversary
The Luzerne County Reentry Service Center, operated by GEO Reentry Services, recently celebrated its five-year anniversary in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in an event once again attended by the Wilkes-Barre Time Leader,
Lycoming County Reentry Service Center is beneficial to county
A recent Williamsport Sun-Gazette editorial offers praise to the Lycoming County Reentry Service Center, run by GEO Reentry Services, stating that the center, which opened in fall 2014, is showing
Luzerne County probationers offered second chance through reentry program
The Luzerne County Reentry Service Center was recently featured in a great profile by the Times-Leader, which provided background on the center for readers and profiled a participant, Bryan, who
Parolees in York County celebrated for reentry achievements
Four parolees were recently recognized for completing GEO Reentry Services’ intensive program at the York County Reentry Service Center in York, Pennsylvania. As reported by the York Daily Record, the
Ex-inmates benefit from Cambria County Reentry Service Center
The Cambria County Reentry Service Center recently celebrated its three-year anniversary since opening in a special open house event attended by The Tribune-Democrat. The center, run by GEO Reentry Services,
Lycoming County Reentry Service Center working to change criminal behavior
The Lycoming County Reentry Service Center, operated by GEO Reentry Services, was recently profiled in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette in a feature examining the center’s first year of being open. The
Napa probationers given chance at new beginning
Nine participants of the BI Napa Community Corrections Service Center recently graduated from the intensive reentry program and were honored in a transition celebration featured in the Napa Valley Register.
Tuolumne County probationers celebrate milestone in reentry journey
Forty graduates of the Tuolumne County Day Reporting Center were celebrated recently in a graduation ceremony, known as a transition celebration, for succesfully completing the DRC’s intensive reentry program. The
Shasta County recipient of $600,000 grant to help reduce recidivism
In May, Shasta County law enforcement officials announced that the county received a $600,000 grant from the State’s Recidivism Reduction Fund. The news conference was covered by KRCR News which
Monterey County probationers benefit from intensive day reporting center
Twenty people were honored in a graduation ceremony for the Monterey County Day Reporting Center, run by GEO Reentry Services, on May 20. Their success was profiled in The Monterey
Pennsylvania reports drop in recidivism rates in state prison system
An “exciting” drop in recidivism rates in Pennsylvania’s state corrections system demonstrates that prison reform efforts are showing concrete results in the area of public safety, Department of Corrections Secretary