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Recently, the Luzerne County Reentry Committee hosted an Employment Expo for ex-offenders wanting to reenter the workforce in Pennsylvania. The expo was open to participants of the Luzerne County Day

Recently, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the event, “Ending the School to Prison Pipeline,” where California business and community leaders brainstormed strategies for improving education and employment

The Richmond Day Reporting Center, operated by GEO Reentry Services, recently honored 21 men and women as part of a transition celebration marking their completion of the intensive reentry program.

Ten participants of the Louisville Metro Day Reporting Center, operated by GEO Reentry Services in Louisville, Kentucky, were recently honored in a transition ceremony, celebrating their successes in the reentry

Five months after it opened a reentry service center to alleviate jail crowding and reduce recidivism, Lycoming County commissioners released initial results and the program is achieving significant savings and

Participants of the Madera County Day Reporting Center, which is operated by GEO Reentry Services in partnership with the Madera County Probation Department, recently took part in a graduation ceremony

GEO Reentry Services is working to empower parolees participating in the GEO Reentry Service Center in Decatur, Illinois, to take control of their lives and leave criminal activity behind. To

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently announced plans to expand New Jersey’s drug treatment services while streamlining the way the services are accessed in an effort to help those with

The National Reentry Resource Center, an initiative of the Council of State Governments Justice Center, is launching a pilot reentry project designed to aid former prisoners in finding employment in Milwaukee

Participants of GEO Reentry Services’ day reporting centers for parolees in Decatur and East St. Louis, Illinois, were honored in transition celebrations in January. The ceremonies commemorate a participant’s graduation

As a part of Pennsylvania’s initiative to reform the state’s criminal justice system, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has launched an interactive map designed to connect individuals with the state’s

Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were recently chosen by the National Reentry Resource Center to receive assistance in developing smart strategies to help people with criminal records find employment. As researchers have

In encouraging news for smart approaches to crime, Congress recently passed the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which includes $26.7 billion to support United States Department of Justice programs, including the

Two centers operated by GEO Reentry Services recently opened in Burke and Robeson counties, North Carolina, to provide probationers who commit technical violations with intensive reentry assistance in lieu of

A core component of GEO Reentry Services reentry programming is Motivational Interviewing, used at GEO Reentry-operated day reporting centers to strengthen each participant’s commitment to change. MI is a counseling

GEO Reentry Service’s fall transition celebrations are continuing with celebrations in Mendocino, Shasta and Imperial counties, California. The celebrations honor graduates of GEO Reentry’s intensive reentry programs and prepare them

BOULDER, Colo.—Dec. 8, 2014—A new report released in November on North Carolina’s Justice Reinvestment Act and its impact three years later suggests that smart approaches to reentry programming and probation

Enacted only three years ago, the Justice Reinvestment Act is already showing great success in North Carolina through the implementation of sentencing reform and smart approaches to probation supervision and

Aging prisoners are a growing number within the total inmate population. Their health care typically costs more and they require more time and attention from correctional officers who already have

GEO Reentry Services has operated a day reporting center in Luzerne County, Pa., since 2010. The center provides intensive treatment and training to offenders at risk of recidivating and encourages their