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Officials argue counties need more funding for AB 109
The Sacramento Bee Recently, criminal justice officials argued that California needs to distribute more funds to county probation departments for housing and treating the influx of prisoners counties received after
Criminal justice experts advocate offender rehabilitation
Capital Public Radio At the Sacramento Press Club meeting this week, criminal justice experts discussed ways to make AB 109 prison realignment more effective. Many said that long-term solutions require
AB 109 helps counties expand rehabilitation programs
PublicCEO With AB 109’s second birthday, many are examining how counties across California have implemented the legislation. Many counties used AB 109 public safety realignment as an opportunity to launch
Day Reporting Centers: Phases, aftercare and graduation
GEO Reentry Services operates Day Reporting programs for correctional agencies nationwide. The most intensive level of day reporting occurs in a Full Day Reporting Center environment. Full DRCs have multiple
DRC programs rehabilitate ex-offenders
GEO Reentry’s Day Reporting Centers offer programs designed to help parolees and probationers successfully transition back to family and community life. After a risk and needs assessment, a GEO Reentry
AB 109 turns two: What’s next?
California ForwardWith the upcoming two-year anniversary of AB 109, California Forward’s Partnership for Community Excellence is assessing how to best continue implementation of the bill. The PCE wants to promote
Sonoma County day reporting center rehabilitates offenders
The Press Democrat AB 109 prison realignment was passed in 2011 and shifted responsibility for low-level offenders from the state of California to its counties. AB 109 is an effort
California’s inmate shift means new approaches to probation in Sonoma County
Two years ago, California implemented legislation that has sent shockwaves nationwide in the corrections industry. The state passed legislation called California Public Safety Realignment, which shifted the responsibility for incarcerating
What a day at a day reporting center looks like
GEO Reentry operates Day Reporting Centers for state and county correctional agencies throughout the country. These programs deliver cognitive behavioral programming, which aims to rehabilitate offenders by changing criminal behavior
Former California corrections official: AB 109 can help reform criminal justice
Tom Hoffman, former Director of the Department of Adult Parole Operations for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, recently wrote an article for California Forward arguing that AB 109
California selects GEO Reentry for 4 centers
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in conjunction with the Division of Adult Parole Operations, selected GEO Reentry Services to operate parolee reentry centers in four locations: San Diego,
Presenters discuss evidence-based practices at upcoming reentry summit
On September 10-13, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office will host the first “Vision Summit: Looking toward the Future of Reentry” in Austin, Texas. Experts in the criminal justice field will
Reentry Council strengthens reentry programs for women
Recently, the Council of State Governments Justice Center—a national nonprofit organization that provides nonpartisan advice and evidence-based strategies to policymakers—released a memo from the Federal Interagency Reentry Council on the
Luzerne County DRC and EM program save money, expand supervision options
BI Incorporated has helped several counties in Pennsylvania, including Cambria, Franklin and Luzerne, implement evidence-based alternatives to detention. In Luzerne, BI helped the county implement an electronic monitoring program as
Criminal justice reforms aim to reduce costs and lower recidivism
This week U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. announced plans to reform several criminal justice policies, most notably curtailing mandatory minimum sentences for low-level, nonviolent drug offenders, in an
GPS tracking devices help probation monitor offenders
Central Coast News With AB 109 prison realignment in California, county probation departments are exploring alternatives to incarceration. In Santa Barbara County, the probation department is utilizing these GPS tracking
ICCA supports congressional review of growing prison population
Recently, 37 organizations including the International Community Corrections Association, a non-profit organization sponsored by BI Incorporated, sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of funding a
State corrections chief supports Merced’s AB 109 efforts
Merced Sun-Star Jeffrey Beard, Gov. Jerry Brown’s secretary of corrections, recently toured and praised Merced’s Trident Center. The center provides services to offenders released under AB 109, legislation which moved
SLO County to invest in alternative programs
Santa Maria Times San Luis Obispo County officials reported positive results nearly two years into the state-mandated program to shift low-level prisoners to county jails. The county formed a committee
Franklin County DRC reduces recidivism
Like many counties across the nation, Franklin County, Pa., has struggled with rising crime rates and overcrowded jails. In 2003, the county’s 194-bed prison saw its inmate count climb as
Day reporting center rehabilitates offenders in Cambria County
To help cope with chronic recidivism and crowded jails, counties nationwide are moving toward integration of community programs. Several counties in Pennsylvania, including Cambria County, have implemented day reporting programs