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Kern County DRC participants turn away from crime
The Kern County Day Reporting Center recently held a Transition Ceremony to celebrate the program’s 29 graduates—the DRC’s biggest graduating class since opening in 2010. GEO Reentry helped Kern County
Local newspaper recognizes success of GEO-operated day reporting center in California
Seeing the real-life, human aspect of a successful day reporting center is extremely rewarding for all those involved. That’s why it’s exciting to witness the life-changing impact of the GEO
Transition celebration marks completion for participants in local community corrections program
Ukiah, Calif. — Nov. 20, 2013— BI Incorporated, in partnership with the Mendocino County Probation Department, will hold a transition celebration Thursday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the North
Merced County Probation recognizes graduates of intensive supervision program
Merced, Calif.— Nov. 20, 2013—The Merced County Probation Department and BI Incorporated, operator of a day reporting program for probationers in Merced, will recognize probationers who have completed the program
DRC grads tout program success
The Luzerne County Day Reporting Center, operated by GEO Reentry, held a graduation celebration for 52 people who successfully completed the program. GEO Reentry’s Day Reporting Centers offers a variety
Napa County probationers complete jail alternative correctional program
Napa, Calif.—Nov. 14, 2013—Seventeen probationers who have completed an intensive jail alternative program at the County’s Community Corrections Service Center (CCSC) will graduate Thursday, Nov. 14, at a transition celebration
Monterey County probationers recognized for completion of innovative day reporting center program
SALINAS, Calif.—Nov. 13, 2013—Monterey County Probation and BI Incorporated, the operator of a community-based intensive supervision program for probationers in Monterey County, will recognize probationers who have completed this unique
Fresno County recognizes probationers as they graduate from innovative criminal justice program
FRESNO, Calif.—Nov. 12, 2013—Officials from the Fresno County Probation Department and BI Incorporated, who operate an innovative criminal justice program for county probationers, will recognize program graduates at a Transition
Tuolumne County Probation recognizes graduates of unique criminal justice program
SONORA, Calif.—Nov. 13, 2013—Officials from Tuolumne County Probation and BI Incorporated, operators of an innovative day reporting center for county probationers, will recognize program graduates at a Transition Celebration Thursday,
CDCR offers parolees opportunity and training at first-ever Resource Fair
STOCKTON, Calif.—Nov. 7, 2013—At its first-ever Resource Fair on Friday, Nov. 8, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) and GEO Reentry Services,
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,