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Pros and cons of what AB 109 means to public-private partnerships
Correctional News Signed by California Governor Jerry Brown less than a year ago in April 2011, assembly bill (AB) 109, the realignment process that is shifting low-level, nonviolent offenders from
Kern County probationers successfully complete DRC programming
When probationers and parolees successfully complete a BI Day Reporting Center program, the contracting agency and BI coordinate a special event called a Transition Celebration. These events mark completion of
Pennsylvania expands parole, evidence-based practices based on positive results
Pennsylvania released a budget that reflects its belief that parole officers who understand evidence-based practices can affect offender behavior change and reduce recidivism. Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget for fiscal
California’s prison population drops quickly with AB 109
In one of the biggest changes in corrections in the United States in decades, California implemented AB 109, Public Safety Realignment in 2011. California had been wrangling with serious inmate
Latessa talk highlights what does and doesn’t work in corrections
BI Incorporated’s programs are cognitive behavioral treatment programs operating under evidence-based principles. These programs include elements of a “What Works” system, including leadership models competent in data driven services; evidence-based
Editorial supports California’s public safety realignment
Last May, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to reduce its prison inmate population by 30,000 inmates before May 2013, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to put in motion an aggressive
Parolees give and grow with holiday food drive
Cognitive behavioral therapy involves interventions that focus on change through demonstrated behavior outcomes, according to Doris Layton MacKenzie’s “What Works in Corrrections.” Behavior change occurs through changes in a way
National Conference of State Legislatures: States changing corrections polices nationwide
State lawmakers are reforming sentencing laws and correction policies nationwide. They have two objectives: Quickly cut state spending on corrections and ensure public safety is protected in the future. With
If realignment is an opportunity, let’s not waste it building costly jail beds
California Progress Report Emily Harris of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) writes in this editorial that California counties should direct more of AB 109’s state funding toward community
New Jersey creates task force to expand reentry options
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced a major expansion to the state’s reentry efforts this week in an attempt to reduce recidivism and lower costs to taxpayers. He announced creation
Tuolumne County selects GEO Reentry to open day reporting program for probationers
The Tuolumne County Probation Department has selected GEO Reentry, the nation’s largest provider of treatment, training and supervision programs for community corrections, to open and operate a day reporting program
Transition celebration marks new beginning for CDCR parolees in Stockton
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and BI Incorporated hosted a Transition Celebration for offenders who successfully completed day reporting center programming, and dozens of Stockton-area officials, families, community
Jail Employment Education Program prepares inmates for post-custody life
Recently released offenders are at the highest risk of re-offense. Employment provides stability and security and helps reduce that risk. The BI Jail Employment Education Program (JEEP) begins preparing offenders
Louisville implements Kentucky’s first day reporting program
Like many other governmental agencies across the nation, the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government has faced chronic jail crowding (the 1,793-bed Louisville jail is consistently at capacity), increased costs and related
Lake County Chief Probation Officer explains how county is tackling AB 109
Throughout California, counties are organizing and developing plans for a significant change in corrections, including the diversion of thousands of probationers from state to local supervision. The change, part of
20-year study finds MRT Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy reduces re-arrests and re-incarceration
A study that tracked almost 1,400 criminal offenders during a 20-year period indicates when offenders receive Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), a cognitive behavioral treatment program, they are much less likely
Securing citizen safety while managing more offenders
Lake County Record Bee The Community Corrections Partnership of Lake County continues to develop its realignment plan. Part of that plan involves working with GEO Reentry to develop a day reporting
Napa held up as example for jail strategies
Napa Valley RegisterAs realignment’s start date approaches, Napa County is being hailed as a model for developing evidence-based programs. Chief Probation Officer Mary Butler says that the county began preparing
Prisoner realignment plan: Counties must find alternatives to lockup
Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints If properly implemented, realignment will reverse decades of over-reliance upon incarceration, improve public safety and save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Not nearly enough
Community corrections agencies tap federal-state grants to offer reentry services
Corrections officials always seek solutions for two common problems: overcrowded jails and recidivism. Reentry programs that incorporate evidence-based practices are a proven solution because they reduce jail or prison crowding
Report validates drug courts impact on drug usage, crime and cost savings
A study surveying 23 drug court locations and 1,156 drug court participants across the country has found that drug courts produce significant reductions in drug relapse and criminal behavior among