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 graduating class was actually short by 16 participants who couldn’t make it because they had successfully found employment—one of the top priorities of the reentry program, Kalen Macon, program manager, told the paper.
Those who were recognized told the paper that the program taught them communication and social skills, anger management and that it’s okay to ask for help. One participant also said the program taught him responsibility.
Currently, 85 participants report to the York County RSC, a six-month program that provides intensive treatment and training, including cognitive behavioral therapy designed to challenge criminal thought and life skills course like employment training, anger management and parenting classes.
The center opened in February 2014 through a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections as part of a state initiative to reduce recidivism, lower incarceration costs and enhance public safety.