Corrections Grants News and Articles

• 'I built too many prisons': Former Wisconsin governor wants more inmates to get degrees

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  The former four-term Republican governor says he's had a change of heart in his approach to criminal justice

• Jail deputies to receive ballistic vests with grant money

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  The 60 vests are being purchased with a $34,500 grant from the Office of Homeland Security

• Maine network helping ex-inmates stay out of jail gets $750K grant

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  The group aims to curb the number of Mainers who eventually return to jail or prison

• Family visitation, reentry training, substance abuse grants promote Va. DOC success

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  The latest grant awards promote family visitation and reentry and are funded through September 2024

• Extra $24M for new Wis. jail clears early test of support by public works committee

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  The funds would allow the county to close two of its existing jail facilities and build a new seven-story tower

• Nebraska’s first DUI court gets $550K grant to continue offering treatment, rehabilitation

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  The DUI court serves as an alternative to prison or jail time

• U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announces more than $1M for Ohio prisons

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  Funding will allow an expansion of reentry programs that demonstrate strong partnerships with corrections, parole, probation, and other reentry service providers

• Ohio governor celebrates $5.5M grant for county jail expansion

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  The new jail will house 120 inmates with more space for treatment

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