Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Wash. Dept. of Commerce awards $388K to convert prison to renewable energy

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  The project is the first of its kind among state facilities in Washington, officials said

• Mo. 12th Circuit awarded grant to assist with criminal justice training

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  The grant was awarded by the Justice Reinvestment Executive Oversight Council through the Missouri Department of Corrections

• Mont. county gets $700K grant for jail diversion, criminal justice reform

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  Among other things, the grant will help fund several positions within Missoula’s criminal justice system, including a licensed social worker and two staff members to provide pretrial defendants with support and referrals

• Montana county gets $700K grant to address jail over-incarceration

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  In addition to hiring staff, the county plans to expand on the current jail population dashboard by gathering more data to help identify and analyze racial and ethnic disparities

• $980K grant funds St. Louis university's Prison Education Project

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  The PEP, founded in 2014, provides a liberal arts education to people incarcerated at men's prison outside of St. Louis

• Federal grant will help Ky. inmates find jobs, turn lives around

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  Jail to Job is a new program being implemented through local partnerships and funded by a federal grant to help those with addictions

• Ohio county to get $2.5M for housing prisoners in county jail

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  Offenders receive services designed to help them overcome barriers such as mental health issues, substance abuse, lack of education and others

• N.J. DOC introduces body cameras for COs at troubled women’s facility

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  The body cameras, bought with a $250,000 grant, will “offer greater oversight, accountability, and security of our facilities," officials said

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