Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Fla. sheriff lands $530K federal grant to improve mental health among inmates

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  The grant will allow training, timely screening for mental illness and substance abuse, evidence-based treatment and case management

• Justice grant for $898K hailed as game-changer by NY county exec

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  A federal grant announced Friday will help people who might otherwise go to jail improve their lives instead

• Ky. treatment center receives grant to expand inmate re-entry program with jail

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  With the program, inmates have the possibility of finishing their jail sentence at the treatment center

• Federal grant helps inmates find employment while in Tenn. jail

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  The program allows inmates to learn vocational skills and make money while incarcerated to reduce recidivism

• Video hearings at Westmoreland County Prison to expand

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  County commissioners on approved spending $11,000 from the federal county relief block grant for video conferencing equipment for two new rooms at the jail

• Ill. county considering alternative grant for demolishing old jail

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  The county is considering applying for a state shovel-ready project grant that would cover demolition and a concrete retaining wall for about $1 million or $1.25 million, with a 25% local commitment

• W.Va. Gov. awards $5.4M in grants to aid community corrections

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  The funds will be used to help communities establish or continue operations of community corrections programs

• 'Million Book Project' to bring literature to 1,000 U.S. prisons

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  A $5.25 million grant will fund the project, which aims to "transform the role of literature and libraries in the lives of people in prison"

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