Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Reentry program helps Nebraska women avoid rearrest

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  Lancaster Community Corrections expanded the reentry program which includes therapy, substance-abuse treatment, and learning life skills with a $2M federal grant

• Iowa jail adding medical isolation cells with ARPA funds

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  12 to 14 new cells will be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infections, or for any other medical reason requiring an inmate to be isolated

• Wayne County Jail launches data dashboard

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  The interactive dashboard provides daily updates and summary information about the current inmate population

• $1.2 million upgrade slated for 60-year-old La. jail

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  The detention center has long been criticized for its outdated facilities that some argue border on dangerous

• Virtual reality experience aids Pittsburgh kids with parents behind bars

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  The equipment allows 360-degree views of an imaginary world in two or three dimensions for shared adventures between kids and incarcerated parents

• Reasons why you should spend your ARP funding now (infographic)

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  Agencies have substantial discretion to spend money in ways that best suit the needs of constituents - some of the ways might surprise you

• Prison alternative grant program may get analyzed to ensure it's not costing Ohio county

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  Butler County has received a total of $6.2 million from the state for the Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison (TCAP) program for housing Felony 5 prisoners

• $231K awarded to Pa. college program pairing students and inmates

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  Bob Casey, D- Pa., helped secure the grant to increase Inside/Out’s efforts to reduce recidivism and increase employment opportunities

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