Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Ohio prison outreach program awarded grant; hopes to help reentry into society

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  The program aims to address housing, employment, family relationships, substance abuse issues and more

• N.Y. county gets $200K grant funding to upgrade CO security systems

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  The county’s DOC will be upgrading the current staff body alarm system that was installed in 1999

• Ore. community corrections launching new peer mentor program

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  This new program will provide individual support, peer support groups, classes, workshops, action planning and more

• $1.4M in grants to help N.J. cops on mental health calls, divert offenders to drug treatment

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  The grant will also help defendants charged with non-violent crimes avoid prison by seeking treatment

• '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

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