ABILENE, Texas — Big Brothers Big Sisters Abilene has received a $10,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to expand training for adults who support children affected by the incarceration of a parent or close family member. The funding will provide trauma-informed…
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A new Franklin County program is helping people facing criminal charges find housing, mental health treatment, employment and other services before they are sentenced, with the goal of reducing repeat offenses and improving their chances of rebuilding their…
A second chance was the focus Saturday at a free expungement clinic in St. Louis, where people with criminal records learned about their legal options and sought help navigating the process of putting their pasts behind them. The Expungement Clinic…
Understanding the gap between rehabilitation, behaviour change and life outside the therapy room By Emmanuel Chukwudi Ifukor Introduction: When treatment is not enough Imagine a man who has spent several weeks attending anger-management sessions as part of his probation. He…
“Anyone who on a daily basis is already talking to the same people that we're looking to serve and that we can maximize their involvement with those folks by basically creating a better pipeline to legal aid,” said Ariel Clemmer,…
RAND's divisions conduct research on a uniquely broad front for clients around the globe. By Elizabeth Chase and Shawn D. Bushway Someone in your company just decided to rescind a job offer to a welder, a warehouse supervisor, a medical assistant,…
CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The Lake County Probation Department hosted its fifth annual Resilient Reentry at Woodland Community College on Friday, Oct. 9. Twenty-seven community organizations set up tents in front of the Ed Miller Business Lab, offering resources to homeless and justice-involved…
October 16, 2019 – Thriving Mind South Florida (contracting as South Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc), a nonprofit organization supported by Florida’s Department of Children and Families that funds prevention and treatment services for serious mental illness and substance use disorders for the…
WASHINGTON – Two years after his release from prison, Patrick Dewayne Smith spends Sundays with his family in a modest brick church with a white steeple in rural Tennessee. He works two jobs. He goes to ball games to cheer for…
Two years after being freed from federal custody, Patrick Dewayne Smith spends his Sundays surrounded by relatives in a modest brick church topped with a white steeple in rural Tennessee. Balancing two jobs, he regularly attends youth ball games to…
Programs for housing, jobs, and reducing recidivism on release.
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