Inmate reentry program delays opening of Westfield facility amid protests

WESTFIELD — Amid protests on the siting of an inmate reentry program in a Westfield neighborhood near two schools, the Western Massachusetts Reentry Center has pushed its opening to the summer, ...
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Corrections Department report: reentry programs help bring repeat offender rate to new low

A Michigan Department of Corrections report says the rate of repeat offenders and parole violators being returned to state prisons is at an all-time low. The annual report released Thursday is ...
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After slow rollout, new criminal justice reentry programs begin to take shape

North Dakota DOCR Director Colby Braun joins Shining Light staff and the first Academy cohort at Missouri River Correctional Center — to reflect on the journey and the impact the program has in their ...

Westfield mayor: state law prevents blockage of re-entry facility near schools

Community Resources for Justice (CRJ) plans to convert a closed daycare center into a 40-bed re-entry house to help people ...
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PA Attorney General discusses prison re-entry programs, issues during Bedford Co. visit

Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday spoke in Bedford County on Monday where he highlighted recidivism among prisoners, that’s the tendency of a convicted criminal to continue crimes once they ...