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Parolees give and grow with holiday food drive
Cognitive behavioral therapy involves interventions that focus on change through demonstrated behavior outcomes, according to Doris Layton MacKenzie’s “What Works in Corrrections.” Behavior change occurs through changes in a way a person perceives, reflects and thinks about their life. A
If realignment is an opportunity, let’s not waste it building costly jail beds
California Progress Report Emily Harris of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) writes in this editorial that California counties should direct more of AB 109’s state funding toward community groups and programs, and away from simply building more jail
Securing citizen safety while managing more offenders
Lake County Record Bee The Community Corrections Partnership of Lake County continues to develop its realignment plan. Part of that plan involves working with GEO Reentry to develop a day reporting center. GEO has successfully worked with Napa, Merced and Madera
Napa held up as example for jail strategies
Napa Valley RegisterAs realignment’s start date approaches, Napa County is being hailed as a model for developing evidence-based programs. Chief Probation Officer Mary Butler says that the county began preparing in 2004 due to jail overcrowding, rethinking approaches to incarceration.
Prisoner realignment plan: Counties must find alternatives to lockup
Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints If properly implemented, realignment will reverse decades of over-reliance upon incarceration, improve public safety and save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Not nearly enough county plans acknowledge the importance of employing alternatives such as
The ACLU’s 12-step plan to end California’s addiction to incarceration
American Civil Liberties Union’s Blog of Rights The ACLU of California sent a 12-step plan to each county to help break the state’s addiction to incarceration. The 12 steps are part of ACLU’s comprehensive public safety realignment report.