West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 29, 2008 -

A recent cost/benefit analysis of CEC’s continuum-of-care reentry treatment program conducted by Dr. Michael French, Professor of Health Economics at the University of Miami and Dr. Hai Fang, a researcher with the Health Economics Research Group of the University of Miami, found that offenders that received CEC reentry treatment services had significantly lower recidivism rates “that translated into sizable economic benefits” for the State. Specifically, the benefit of CEC reentry treatment translated into a $6,200 savings per offender for the first year postrelease. Click Here to View the Study.

“Community Education Centers’ reentry treatment programs are renowned across America for being the most effective at reducing offender recidivism. I would like to thank our clinical staff for delivering such high quality reentry treatment services. It is very reassuring to see quantitative economic evidence that CEC reentry treatment programs have the ability to save taxpayer dollars,”said Dr. Robert Mackey, Senior Vice President for Clinical Services, Quality Assurance and Research.

Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is the largest provider of offender reentry and in-prison treatment services in America, operating in over 20 states, with over 22,000 individuals in our daily care. CEC provides a full range of therapeutic residential and non-residential reentry services with a documented record of reducing recidivism.