News - 2006
Dr. Ralph Fretz Conducts Initial LS/CMI Training
Roseland, NJ, Dec 20, 2006 - Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Research and Assessment at CEC, conducted one of the first trainings on the LS/CMI, a new assessment instrument on December 12th-14th. Dr. Fretz conducted the training for the New Jersey Public Defenders Office, Safer Cities Program, and Camden County...
Casper Re-Entry Center TC Residents and Alumni Donate to Local Needy Families
Roseland, NJ, Dec 19, 2006 - Residents of the Casper Re-Entry Center's (CRC) Therapeutic Community and CRC's Alumni Association donated funds collected through a bake sale to four needy families of Casper, Wyoming. This heart warming story of generosity from CRC's TC residents was covered...
CEC Opens Drug Court Program at Wyoming Reentry Facility
Roseland, NJ, Dec 14, 2006 - Community Education Centers is pleased to announce the opening of a new Drug Court program at CEC's Casper Re-Entry Center, Wyoming's largest reentry facility. The Drug Court program participants are currently referred from the Natrona County Drug Court and will receive services...
Seton Hall Basketball Coach Speaks with Talbot Hall Residents
Roseland, NJ, Dec 12, 2006 - Bobby Gonzalez, Seton Hall basketball coach, addressed offenders at Talbot Hall, Community Education Centers' 500-bed residential reentry center in Kearny, New Jersey on December 12, 2006. This was Coach Gonzalez's second visit to Talbot Hall...
CEC Awarded 400-bed Residential Reentry Contract from the Alabama Department of Corrections
Roseland, NJ, Dec 8, 2006 - Community Education Centers (CEC), Inc. announced today that the Alabama Department of Corrections has awarded the company a contract to provide assessment and reentry services to 400 offenders. The facility will be the first and largest of its kind in Alabama and will play an instrumental...
National Director's Meeting Leadership Forum a Great Success
Roseland, NJ, Dec 7, 2006 - As planes landed from across the nation at Newark Airport, CEC facility directors made their way to New Jersey for the National Director's Meeting Leadership Forum. Held at Crystal Springs Resort in Vernon, New Jersey, on December 6th and 7th, the meeting brought together CEC corporate...
Dr. Fretz to Participate in Panel Discussion on Offenders with Co-Occurring Disorders
Roseland, NJ, Dec 4, 2006 - Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Assessment and Research at Community Education Centers (CEC), will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the New Jersey State Parole Board at Kean University on Friday, December 8th, 2006. The discussion, "Mental Illness, Addiction, and Recovery...
NJ DOC Approves CEC Outcome Research Study on Female Offenders
Roseland, NJ, Dec 1, 2006 - CEC announced today that the New Jersey Department of Corrections has formally approved a female offender outcome research project. CEC has recently developed a female offender database, in conjunction with Drexel University researchers. This information will be compared with...
The Harbor Holds Successful Career Fair and Alumni Thanksgiving Dinner
Roseland, NJ, Nov 21, 2006 - The Harbor, Community Education Center's 152-bed work-release and residential treatment center in Hoboken, New Jersey, held its first career fair which linked local employers and schools with CEC residents. The response from local employers and schools was so enormous, the event...
CEC Announces Dates for Winter Leadership Forum Meeting
Roseland, NJ, Nov 16, 2006 - Community Education Centers, Inc. has announced the dates for its Winter Leadership Forum Meeting. The meeting will be a consortium of CEC's facility directors and corporate staff and will take place at the Crystal Springs Resort in Vernon, New Jersey, on December 6th and 7th...
CEC Family Services Interns Present at AAMFT Conference
Roseland, NJ, Nov 14, 2006 - Interns from Community Education Centers' Family Services Program presented at the 64th Annual American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Conference in Austin, Texas in October. The interns presented during the seminar, "Tales of Pride and Shame: Couples Therapy in Prison...
CEC to Present at International Corrections Treatment Workshop in Norway
Roseland, NJ, Nov 10, 2006 - Dr. Robert Mackey, Chief Operating and Clinical Officer at Community Education Centers (CEC), and Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Assessment and Research at CEC, will present at the workshop, "Offender Risk-Needs Assessment: A Necessary Tool for Reducing Recidivism," in Trondheim...
Talbot Hall Recommended for ACA Re-Accreditation
Roseland, NJ, Nov 9, 2006 - Talbot Hall, Community Education Centers' 500-bed residential assessment center in Kearny, New Jersey was recommended today for re-accreditation and awarded a perfect score from the American Correctional Association (ACA). Talbot Hall scored 100% on mandatory and non-mandatory...
Tully House Residents Present Award of Appreciation to Barnes and Noble Employee
Roseland, NJ, Nov 9, 2006 - Residents from Tully House, Community Education Center's 340-bed residential treatment center in Newark, New Jersey, presented Debra Lampert-Rudman, Community Relations Manager at a local Barnes and Noble, with an award of appreciation for her continued support of Tully House's...
Bo-Robinson Recommended for ACA Re-Accreditation
Roseland, NJ, Nov 8, 2006 - Bo-Robinson, CEC's 420-bed residential treatment center in Trenton, New Jersey, was recommended today for re-accreditation and awarded a perfect score from the American Correctional Association (ACA), scoring 100% on mandatory and non-mandatory standards. CEC now operates ten...
Dr. Angela Mims Interviewed on New Jersey Radio Station
Roseland, NJ, Oct 23, 2006 - Dr. Angela Mims, Treatment Director of the Women's Program at Bo-Robinson, was interviewed on the show "In the Public Interest" on the AM radio station WIMG 1300. The interview was also aired on a local television channel in Camden, New Jersey...
Federal Bureau of Prisons Awards CEC New Jersey Residential Reentry Contract
Roseland, NJ, Oct 20, 2006 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) was awarded a contract from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) to provide reentry services to 100 federal offenders at Logan Hall, CEC's 600-bed residential treatment center in Newark, New Jersey...
Joseph Moore, Alumni Association Assistant Director, to Present at CEICA Conference
Roseland, NJ, Oct 17, 2006 - Joseph Moore, Assistant Director of CEC's Alumni Association, will present at a Center on Evidence-Based Interventions for Crime and Addiction (CEICA) conference in Philadelphia this December...
Dr. Ralph Fretz Presents at the International Community Corrections Association Conf.
Roseland, NJ, Oct 13, 2006 - Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Assessment and Research at Community Education Centers, presented at the 14th Annual International Community Corrections Association Conference (ICCA) in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Fretz presented on the topic of Effective Treatment Culture in Corrections...
Dominic Lisa Receives ICCA President's Award
Roseland, NJ, Oct 12, 2006 - Dominic Lisa was recognized for his contributions to the International Community Corrections Association as part of the opening ceremonies at the recent ICCA 14th Annual Research Conference, "Doing What Works." The meeting was held October 8-11, 2006 in Norfolk, Virginia...
Sheila Leonardo Named Director of Talbot Hall
Roseland, NJ, Oct 12, 2006 - Sheila Leonardo has been named Director of CEC's Talbot Hall. Ms. Leonardo, long-time Deputy Director of Administration at Talbot Hall, succeeds Alan Hoffman who passed away this month...
Casper Re-Entry Center's TC Featured on Major TV Network Affiliate, Again
Roseland, NJ, Oct 11, 2006 - Lisa Graham, Director of the Casper Re-Entry Center (CRC), is hardly surprised by the recent cascade of media attention spotlighting the facility's Therapeutic Community (TC) program...
Michelle Ryder Heads the Indiana Correctional Association's Fall Conference
Washington, Oct 10, 2006 - Michelle Ryder, Director of Female Programs and Development at Liberty Hall, served as the Program Chair for the Indiana Correctional Association's 2006 Fall Conference. The conference, "Scaling the Mountain to Re-Entry Following the Path to Success," took place on October 4th...
Philadelphia Issues Notice of Intent for 200 Reentry Beds at Coleman Hall
Roseland, NJ, Oct 9, 2006 - Community Education Centers (CEC), Inc. has received a notice to proceed to provide residential reentry services to 200 offenders referred from the Philadelphia Prison System (PPS) at Coleman Hall, CEC's 500-bed treatment center in Philadelphia...
CEC Mourns Passing of Alan Hoffman, Director of Talbot Hall
Roseland, NJ, Oct 2, 2006 - Alan Hoffman, Director of Talbot Hall since its opening in 1998, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2006...
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