News - 2006
Delaney Hall Recommended for ACA Accreditation
Roseland, NJ, Aug 24, 2006 - Delaney Hall, CEC's 790-bed residential treatment center in Newark, New Jersey, was recently recommended for accreditation and awarded a perfect score from the American Correctional Association (ACA). Delaney Hall scored 100% on mandatory and non-mandatory standards. CEC now operates ten facilities that are ACA accredited - all of which have received scores of 100% on mandatory and non-mandatory standards.
"I'm proud of CEC's accomplishments. We will continue to strive to meet and exceed the national standards set by ACA. Receiving accreditation is a testament to the professionalism and dedication of our employees. I'd like to express my gratitude to all those who helped us reach our accreditation goals," said John Clancy, President and CEO of CEC.
Delaney Hall provides comprehensive residential reentry services to offenders referred from the New Jersey State Parole Board and Essex and Union Counties. The facility opened in March of 2000 and provides housing and treatment for 790 male and female residents. Delaney Hall provides comprehensive substance abuse treatment, reentry preparation services, and alumni support through a continuum of care model designed to successfully integrate former inmates back into their home communities. Delaney Hall also provides gender-specific treatment services through its 100-bed women's program. This program addresses the unique needs of female offenders, including parenting issues, domestic abuse, and substance abuse.
"The staff at Delaney Hall worked hard to prepare for this audit. We appreciate the commitment of the staff in helping us achieve accreditation," said Joe Trabucco, Director of the facility.
CEC currently operates nine other facilities that are accredited by ACA, Standards for Adult Community Residential Corrections Services. In New Jersey, CEC's accredited facilities include: Logan Hall, a 600-bed residential treatment facility in Newark; The Harbor, a 152-bed residential treatment and work-release facility in Hoboken, New Jersey; Bo Robinson Education and Training Center, a 420-bed residential assessment and correctional treatment facility in Trenton, New Jersey; Talbot Hall, a 500-bed residential assessment and correctional treatment center in Kearny, New Jersey; and Tully House a 340-bed residential treatment and work-release facility in Newark, New Jersey.
Additional ACA accredited facilities operated by CEC include: Liberty Hall, a 500-bed residential treatment facility in Indianapolis; Coleman Hall, a 300-bed residential treatment facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Community Alternatives of El Paso County, a 200-bed residential assessment and correctional treatment center in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Tooley Hall, a 60-bed residential outpatient work-release community corrections program for adult female offenders in Denver, Colorado.
CEC is the leading provider of rehabilitative and reentry services to the criminal justice system in America. CEC's facilities provide a full range of therapeutic residential and non-residential correctional services with an empirically documented record of reducing recidivism.
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