News - 2007
CEC Presents to Colorado Probation Officers
Roseland, NJ, Sep 21, 2007 - Community Education Centers' (CEC) staff presented to Arapahoe County Probation Officers at the Arapahoe County Justice Center on September 21. The presenters, Kara English, Clinical Director/Program Coordinator at CEC's Tooley Hall and Colorado State University doctoral student...
Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center Receives 100% ACA Accreditation
Roseland, NJ, Sep 20, 2007 - The Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center (CMRC), Colorado's largest reentry facility, was fully accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA). CMRC scored 100% on all mandatory and...
CEC Presents at BOP Western Regional Meeting
Roseland, NJ, Sep 10, 2007 - CEC staff Mike Janus, Director of Federal Programs, and Lisa Graham, Facility Director of the Casper Re-Entry Center, presented at the Federal Bureau of Prison's Western Regional Partnering meeting in Seattle on September 5th...
CEC Supports National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Washington, Sep 5, 2007 - Drug and alcohol addiction play a major factor in America's growing incarcerated population. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported that 68% of jail inmates reported symptoms in the year before their admission to jail that met substance dependence or abuse criteria and 16% of convicted...
CEC Awarded Contract to Operate Texas Jail
Roseland, NJ, Aug 28, 2007 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) was awarded a contract to operate the 166-bed Parker County Jail in Weatherford, Texas. Under the terms of the contract, CEC is currently expanding the facility to 446-beds to meet the needs of Parker County...
Harbor Residents Speak With New Jersey Students
Roseland, NJ, Aug 15, 2007 - Residents of the The Harbor, CEC's 152-bed residential reentry center, served as guest speakers through a youth services program at Orange High School in New Jersey. Meeting and speaking with students, the residents shared stories of inspiration regarding their incarceration...
CEC Awarded Oregon In-Prison Treatment Contract
Roseland, NJ, Aug 8, 2007 - The Oregon Department of Corrections has awarded Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) a contract to provide in-prison treatment services at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution (DRCI) located in Madras, Oregon. The 106-bed program will be a highly structured modified...
CEC Article Published in Journal of Community Corrections
Roseland, NJ, Aug 7, 2007 - Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Assessment and Research at Community Education Centers Inc. (CEC), authored a recently published article entitled "Reentry Programming and Female Offenders: The Case for a Gender-Responsive Approach." The article was published in the spring...
Wyoming Alumni Association Holds First Annual Picnic
Roseland, NJ, Aug 2, 2007 - Over one hundred people attended the first Wyoming Alumni Association Annual Picnic at Mike Cedar Park in Casper, Wyoming. Alumni of the Casper Re-Entry Center (CRC), Community Education Centers' 400-bed residential reentry center in Casper Wyoming, were joined by family...
Community Education Centers Supports Adoption of Second Chance Act
Roseland, NJ, Jul 27, 2007 - Community Education Centers, Inc. supports the Second Chance Act which was designed to provide federal support for the successful reentry of offenders. The bill enjoys broad bipartisan support, including sponsorship by committee leaders in both chambers and was co-sponsored...
Alumni Association Holds Annual Barbeque
Roseland, NJ, Jul 25, 2007 - Hundreds of ex-offenders from across New Jersey gathered at Merrill Park in Iselin, New Jersey for the Alumni Associations' Annual Barbeque. The event celebrated the successful reentry of Community Education Centers' (CEC) program graduates back into their communities...
CEC Holds Regional Directors Meeting, Addresses Future Growth and Integration
Roseland, NJ, Jul 24, 2007 - Community Education Centers, Inc. held a Regional Directors Meeting at Talbot Hall, in Kearny, New Jersey on July 18. The meeting brought together CEC's Regional Directors and corporate staff for a one day...
Alumni Profile: Deynia Edwards
Roseland, NJ, Jul 15, 2007 - Deynia Edwards strives each day to increase the number of individuals the CEC Alumni Association assists-not only because it is now her job, but because it is her way of expressing her gratitude for what the Association did for her. When Ms. Edwards left Delaney Hall in July 2001...
Williams Street Center Staff Donate Soles For Community Safety
Roseland, NJ, Jul 11, 2007 - Staff from Williams Street Center (WSC), Community Education Centers' 84-bed residential reentry center, were invited by local law enforcement agencies to participate in a Neighborhood Foot Patrol. Three WSC staff, D.L. Rust, Deputy Director, Brigitte Dolan, Administrative...
Dr. Fretz Receives Treatment Certificate, Will Present at Two Conferences
Roseland, Jul 10, 2007 - Dr. Ralph Fretz, Director of Assessment and Research at Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC), will present at two industry conferences-The International Community Corrections Association Conference (ICCA) in San Diego and the American Probation and Parole Conference...
Alumni Profile: Ralph Horne
Roseland, NJ, Jul 8, 2007 - Prior to 1996, Mr. Ralph Horne had never held a job long enough to file income taxes or qualify for unemployment. Today, he is an established employee of Talbot Hall, celebrating 18 months of service as an Operations Counselor for Community Education Centers...
Dr. Angela Mims to Present at ICCA Research Conference
Roseland, NJ, Jul 6, 2007 - Dr. Angela Mims, Administrator of Women's Programming and Services, at Community Education Center's (CEC) Bo-Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center, will present at the International Community Corrections Association Annual Research (ICCA) Conference in San Diego, California...
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