News - 2009
CEC Holiday Activities Link Staff and Residents with Family and Communities
West Caldwell, NJ, Dec 23, 2009 - Across the country this holiday season, residents and staff of Community Education Centers, Inc. programs participated in activities designed to celebrate the holiday season and also foster a deeper sense of community and family. From New Jersey to California, family services events and holiday...
CEC Awarded Contract for Continued Operation of 1883-bed George W. Hill Correctional Facility
West Caldwell, NJ, Dec 9, 2009 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) announced today that the company was awarded a contract for the continued operation of the 1883-bed George W. Hill Correctional Facility (GWHCF) in Thornton, Pennsylvania. CEC provides jail management services at the facility, one of the largest...
Perfection for Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility's Initial ACA Accreditation
West Caldwell, NJ, Dec 8, 2009 - The Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility (ATEF) was recommended for American Correctional Association Accreditation (ACA) with the perfect score of 100% on all mandatory and non-mandatory standards after a two day audit on Dec. 7th and 8th. ATEF is Community Education Centers' (CEC)...
Talbot Hall Celebrates Holiday Season
West Caldwell, NJ, Dec 3, 2009 - Talbot Hall, CEC's 500-bed assessment and treatment center in Kearny, New Jersey, held its annual holiday dinner and alumni meeting on Dec 2. Talbot Hall staff and CEC alumni enjoyed a delicious meal and then joined current residents of the facility for an alumni meeting...
CEC Welcomes Rodney Brockenbrough as New Director of the Albert M. Bo Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center
West Caldwell, NJ, Nov 24, 2009 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) welcomes Rodney Brockenbrough as the Director of the Albert M. Bo Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center, the company's 850-bed residential assessment and treatment facility in Trenton, New Jersey. Mr. Brockenbrough joins CEC...
Bo Robinson Recidivism Research Highlighted in Corrections Compendium Article
West Caldwell, NJ, Nov 20, 2009 - A survey of correctional research published in the Fall 2009 edition of the peer-reviewed journal, Corrections Compendium, highlighted a university-based research study that found Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) reentry programs reduce recidivism...
Thanksgiving Traditions Remain at Harbor
West Caldwell, NJ, Nov 19, 2009 - The Harbor, CEC's 152-bed residential reentry treatment center formerly located in Hoboken, New Jersey, moved to a new location in Newark, New Jersey earlier this year. The transition was smooth and by all accounts a great success for the staff and residents and the facility...
Newton County Correctional Facility Newest Addition to CEC's Secure Facilities Division
West Caldwell, NJ, Nov 11, 2009 - The Newton County Correctional Facility (NCCF) in Newton, Texas is the newest addition to Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Secure Facilities Division. CEC will provide jail/detention management services at the 924-bed facility which represents the eighteenth facility...
100% Score for Talbot Hall on American Correctional Association Reaccreditation
West Caldwell, NJ, Nov 5, 2009 - Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Talbot Hall in Kearny, New Jersey was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit. CEC operates sixteen community-based reentry programs...
Albert M. Bo Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center Recommended for American Correctional Association Reaccreditation with Perfect 100% Score
Washington, Nov 3, 2009 - Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Albert M. Bo Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center in Trenton, New Jersey was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit. CEC operates...
Alumni Association Expands to Provide Aftercare Services at Northampton County TC Program
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 30, 2009 - The Community Education Centers Alumni Association held its first meeting to provide aftercare services to offenders at CEC's Therapeutic Community (TC) Program ���Future Foundations' at the Northampton County Prison in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 29. The Alumni Association...
CEC Awarded Contract for Continued Operation of Chester County, Pennsylvania In-Prison Treatment Program
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 26, 2009 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) was awarded a contract for the continued operation of the Chester County, Pennsylvania in-prison treatment program. Under the terms of the contract, CEC will provide therapeutic community services for adult males and females...
CEC Holds First Graduation Ceremony for Bureau of Indian Affairs Reentry Treatment Program
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 21, 2009 - A graduation ceremony for fourteen residents from Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Residential Treatment Program (RTP) provided for the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) was held today at the Casper Re-Entry in Casper, Wyoming. The 64-bed program combines...
Bermuda Premier Speaks at Ribbon Cutting for Island's First Therapeutic Community
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 13, 2009 - The Honorable Dr. Ewart F. Brown, Premier of Bermuda, spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the island's first therapeutic community (TC) program for its offender population on Oct. 12. Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) has partnered with the Bermuda Department of Corrections...
CEC Alumni Lead Reentry Workshop at New Jersey Black Issues Convention
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 9, 2009 - Arthur Townes, Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) Alumni Association Director, was by joined by guest panelists Wanda Moore, Esq., Director of the New Jersey State Reentry Program, New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Ingrid Johnson, Esq., Darcella Sessoms, New Jersey Department...
Florida Therapeutic Community Alumni Celebrate National Recovery Month
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 7, 2009 - A Community Education Centers operated Therapeutic Community (TC) at the Gainesville Correctional Institution (GCI) in Gainesville, Florida, took part in the September Recovery Month celebrations. Residents of the 64-bed TC held an assembly open to the entire compound during which...
Arthur Townes, CEC Alumni Association Director, Selected as Member of Newark Reentry Advisory Board
West Caldwell, NJ, Oct 6, 2009 - Arthur Townes, Director of Community Education Centers, Inc. Alumni Association, was selected to join the Newark Reentry Advisory Board for the City of Newark Reentry Office in New Jersey. The Newark Reentry initiative is guided by Mayor Cory Booker and supports ex-offenders as they transition...
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