News - 2009
Liberty Hall Receives Official Reaccreditation at American Correctional Association Summer Conference
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 9 - Liberty Hall, Community Education Centers' 300-bed residential reentry center in Indianapolis, Indiana, officially received its American Correctional Association (ACA) re-accreditation, at the association'ssummer conference in Nashville, Tennessee on August 8th. The facility scored a perfect 100% on all mandatory and non-mandatory standards. During the two-day audit, committee members reviewed the standards based on written documentation, observations, and interviews with staff and residents at each facility. On hand to accept the re-accreditation were Curt Langhammer, Director of Liberty Hall and Anne Locke, Deputy Accreditation Manager at CEC.
"I would like to thank the exceptional staff at Liberty Hall for their hard work and dedication. Day in and day out they make Liberty Hall a leading facility in gender specific reentry treatment," said Curt Langhammer.
Liberty Hall is a residential reentry center that provides reentry treatment services to female offenders from Marion County, Indiana. Liberty Hall recognizes that female offenders have different treatment and reentry needs and provides services such as sexual abuse and domestic violence treatment, trauma and single parenthood education, substance abuse treatment, all-female Women's Issues groups, and family services.
American Correctional Association Standards (ACA) are nationally recognized as a benchmark of excellence for correctional facilities in the United States. Unprecedented throughout the industry, CEC maintains an outstanding accreditation record with our facilities scoring an average of 99.9% ratings on all non-mandatory standards, with 16 out of 18 facilities scoring a perfect 100% rating. CEC centers illustrate the company's commitment to a safe environment for both residents and personnel.
The American Correctional Association requires agencies to undergo re-accreditation every three years. During the three-year accreditation period, the agency submits an annual certification statement that is due on the anniversary of the accreditation date. It contains information on current standards compliance levels, significant events and/or major staffing changes; physical plant renovations and other information related to ACA standards.
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