News - 2009
Liberty Hall Case Manager Appears as Expert Guest on Radio Show 'Crime Beat'
West Caldwell, NJ, Jun 16 - Cindy Moriarity, Case Manager at Liberty Hall, Community Education Centers' (CEC) 300-bed residential reentry center for female offenders in Indianapolis, represented the facility on a live radio show regarding addiction treatment. The show "Crime Beat with Carl Brizzi," "features experts...
Poll: 8 In 10 Americans Believe Alternatives to Incarceration Appropriate for Nonserious Offenders
Washington, Jun 12 - Eight in ten Americans believe that alternatives to incarceration are appropriate for nonviolent and nonserious offenders, found a report released last week from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). Additionally, the report found that, if "80% of these nonviolent and nonserious...
Trenton-Based Bo Robinson Undergoes NJ DOC Audit
West Caldwell, NJ, Jun 4 - The Albert M. "Bo" Robinson Education and Training Center, CEC's 900-bed residential reentry center in Trenton, New Jersey was audited by a 4 person team from the New Jersey Department of Corrections Office of County Services on June 1-2, 2009. The audit consisted of policy review...
Office of National Drug Control Policy Report Shows Need for Effective Reentry Treatment
West Caldwell, NJ, May 29 - The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released a report yesterday that found, "Illegal drugs are widely used among the arrestee population. Two thirds of all arrestees tested positive for at least one substance in their system at the time of arrest and 15 percent or more...
Liberty Hall Recommended for ACA Re-Accreditation, Scores 100%
West Caldwell, NJ, May 20 - Liberty Hall, Community Education Centers' 300-bed residential reentry center in Indianapolis, Indiana, was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) re-accreditation, after a two day audit on May 18-19. The facility scored a perfect 100% on all mandatory...
NJ Parole Program Lauded in Local Editorial
West Caldwell, NJ, May 15 - An editorial in today's Star Ledger lauded New Jersey's technical parole violator reentry programs. According to the editorial "Officials said the program could save the state $14 million a year. New Jersey is wise to provide viable alternatives for these "technical" parole violators...
Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility Graduates 44 Reentry Offenders
West Caldwell, NJ, May 12 - On May 8, the Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility (ATEF), CEC's 400-bed residential reentry center in Columbiana, Alabama, held a graduation ceremony for 44 male Alabama Department of Corrections' offenders. Since opening its doors in March 2008, nearly five hundred male and female...
Report: Parole Program and CEC Estimated to Save $14 Million for New Jersey
West Caldwell, NJ, May 11 - Community Education Centers' New Jersey-based reentry services for technical parole violators, "will help the state avoid $14 million in incarceration costs in the coming budget year," according to a report in the Star Ledger on May 10. The report described the Residential Assessment Center (RAC)...
California is CEC's Newest In-Prison Treatment Program
West Caldwell, NJ, May 2 - CEC's newest in-prison treatment program began operating within the California Correctional Institution (CCI), located in Tehachapi, California. The contract was awarded to CEC by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for the establishment...
George Vose Moving From the Executive Office to the Board Room
West Caldwell, NJ, Apr 20 - Chairman/CEO John Clancy of Community Education Centers (CEC) has announced that George Vose, Senior Vice President for Operations, will be joining the CEC corporate board to coincide with George's plans to leave employment at CEC and return to the public sector...
NJ DOC Auditors Impressed With Logan Hall
West Caldwell, NJ, Apr 17 - Logan Hall, CEC's 600-bed residential reentry center in Newark, New Jersey, passed a recent audit by The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJ DOC) Office of County Services. All CEC facilities that house county residents will be held to standards developed by the Office of County Services...
Logan Hall Residents and Alumni Make Newark Green
West Caldwell, NJ, Apr 7 - Seven parolees from Logan Hall joined Altorice Frazier, Alumni Coordinator and numerous CEC alumni to plant 51 flowering and shade trees on University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. CEC joined forces with the New Jersey State Parole Board, the New Jersey Tree Foundation, and Rutgers University...
John Duke Butler Joins CEC as Director of Federal Relations
West Caldwell, NJ, Apr 4 - John Duke Butler joined CEC after a 32 year distinguished career in federal law enforcement . Prior to joining CEC Butler served 13 years as Chief Deputy United States Marshal in the Western District of Texas. Previous positions with the United States Marshals Service (USMS) included assignment...
Northampton County Inmates Graduate Reentry Treatment Program
West Caldwell, NJ, Apr 1 - Ten male inmates graduated today from Community Education Centers' (CEC) Future Foundations program at the Northampton County Jail. The graduation ceremony was the first for the therapeutic community (TC) program which started last September and provides reentry treatment...
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