News - 2009
Coleman Hall/Hoffman Hall Recommended for American Correctional Association Reaccreditation
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 25, 2009 - Coleman/Hoffman Hall, Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) 700-bed residential reentry center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was recommended for American Correction Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit...
Alumni Return to Delaware Therapeutic Community Program to Celebrate Recovery Month
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 24, 2009 - Female offenders and alumni of Community Education Centers, Inc's therapeutic community (TC) at the Crest North for Women's Correctional Recovery Program held a ceremony in support of Recovery Month on Sept 24. CEC operates the 88-bed TC for the Delaware Department of Corrections...
ADAPPT Recommended for ACA Reaccreditation with Perfect 100% Score
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 22 - Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) Alcohol and Drug Addiction Parole/Probation Treatment (ADAPPT) facility in Reading, Pennsylvania was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS) reaccreditation after a two day audit...
Alumni Association Participates in Rally for Recovery Walk
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 14 - Arthur Townes, Director of the CEC Alumni Association, was joined by association coordinators Yolanda Epps, Deynia Edwards and over fifteen CEC alumni for the annual Rally for Recovery Walk in New York City on Sept. 12. Thousands of participants formed a human bridge across the historic...
432-Bed Fannin County Detention Center Opens in Bonham, Texas
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 9 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is proud to announce the opening of the Fannin County Detention Center (FCDC), a brand new 432-bed facility located in Bonham, Texas. CEC will provide jail/detention management services at the facility. FCDC represents the seventeenth...
CEC Awarded Contract for Continued Operation of the Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 8 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) was awarded a contract for the continued operation of the 750-bed Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center (CMRC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. CMRC provides reentry treatment services in a medium-secure setting for offenders referred from the...
Casper Re-Entry Center Holds Ceremony for Therapeutic Community Graduates
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 3 - The Casper Re-Entry Center (CRC), CEC's 400-bed residential reentry center in Casper, Wyoming held a graduation ceremony for 16 residents in its Therapeutic Community (TC) program on September 2, 2009. The goal of CRC's TC is to assist men and women in becoming law abiding citizens...
Northampton County Therapeutic Community Program Holds Fourth Graduation and One Year Anniversary Celebration
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 2 - Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC) 64-bed therapeutic community (TC) program "Future Foundations" inside the Northampton County Prison held its one year anniversary and fourth graduation ceremony today. Including today's fifteen graduates, forty six offenders have graduated since the...
Logan Hall Employee Awarded New Jersey State Parole Board Annual Partnership Award
West Caldwell, NJ, Sep 1 - Terry Stockholm, Deputy Director of Treatment at Logan Hall, CEC's 600-bed residential reentry center in Newark, New Jersey, was awarded the Annual Partnership Award from the New Jersey State Parole Board (NJSPB). Mr. Stockholm was selected to receive this award as he demonstrated...
Delaney Hall Recommended for American Correctional Association Reaccreditation
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 21 - Delaney Hall, Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC), 1200-bed residential reentry center in Newark, New Jersey was recommended for American Correctional Association (ACA) reaccreditation on August 20 after a two day audit with a perfect score-100% on mandatory...
Logan Hall Recommended for American Correctional Association Reaccreditation
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 18 - Logan Hall, Community Education Centers, Inc.'s (CEC), 600-bed residential reentry center in Newark, New Jersey was recommended today for American Correctional Association (ACA) reaccreditation with a perfect score following a two day audit. Logan Hall scored 100% on mandatory...
Community Education Centers, Inc. Welcomes David N.T. Watson as New Chief Financial Officer
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 14 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) announced the appointment of David N. T. Watson as the Company's Chief Financial Officer effective September 14, 2009. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Watson will have overall responsibility for the financial activities of Community Education Centers...
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%...
CEC Alumni Appear on News 12 New Jersey Program "In Our Schools"
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 7 - Arthur Townes, Director of the CEC Alumni Association, and two CEC Alumni, Jeannette Thomas and Venson Swanson, filmed an edition of News 12 NJ's '12 In Our Schools' at the channels headquarters in Edison, New Jersey on August 6. Hosted by Byran Jenkins, the half hour show focused...
Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center Visited By Australia Department of Corrective Services Official
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 6 - On a fact finding trip to improve Australia's reentry treatment services, Brian Lawrence, Manager of the Acacia Prison and Court Security and Custodial Services Contracts of the Australia Department of Corrective Services, traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado and toured the Cheyenne Mountain...
NJ CEC Parole Program Receives National Innovations Award
West Caldwell, NJ, Aug 4 - The Council of State Governments (CSG) honored the New Jersey State Parole Board's (NJSPB) Regional Assessment Centers (RACs) with an Innovation Award on August 2, 2009. The RACs are operated by Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC), America's largest provider of offender...
Wyoming Alumni Association Holds Annual BBQ
West Caldwell, NJ, Jul 21 - Over 150 alumni and families attended the CEC Alumni Association barbeque in Wyoming on July 25th, in Casper, Wyoming at the North Casper Park, Shelter #1 (Byron Stock Trail and East K Street). The event began at 10 a.m. and included volleyball, frisbee, horseshoes, softball, soccer, kids games...
Hoffman Hall Marks One Year of Successful Operations for the Philadelphia Prison System
West Caldwell, NJ, Jul 20 - In July, Hoffman Hall, Community Education Centers' 400-bed residential reentry center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marked its first year of successful operations providing assessment and reentry treatment services for offenders referred from the Philadelphia Prison System. The initial results...
CEC Alumni Association Holds Annual BBQ
West Caldwell, NJ, Jul 19 - The Community Education Centers' Alumni Association held its annual Alumni BBQ at Merrill Park in Iselin, New Jersey on Saturday July 18th. The day's events started at 10 a.m. and will included activities for children, food, and entertainment...
Casper Re-Entry Center Holds Ceremony for Therapeutic Community Graduates
West Caldwell, NJ, Jul 8 - The Casper Re-Entry Center (CRC), CEC's 400-bed residential reentry center in Casper, Wyoming held a graduation ceremony for 14 residents in its Therapeutic Community (TC) program on July 8, 2009. The goal of CRC reentry treatment programs is to assist men and women in becoming law abiding...
CEC Awarded 2,376 In-Prison Treatment Beds from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
West Caldwell, NJ, Jul 2 - Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) was awarded 2,376 in-prison treatment beds from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The award includes the operation of Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities (SAFPF) at Glossbrenner (612-male beds), Halbert (612-female beds)... | 
