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CEC Expertise on Display at American Correctional Association Conference
West Caldwell, NJ January 31 -
Community Education Center, Inc.'s wide scope of corrections-based expertise was on display at the American Correctional Association's winter conference in Phoenix, Arizona. On January 21, Community Alternatives of the Black Hills (CABH) a residential reentry center, the George W. Hill Correctional Facility (GWHCF) a secure facility, and CEC's
in-prison therapeutic community treatment program at the Virginia Department of Corrections' Indian Creek Correctional Center all received their official accreditation from ACA. On hand to receive the accreditations were Tina Price, Accreditation Manager,
and Savitre Bettenecourt, Deputy Accreditation Manager, as well as senior staff from
each facility.
"To have a residential reentry center, a secure facility, and an in-prison treatment program all receive official accreditation on the same day is a true testament to the wide scope of quality reentry services offered by CEC. I want to thank all the staff at these diverse programs for their dedication to a singular mission to provide quality services across all service areas," said Dr. Robert Mackey, Senior Vice President for Clinical Services, Quality Assurance, and Research.
The residential reentry center, Community Alternatives of the Black Hills, is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and provides services to residents referred from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Services include substance abuse treatment, Native American and gender specific treatment services, life skills training, and relapse prevention. To learn more about CEC residential reentry centers click here.
The secure facility, The George W. Hill Correctional Facility, is 1883-bed county jail in Thornton, Pennsylvania where CEC provides management services for Delaware County. GWHCF is a full service county jail that offers parenting classes, intermediate education, basic carpentry, targeting success, workplace essential skills, pre-adult basic education, adult basic education, GED preparation, GED testing, computer literacy, and positive living assistance network (PLAN - our mental health education program). To learn more about CEC secure facilities division click here.
CEC's in-prison treatment program at the Virginia Department of Corrections' Indian Creek Correctional Center is a 984-bed therapeutic community substance abuse program. The goal of the program is to identify, implement and evaluate cost effective, quality programs and services consistent in providing offenders opportunities to demonstrate
pro-social behaviors and transition to community. To learn more about CEC in-prison treatment program click here.
Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is a leading provider of offender reentry and
in-prison treatment services in America, operating in 17 states, with nearly 30,000 individuals in our daily care. CEC provides a full range of therapeutic residential
and non-residential reentry services with a record of reducing recidivism. |
