 |
 |
 |
(May 13, 2002) Tooley Hall and El Paso County Facilities Recommended for ACA Accreditation Facilities Score 100% Full Details Denver and Colorado Springs, CO-A committee of American Correctional Association (ACA) auditors recommended Community Education Center's Tooley Hall and Community Alternatives of El Paso County (CAE) facilities for accreditation based on their compliance with ACA national standards. The auditors gave Tooley Hall and CAE a score of 100% on both mandatory and nonmandatory standards, which are established by ACA and serve as a benchmark for the effective operation of correctional facilities throughout the United States. The standards address services, programs and operations essential to sound correctional management, including staff training and development, physical plant, safety and emergency procedures, sanitation, food service, rules and discipline and financial procedures. During the two-day audit at each facility, committee members reviewed the standards based on written documentation, observations and interviews with staff and residents. "Tooley Hall has been working hard in preparing for the audit," according to Shannon Carst, Director of the facility. "The accreditation process can take up to 18 months and requires daily upkeep of the physical plant, resident's files and administrative functions necessary to meet ACA standards," explained Tina Price, Accreditation Coordinator. "All of the staff at CAE have been very helpful during the accreditation process," added Jacquie Karch, Director at CAE. The auditors will present their recommendation to a panel of ACA commissioners at a final hearing in August. Tooley Hall, a satellite facility of Williams Street Center, commenced operation in July of 1987. Initially, Tooley Hall provided residential and rehabilitative services to homeless, mentally ill and/or drug addicted veterans. However in July of 1994, the program was modified to provide residential and outpatient work-release community corrections services for 60 adult female offenders. Tooley Hall provides services to women who are near release and eligible for parole or to those who require structure beyond traditional probation. Case management focuses on problem assessment, individualized treatment planning, substance-abuse treatment, relapse prevention, GED preparation, employment assistance and life-skills training. Located on over six acres in Colorado Springs, CAE opened in December of 1998 with 200 male and female residential beds. CAE provides residential and transitional community corrections services to participants who are near release or who are eligible for parole. The program is designed to facilitate each offender's transition from incarceration to independent, productive, community living. (March 12, 2002) Community Education Centers (CEC) Featured in Corrections Today Dr. Fretz Discusses CEC's Assessment Centers Helping offenders prepare for release is the ultimate goal of Community Education Centers (CEC)'s assessment and treatment programs. "Assessment centers were designed to provide residents with a comprehensive assessment of their needs and an orientation to a treatment regimen prior to their transition to a halfway house," according to Ralph Fretz, PhD, author of the article, "Helping Inmates Take the Final Step Toward Release," which appears in the February issue of Corrections Today. "The assessment centers in New Jersey operate as modified therapeutic communities to assist full-minimum status inmates as they return to society," explains Dr. Fretz, Assessment Director for Community Education Centers. In his article, Dr. Fretz describes the philosophy behind assessment centers, the assessment and treatment process and the continuum of care concept. He also discusses the role of the classification committee, which helps determine a resident's placement after leaving the assessment and treatment facility. According to Dr. Fretz, the assessment process improves public safety because it identifies high-risk inmates who should not be transferred to the less restrictive halfway house environment. In 1998, The New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) developed the concept of an assessment center as a method of providing a "step down" process for male state inmates with full-minimum status. Later that year, CEC opened the nation's first assessment center, Talbot Hall, a 500-bed facility in Kearny, New Jersey. A second facility, known as the Bo Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center, opened in Trenton in 1999. Community Education Centers (CEC), a Roseland, New Jersey-based company, is a leading provider of rehabilitative services to the criminal justice population. CEC provides a variety of comprehensive treatment services for adults and juveniles through its 26 locations, which range from residential, secured treatment to work release to electronic monitoring. The CEC management team has over 30 years of experience in the development of effective rehabilitative programming. (January 15, 2002) "One-on-One" TV Programs Focus on Lipman Hall John Clancy, President and CEO of Community Education Centers will appear on "One-on-One with Steve Adubato" as part of a series of four half-hour programs about Lipman Hall in Newark, NJ. The programs will air on the Comcast Network (CN-8) and on the Cablevision of Newark cable system. Mr. Clancy describes the treatment and educational services offered at Lipman Hall as well as the important need that this program promises to fulfill. Lipman Hall�s unique program serves seriously troubled youth who in the past were forced to either detention centers or out-of-state treatment facilities. In another part of the series, Ciro Scalera speaks with Mr. Adubato about the needs of New Jersey�s troubled youth. Mr. Scalera was the Executive Director of the Association for Children of New Jersey from 1983-2001 and served as former governor DiFrancesco�s Chief of Management & Policy,. One of the programs features Charles Venti, Director of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). On the program he talks about the importance of having a place like Lipman Hall and shares his hopes for the development of similar institutions in the future. Donald Watkins, the Alumni Coordinator for Community Education Center�s New Jersey region, also appears in part of the series. Mr. Watkins describes the hardships he encountered growing up, and speaks about his time spent at The Harbor, which provides housing and treatment to male inmates, as well as a work-release program to better their future. "One-on-One with Steve Adubato" is broadcast throughout New Jersey as well as in Philadelphia, Baltimore and parts of New York on CN8-the Comcast Network and on Cablevision cable systems. The following is a broadcast schedule. CN8 - John Clancy - January 25 at 6:30 PM Cablevision of Newark - Donald Watkins - January 17 & 20 at 11 PM Cablevision of Newark - John Clancy - January 24 & 27 at 11 PM (December 13, 2001) Governor-elect McGreevey Appoints Clancy to Transition Team John J. Clancy, President and CEO of Community Education Centers (CEC) will serve on Governor-elect James McGreevey�s transition team. Mr. Clancy has been asked to serve on the transition team�s corrections committee, which will make recommendations and advise McGreevey about the needs of the corrections system in New Jersey. Governor-elect McGreevey paid a visit to CEC�s flagship facility, Talbot Hall, on Christmas Eve last year. Mr. McGreevey spent more than three hours speaking with the 500 residents, encouraging them to make lasting changes in their lives by taking full advantage of the treatment programs offered at Talbot Hall. "I am honored to serve on this committee and look forward to helping to determine the future of corrections in New Jersey," said Clancy. "Corrections is an important issue in New Jersey, where prison costs and the availability of correctional treatment continue to be major areas of concern." Community Education Centers (CEC), a Roseland-based national company founded in the late 1970s, is a leading provider of rehabilitative services to the criminal justice population. CEC provides a variety of comprehensive treatment services for adults and juveniles through its 25 locations, which range from residential, secured treatment to work release to electronic monitoring. The CEC management team has over 30 years of experience in the development of effective rehabilitative programming. (November 4, 2001) Community Education Centers Opens Three Facilities in Three-Day Period Lipman Hall, Coleman Hall and Liberty Hall Admit First Residents Community Education Centers marked the official opening of three new facilities within a three-day period, November 3-5, 2001. Lipman Hall in New Jersey, Coleman Hall in Philadelphia and Liberty Hall in Indianapolis, all admitted their first residents and joined the growing family of CEC facilities in ten states. "The simultaneous opening of these three facilities is a tribute to our capable and dedicated staff at Community Education Centers," according to company president, John Clancy. "The completion of this tremendous undertaking in three states was possible only because of the hard work of individuals both at the corporate level and at the individual facilities." The Wynona M. Lipman Education and Training Center, known as Lipman Hall, is a state-of-the-art residential treatment center and on-site school for children, located on an urban campus in Newark, New Jersey. The facility will serve up to 216 adolescent males with serious emotional and behavioral problems. Lipman Hall will admit both adjudicated and non-adjudicated youth, whether classified or not, who are referred through state and local child welfare agencies, mental health agencies and juvenile justice systems. Coleman Hall is a 300-bed residential treatment and work release facility, located in Philadelphia. Coleman Hall residents are referred to the facility by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. In addition to work release programs, Coleman Hall will focus its efforts on Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, Life-Skills, Employment and Community Reintegration. Liberty Hall, located in Indianapolis is a 250-bed facility that provides treatment services for Technical Rule Violators who are referred to the program by Community Correction agencies and Probation Departments throughout the State of Indiana. Liberty Hall is the first Technical Rule Violations Center to be established in the State of Indiana. The residential programs at the facility focus on Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, Life-Skills, Employment Skills and Community Reintegration. (November 2, 2001) Community Education Centers Opens Coleman Hall in Philadelphia First Residents Arrive at State-of-the-Art Facility Community Education Centers (CEC) has announced the opening of a new residential treatment and work release facility, known as Coleman Hall, at 3950 D Street in Philadelphia. The 300-bed facility accepted its first residents earlier this month. Coleman Hall residents are referred to the facility by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. Full Details (October 22, 2001) Governor DiFrancesco delivers keynote address at opening of Lipman Hall 216-bed facility for troubled youth opens in Newark Speaking at the dedication ceremony for Lipman Hall, New Jersey Governor Donald DiFrancesco welcomed the new adolescent treatment facility, stating that it will give youngsters "intensive treatment and care, right here in New Jersey." Full Details (August 5, 2001) CEC Launches Innovative Women's Program Delaney Hall Female Unit is First in New Jersey Two New Jersey counties, Essex and Union, have recently begun sending female inmates to the Hope Unit at Delaney Hall in Newark for alcohol and drug treatment and life skills training. Although CEC has operated female programs in other states, the company facilities in New Jersey had been restricted to males. Full Details (July 22, 2001) CEC Selected to Provide GPS and Treatment Services for Colorado Community Education Centers (CEC) has been selected to provide monitoring and treatment services to parolees and to individuals who have been placed in the Intensive Supervision Program (ISP) by the State of Colorado. Full Details |
