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Program Helps Ex-cons Get Back on Track
Not long ago, Emerald Mouton couldn't cross a bridge without thinking of throwing herself over the edge. "Will I die, or just be paralyzed?" she would wonder, as she grappled with severe depression and an increasingly isolated...

Transitions: Napa County Targets Risks, Needs and Recidivism
California’s state and local correctional agencies have been under tremendous pressure to change how we operate. With both state and local jurisdictions facing severe institutional overcrowding, high recidivism rates and major...

Revamped County Correctional System Generates Savings, Positive Outcomes
John Wetzel, warden of the Franklin County Jail in Chambersburg, can say something few counties in the United States can boast today: Franklin County has fewer inmates now than it did when he took the job seven years ago. And,...

Community Center offers job skills, life counseling instead of jail
Napa resident Steve Cash was a little skeptical of participating in mock job interviews, a task he was required to do under the terms of his probation. Cash, 41, changed his mind after landing a job following an interview that...

More than $1.4 million awarded to Monterey County probation department
Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have been awarded $2.3 million for two local probation programs. The funds were part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was signed into law in February. Grant recipients:

Franklin County inmate hopes Day Reporting Center can keep him out of jail
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Sometimes, knowing the answer doesn't make a question any easier. Brian Cline nervously twisted his plastic wristband during a series of uncomfortable questions thrown at him last Tuesday afternoon. Included...

Pa. program designed to keep people out of jail
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Brian Cline has three primary reasons he doesn’t want to go back to jail. Their names are Kaleigh, Shayla and Leisha. “I’m just ready to be a father figure for them,” Cline said. Cline walked out of the...

Franklin Co. jail wins statewide award
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A recent award recognized Franklin County Jail for “best criminal justice practices,” which focused on the way the jail’s average daily population lowered in recent years. The County...

Boulder-based BI Inc. tracks offenders through GPS equipment
BOULDER, Colo. — With jail and prison systems overcrowded across the country, Boulder-based company BI Inc. is in the business of providing alternatives to incarceration. Specializing in GPS and radio tracking for parolees...

Tracking Ankle Monitors In Tulsa County
TULSA, OK -- Some suspects who are waiting to be sentenced are allowed to go home to their families, but they have to wear an ankle monitoring device. The News On 6's crime reporter Lori Fullbright added one to her wardrobe to...