Sentences with phrase «incarceration program»

His son has stayed in school, is in an alternative - to - incarceration program, and holds down a part - time job.

He also famously said, «An incarceration program is not an employment program,» something that deeply worried upstate legislators who represent districts where prisons had been the major employer.

Sheriff Lansing said the revocation of the permit follows many years of safe operation of the jail and an inmate population that has remained relatively low due to the success of the County's several alternatives - to - incarceration programs.

The CJC's Needs Assessment Report, which was validated by industry expert RicciGreeneAssociates in 2013, called for a two pronged approach — first, enhance the County's innovative work with Alternatives to Incarceration programs to divert people away from the jail and drive down recidivism; and second, move forward with larger jail facility, designed as transition center campus where the County can improve its ability to institute additional evidence - based rehabilitative and re-entry programs.

In addition, the Erie County Probation Department oversees a number of Alternative to Incarceration programs.

«The surcharge would generate needed revenue to expand opiate addiction treatment, prevention and recovery programs, school - based substance use programming, workforce recruitment and retention, substance abuse programming in local jails and alternatives - to - incarceration programs,» said Mike Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Upon Jon's return to the US, he was asked to participate and create a start - up business to provide alternative to incarceration programs for municipal, county, state, and federal courts by means of electronic offender monitoring.

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Rethinking how sentencing guidelines are created, what treatment programs could look like for those suffering from addiction and the effectiveness of mass incarceration is part of trading in the «war» strategy for something more nuanced and effective.

Rethinking how sentencing guidelines are created, what treatment programs could look like for those suffering from addiction and the effectiveness of mass incarceration is part of ending the «war» strategy for something more nuanced and fair.

Relieve society of the belief that money thrown into prohibition, pledges, therapy, penalization, incarceration, Treatment programs, medical research, clergy conferences, alcoholism and addiction studies, new «self - help» groups, new church - centered catchall programs, and government intrusion can possibly replace the voluntary, determined, recovery efforts of hurting alcoholics and addicts themselves.

At 3 p.m., Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett and others announce an investment in programs for New Yorkers reentering communities after incarceration, The Institute for Family Health, Family Health Center of Harlem, 1824 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Manhattan.

In its resolution, the IDC includes language «that the state should assist in ensuring that 16 and 17 year olds receive the treatment and programming they need in order to avoid the repeated cycle of mass incarceration that many of our youth experience today.

«We are proud to be part of the effort to close Rikers through our policy advocacy and through our programs to prevent recidivism and unnecessary incarceration through services at Rikers and post-release, supportive housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and alternatives to incarceration and detention,» Page said.

Democrats have been trying to make these changes — which include giving judges more authority in sentencing by repealing the minimums, and developing treatment programs to replace incarceration for new offenders — for years now, but have been stopped in the past by Republicans controlling the State Senate.

Prior to that, she worked for the Brooklyn district attorney implementing crime prevention and adolescent diversion programs and alternatives to incarceration.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

Brandes this Session is championing pre-arrest diversion programs, which are designed to lower incarceration rates, along with other reform bills.

pre-arrest diversion programs, which are designed to lower incarceration rates, along with other reform bills.

The memo highlights five main areas that DOC has been focusing on regarding its adolescent inmates: staff recruitment and training, education, family, program and reentry services and the overall incarceration experience.

«Supportive and transition housing initiatives which will help us with alternatives to incarceration and support center, along with an initiative to bring a Horizon House program possibly down in out county, that's in Buffalo.

He said she has «always» supported alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders and started a successful community - based diversion program in 2008.

In the advisory, Adams identified several groups of people at elevated risk of overdoses, including people who misuse prescription opioids, those who use drugs like heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and those who have recently left treatment programs or incarceration.

Other interventions, such as in - home visitation by nurses and therapeutic foster care as an alternative to juvenile incarceration, and universal school - based violence prevention programs have proven effective, and expanding these programs could reduce the numbers of injuries even further.»

«This study indicates a need for more research, and for programs that address TBI and mental health problems among people at risk of incarceration.»

«The message for other states is clear: investment in well - funded, recovery - oriented, comprehensive community mental health programs clearly improves lives of people with serious mental illness, and may also save money from reduced dependency and incarcerations in this population.»

Researchers also found that prison education programs are cost effective, with a $ 1 investment reducing incarceration costs by $ 5 during the first three years post-release.

In previous studies, the researchers showed that CPC program participants have attained higher incomes, and experienced lower rates of serious crime, incarceration, and depression than participants of other programs.

BPI has pointed to another way toward lowering the level of recidivism through education and advocacy that has shown promise in breaking the cycle of incarceration among the inmates who've earned college degrees through the program.

The program seeks to address the many disparities in outcomes for black men, including large gaps with white men regarding high - school graduation rates, college enrollment and completion rates, lifetime earnings, longevity, and the likelihood of incarceration.

The Perry study found that ``... one dollar invested in high - quality early childhood education programs by policymakers results in a return of seven dollars in preventative costs associated with incarceration, truancy, school dropout, and teen pregnancy» (Stegelin, 2004).

For every $ 1 invested in high quality early learning programs, society reaps as much as $ 17 in return (in GDP and savings on incarceration and other public services).

These voluntary diversion programs help improve our quality of life by reducing crime and incarceration rates around the globe.

Cantrell can work with criminal justice officials to provide better alternatives to incarceration and stronger re-entry programs.

Using a difference - in - differences specification, we estimate the effects of Washington State's College Bound Scholarship Program on high school grades, whether students graduate from high school, and incarceration in state prison during high school or during early adulthood.

Instead of incarceration and death, a number of communities have instituted programs in which the cats are trapped, vaccinated, and sterilized, then released back into the environment where they often aid in rodent control on farms and urban areas.

On Monday, October 24, CALL artist Henrietta Mantooth sat down with VoCA Program Committee Member Jennifer Hickey to discuss her life, legacy, and recent installations around the themes racial inequity and mass incarceration.

Wednesday brings an ambitious program by the Hunter East Harlem Gallery that will address the myriad problems with female incarceration.

A day of programs addressing mass incarceration and displacement, including workshops, a teach - in on the Reconstruction Era, and a public dialogue on the present state of reentry and imprisonment in Philadelphia.

For a complete list of public programs, visit the States of Incarceration exhibition page.

$ 22 million awarded to 30 programs — including Art for Incarcerated Youth Network, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and California Lawyers for the Arts — aimed at criminal justice reform and reducing mass incarceration

This includes Angela House's Whole and Healthy Program (transitional housing and support for women immediately following incarceration), Project Row Houses Young Mothers Residency Program (a residency for low - income single mothers in the historically black neighborhood of Houston's Third Ward), and Project Row Houses Young Mothers Employment Placement Program (a job training program for low - income single moProgram (transitional housing and support for women immediately following incarceration), Project Row Houses Young Mothers Residency Program (a residency for low - income single mothers in the historically black neighborhood of Houston's Third Ward), and Project Row Houses Young Mothers Employment Placement Program (a job training program for low - income single moProgram (a residency for low - income single mothers in the historically black neighborhood of Houston's Third Ward), and Project Row Houses Young Mothers Employment Placement Program (a job training program for low - income single moProgram (a job training program for low - income single moprogram for low - income single mothers).

Bid on works by Ed Ruscha, Janette Beckman, Pedro Reyes, and dozens more to support Young New Yorkers alternative - to - incarceration arts programs.

On Sunday, I observed the podium during its second iteration of public events, co-curated by Weinberg / Newton Exhibitions and Programming Director Meg Noe, that aim to activate the mobile work through lectures and performances, each addressing an aspect of our country's incarceration system.

Other programs speak to and animate the myriad issues she raises in her work, including several screenings, among them, Ava DuVernay's film «The 13th,» which links the legacy of slavery, the criminalization of African Americans, and the mass incarceration boom; book discussions about the new graphic novel «Black Panther» by Ta - Nehisi Coates; and a panel conversation about «Art, Activism, Race, and the Law.»

On Thursday, June 9, the California Museum of Photography will celebrate current exhibitions, including Larry Clark: Tulsa in the main gallery, curated by UCR graduate students as advised by Joanna and Susan Laxton, Assistant Professor of the History of Art at UCR; States of Incarceration on the second floor, guest curated by Catherine Gudis, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at UCR, with contributions from her students; Rotation 2015 on the third floor, a collection show featuring new acquisitions, curated by Joanna; and Cauleen Smith: Crow Requiem, part of Joanna's FLASH!

Until then many judges frequently granted two - for - one credit, the rational being that pre-sentence incarceration is typically served in harsher circumstances and without access to educational, rehabilitative or vocational programs.

Recovery Science programs support alternatives to incarceration in criminal law and better approaches to substance abuse problems in criminal, family, and child protection cases.

Recognizing the need for an alternative to prosecution and incarceration for first time drug offenders, the Fifth Circuit has implemented several Drug Court Programs.

A significant portion of our advocacy relates to school discipline, special education, school reentry from incarceration and suspension, and enrollment in credit recovery and High School Equivalency programs

Justice Pariente has also actively supported programs that promote successful alternatives to incarceration such as Florida's drug courts.