Recidivism

Intoxalock Launches CURB Program that Encourages Impaired Driving Offenders to Practice Safe, Positive Driving Behaviors

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Friday, February 17, 2023
Behavior, Recidivism, Calibration, IID, Consumer, BRAC, Intoxalock, Management

CURB is offered to new customers in select states and rewards them for demonstrating certain driving behaviors.

Key Points: 
  • CURB is offered to new customers in select states and rewards them for demonstrating certain driving behaviors.
  • "We are excited to pilot a program like CURB that seeks to help model and reward positive behaviors among impaired driving offenders," said Kathy Boden Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Intoxalock's parent company Consumer Safety Technology.
  • The CURB program is intended to encourage compliance, thus not just changing behavior for the positive.
  • The CURB program goal is to reduce recidivism, help lower state monitoring authorities' caseloads, and make our roads and communities safer.

Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions Market Report 2023: Stronger Focus on Software and Analytics Within Offender Monitoring Presents Opportunities

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Sentinel, Companding, COVID-19, Spacecom, Recidivism, Policy, Electronic, Securus Technologies, Buddi, Tag (metadata), GPS, Sentinel Offender Services, GEO Group, Universal, EM, Video game, G4S

DUBLIN, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions - 2nd Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Electronic Offender Monitoring Solutions - 2nd Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Learn more about the business opportunities associated with electronic offender monitoring solutions in this 70 page strategy report.
  • The electronic offender monitoring market continues to grow, partly driven by increasing adoption of GPS-based and smartphone-based solutions.
  • Modern data analytics tools can identify offender behavioural patterns and possibly also predict future EM programme violations or other offences.

The Parent Company Announces Social Equity Venture's Brand Success Program

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Marketing, Recidivism, Culture, Amber, BSP, Knowledge, Photography, Partnership, NEO, Holding company, Woman, Parent company guarantee, SAN, SMS, SEV, Social media, Plaid, War on drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, Drug, Substance

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - TPCO Holding Corp. ("The Parent Company" or "the Company") (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF ), a leading consumer-focused California cannabis company, today announced four participants in the Company's Social Equity Ventures ("SEV") Brand Success Program.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - TPCO Holding Corp. ("The Parent Company" or "the Company") (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF ), a leading consumer-focused California cannabis company, today announced four participants in the Company's Social Equity Ventures ("SEV") Brand Success Program.
  • Through the SEV Brand Success Program, The Parent Company aims to empower social equity brands with the knowledge and opportunity to scale their business, increase brand awareness, build customer loyalty, expand their retail presence and boost sales.
  • The first round of entrants to the SEV Brand Success Program include:
    CRONJA : CRONJA is a Los Angeles-based, black- and veteran-owned cannabis lifestyle company and social equity brand known for its connoisseur-focused strain selection and hand-crafted cannabis accessories.
  • "Plaid is extremely grateful to partner with The Parent Company as part of the Brand Success Program," said Plaid's CEO & Co-Creator, Sharoz Makarechi .

CORRECTION - WGU Labs Partners With Nucleos To Pilot Degree Programs For Incarcerated Learners

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Friday, February 10, 2023
Justice, Education, Pell, Bureau, Imprisonment, Accelerator, SALT, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Recidivism, Second, Partnership, Prison, WGU, Vera Institute of Justice, Pell Grant, Medicine, Drug, Western Governors University, Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza

WGU Labs , an affiliate of Western Governors University (WGU), has entered into a strategic partnership with Nucleos , a social impact company with a mission to promote a more just society through education and training, to explore the potential for WGU to deliver bachelor’s degree courses to incarcerated people.

Key Points: 
  • WGU Labs , an affiliate of Western Governors University (WGU), has entered into a strategic partnership with Nucleos , a social impact company with a mission to promote a more just society through education and training, to explore the potential for WGU to deliver bachelor’s degree courses to incarcerated people.
  • The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.
  • Just recently, the Department of Education ruled that incarcerated individuals will again have access to Pell Grants, starting July 2023.
  • The Accelerator at WGU Labs will collaborate with Nucleos to determine how WGU can deliver degree programs to incarcerated people in correctional facilities by utilizing the Nucleos Learning Platform.

WGU Labs Partners With Nucleos To Pilot Degree Programs For Incarcerated Learners

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Pell Grant, SALT, Bureau, Vera Institute of Justice, Second, Education, Imprisonment, Justice, Recidivism, Partnership, WGU, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prison, Accelerator, Medicine, Drug, Western Governors University, Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza

The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.
  • Just recently, the Department of Education ruled that incarcerated individuals will again have access to Pell Grants, starting July 2023.
  • The Accelerator at WGU Labs will collaborate with Nucleos in creating one such pathway by supporting the delivery of WGU’s educational model through the Nucleos platform.
  • Nucleos’ delivery of WGU courses will allow people involved with the justice system to access the same federal college funding available to all Americans.

Blueprints for Addiction Recovery, Inc. Develops a Pre-Conviction Program Called Pathway to Recovery

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Friday, December 23, 2022
PHP, Addiction, Partnership, Blueprint, Shear stress, Recidivism, MDJ, Imprisonment, CRS, IOP, Intensive outpatient program, Model, CPS, Gateways, Hospital

Summary: Blueprint for Addiction Recovery, Inc. is a behavioral health treatment center. Recently, the organization has launched a post-arrest, pre-conviction program for drug abusers known as "Pathway to Recovery."

Key Points: 
  • Treatment recommendations are made in cooperation with several treatment facilities, which could include options through Blueprints for Addiction Recovery, such as the partial hospitalization program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Outpatient Program (OP).
  • SecondChancePA was established in 2018 by Dreisbach and Blueprints for Addiction Recovery in partnership with twenty-four Lancaster County police departments.
  • Dreisbach and Blueprints for Addiction Recovery have partnered with Lancaster County BHDS to create Gateways.
  • Through Pathways to Recovery and the other programs, Blueprints for Addiction Recovery and their partners hope to strengthen the community and allow all individuals to live satisfying and fulfilling lives.

Monterey County CVB and Kind Traveler Empower Travelers to Give Back While They Travel

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Salinas Valley, Longevity, Topical steroid withdrawal, Education, Impact, Travel, Big Sur, Hospitality, Hope, Student, Environment, MOSFET, Health, Partnership, Media, Food, Drummond, LOS, Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pacific Ocean, Rancho del Cielo, Tourism, Give, Orientation, Poverty, Human, Kind, Recidivism, Homelessness, Farmer, Medicine

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kind Traveler is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau (MCCVB) designed to advance responsible travel in Monterey County. The initiative emboldens travelers to make a positive impact through charitable donations with every hotel booking they make on Kind Traveler. Just in time for the holiday season, travelers will have the opportunity to give back while they travel to promote community prosperity through sustainable travel to Monterey County. Spearheaded by Visit California, the partnership will benefit Rancho Cielo Youth Campus, a local non-profit that provides resources to underserved and predominantly Latinx youth.

Key Points: 
  • The initiative emboldens travelers to make a positive impact through charitable donations with every hotel booking they make on Kind Traveler.
  • Just in time for the holiday season, travelers will have the opportunity to give back while they travel to promote community prosperity through sustainable travel to Monterey County.
  • Monterey County has long been a leader in sustainable travel and this partnership brings a new meaning to responsible travel and community prosperity."
  • 97% of travelers wish to see their travel dollars making a positive impact in the communities they visit ( Kind Traveler 2022 Impact Tourism Report ).

T.D. Jakes' Offender Reentry Initiative Equipped for National Expansion After Helping Close Eight Prisons

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Organization, United, Woman, Education, Anxiety, Hope, Health, Prison, Employment, Curriculum, AT, Fort Worth, Texas, Knowledge, Potter, Trauma, Justice, Walmart, Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, White House, House, National security, The Potter's House Church, Dallas, Non-denominational, Government, Potter's House Christian Fellowship, AT&T, Recidivism, Housing, United States Department of Justice, Management, Medicine, Health insurance, Fantasia

DALLAS, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally revered, trusted and successful prisoner reentry program—Texas Offender Reentry Initiative (T.O.R.I.)—celebrated the graduation of 98 program participants on Friday, Dec. 16. The luncheon, hosted by T.D. Jakes, featured Grammy ® award-winning artist Fantasia Barrino Taylor and Kendall Taylor onstage for an in-depth conversation. Kendall Taylor, who was once a returning citizen and now a notable CEO, shared the stage with his wife to encourage and help inform graduates of their road ahead. T.O.R.I. is prepared to become a knowledge partner and help other national organizations replicate the Texas-based organization's success.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally revered, trusted and successful prisoner reentry program—Texas Offender Reentry Initiative (T.O.R.I.
  • is prepared to become a knowledge partner and help other national organizations replicate the Texas-based organization's success.
  • The in-depth conversation between Fantasia, Taylor and Jakes touched on criminal justice reform, returning citizens and how programs like T.O.R.I.
  • Over the last eight years T.O.R.I has helped the state of Texas, which incarcerates the most people in the U.S., close eight prisons.

Straight Ahead Ministries Announces Expansion of 'Every Youth Every Facility' and 'Ready4Life' Programs into More States

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Friday, December 9, 2022
Behavior, Employment, Mentorship, Research, Violence, Recidivism, Heart, Hope, Tutoring

Worcester, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2022) - Straight Ahead Ministries has announced the expansion of the ministry's 'Every Youth Every Facility' and 'Ready4Life' programs to other states.

Key Points: 
  • Worcester, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2022) - Straight Ahead Ministries has announced the expansion of the ministry's 'Every Youth Every Facility' and 'Ready4Life' programs to other states.
  • As part of the program, justice-involved youth get access to mentors who can help them get back on their feet.
  • Straight Ahead Ministries just finished one such program in New Mexico and is preparing to conduct such sessions all across the country.
  • Commenting on the expansion of these programs, Scott Larson, President of Straight Ahead Ministries said, "It is important to us that we do not miss even a single youth in a detention center.

Straight Ahead Ministries Expands Coverage of Youth Re-Entry Programs to Five Regions in the State of Massachusetts

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
Life, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Employment, Mentorship, Court of cassation, Recidivism, Housing, Pressure, Substance abuse, Imprisonment, Crime, Police, City, Management

Worcester, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2022) - Straight Ahead Ministries has announced that the organization has expanded the reach of its 'Youth Re-entry Program' from three to five regions within the state of Massachusetts.

Key Points: 
  • Worcester, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2022) - Straight Ahead Ministries has announced that the organization has expanded the reach of its 'Youth Re-entry Program' from three to five regions within the state of Massachusetts.
  • Being incarcerated separates these young people from the support networks and guidance that they need to become responsible adults.
  • Straight Ahead Ministries supports such young people with its 'Youth Re-entry Program' to help them transition back into outside life so that there is less chance for reoffending.
  • The expansion of our "Youth Re-entry Program' from 3 to 5 regions and our low rate of recidivism points to the effectiveness of this program," concluded Scott Larson, President of Straight Ahead Ministries.