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Hustle 2.0 Celebrates Milestone of 600 Graduates in Colorado

3/21/25 9:45 AM
CoreCivic's Bent County Correctional Facility in Las Animas, Colorado, recently celebrated a milestone of 600 residents who have graduated from Hustle 2.0, a reentry program that uses an evidence-based, trauma-informed curriculum generated by both ...
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Vehicles for Change: Technician Training Fuels Success for Justice-Involved Individuals

3/13/25 8:29 AM
If your car has ever broken down, then you know there's nothing that puts your mind at ease like knowing you have a good, reliable technician you can trust to fix it. Now, thanks to the Vehicles for Change program at CoreCivic's Boston Avenue ...
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Entrepreneur with Lived Experience Provides Residents a Roadmap to Hope and Success

3/6/25 9:27 AM
While Trent Griffin-Braaf is living a life of success and personal accomplishments today, his success story has certainly come with its own share of adversity. Before Griffin-Braaf started his own company, Tech Valley Shuttle, which earned him the ...
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One Paw Print at a Time: Cooper the Dog Supports Family Visitation

2/27/25 8:40 AM
When you think about visiting a loved one in a correctional facility, the image that comes to mind probably isn’t family friendly. CoreCivic leadership knows the value of family visitation. Through its normalization process, CoreCivic is working to ...
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A New View of Life: Supporting the Lions Club Recycle for Sight Program

2/20/25 9:52 AM
Imagine seeing the world clearly for the first time, thanks to a donated pair of eyeglasses. That’s what the Lions Club Recycle for Sight program provides for thousands of people each year by collecting and distributing donated prescription ...
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Go Further Discovery Launches at CoreCivic

2/14/25 7:35 AM
Through evidence-based reentry programming, CoreCivic equips residents to go further.
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Facility Spotlight: Boston Avenue Offers Second Chances

2/7/25 9:51 AM
Justice-involved individuals are familiar with second chances. And sometimes, they're the ones responsible for giving someone else that second chance at life.
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Lake City Band Places in "Corrections Got Talent" Competition

1/30/25 8:56 AM
CoreCivic is not only dedicated to helping those in our care see their potential for growth and change, but we aim to prepare them for reentry at every step. CoreCivic provides programmatic opportunities through evidence-based educational and ...
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Celebrating Growth in Thought Leadership

1/24/25 7:58 AM
By Tony Grande, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
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2024 Reentry Success at CoreCivic

1/16/25 1:01 PM
Research shows that general education and vocational training programs are critical to preparing justice-involved individuals for a successful reentry. From day one, those in our care are individually assessed to determine which tools, resources, ...
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2024 CoreCivic Employee of the Year: Tommy Spell

1/9/25 9:59 AM
Tommy Spell is just that guy. He’s the guy you tap on the shoulder when you need help with something. He’s the guy who you call in an emergency — the one who always gets it done. He’s the guy who takes every opportunity to encourage others and makes ...
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CoreCivic Celebrates the Holidays by Giving Back

12/19/24 9:06 AM
CoreCivic employees across the country are dedicated to giving back and supporting their local communities. The holiday season can be challenging for some of our neighbors, which is why CoreCivic employees come together to collect and distribute ...
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Returning Citizen Success: Austin M.

12/12/24 9:28 AM
While CoreCivic celebrates every individual who has been released from our care and is now leading a successful life outside incarceration, we take time to highlight and share these special stories we hear from formerly incarcerated individuals, ...
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Legendary Rapper with Lived Experience Delivers Positive Message to Residents in Mississippi

12/5/24 9:11 AM
CoreCivic's Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, Mississippi, recently welcomed rapper Project Pat, who delivered a motivational message of inspiration and hope to residents. Project Pat, born Patrick Earl Houston, is the older ...
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Tech Founder Marcus Bullock Inspires Residents to Pursue Entrepreneurship, Business Success

11/22/24 7:26 AM
Marcus Bullock, tech founder and CEO of Flikshop, visited multiple CoreCivic facilities in 2024, with one stop at Lake City Correctional Facility in Lake City, Florida. Bullock not only showed up to these speaking events with positivity and zeal, ...
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