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CoreCivic Hero: Sadie Hernandez

10/19/20 8:00 AM
Vocational InstructorCrowley County Correctional Facility, Olney Springs, Colorado, 16 Years
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CoreCivic Hero: Kari Grubbs

10/18/20 7:50 AM
Registered Nurse (RN)La Palma Correctional Center, Eloy, Arizona, 1.5 Years
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CoreCivic Staff and Inmate Volunteers Make More Than 61,000 Masks

10/15/20 8:11 AM
Since the onset of COVID-19, CoreCivic has worked tirelessly to keep people safe and healthy, including mandating the use of masks by staff and those in our care. When there was a national mask shortage early in the pandemic, CoreCivic staff and ...
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CoreCivic's Golf Classic Raises $575,000 for Charity amid Pandemic

10/8/20 8:56 AM
With health protocols in place, including social distancing, mandatory health screenings upon entry, face masks and hand sanitizer, CoreCivic held its annual Chairman's Charity Golf Classic on October 1 in support of the CoreCivic Foundation. ...
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Visitation 2.0 Brings a Ray of Hope During Pandemic

10/1/20 8:00 AM
COVID-19 has kept many of us apart from those that we love and care about due to shelter in place restrictions and social distancing. Even more affected are those in our care, as visitation has been suspended in most of our facilities. So, when ...
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National Recovery Month: Recovery Leads to Success for Former Inmate

9/25/20 10:43 AM
September is National Recovery Month, a time to raise awareness about the challenges associated with substance use disorders. It's also a time to celebrate those who are working to overcome addiction and helping others do the same.
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Trousdale Turner Celebrates First In-Person Graduation since Pandemic

9/17/20 8:00 AM
At CoreCivic, education is an important building block in our goal toward reducing recidivism, and graduation ceremonies are a way to celebrate an important milestone in the lives of those in our care. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in ...
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Reentry Professionals Rise Above Challenges amid COVID-19

9/10/20 8:00 AM
By Matt Moore, Senior Director, Reentry Services: The way we live and work has changed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the reentry professionals at CoreCivic have accepted the challenges placed before us, and risen above them with ...
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CEO Update from Damon Hininger

9/3/20 2:44 PM
Doing What's Right The past year has been a trying time, and has tested many of us in ways we did not expect. From the discovery of COVID-19, to the implementation of dozens of new guidelines, and the renewed focus on inequality in our nation. Like ...
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Life after Release: Program Pairs Life Coach and Technology to Help Returning Citizens Succeed

8/27/20 8:00 AM
A program at Northwest New Mexico Correctional Facility is making strides to help former inmates transition back into society. Go Further Release is a pilot initiative to help former inmates find all the help they need to get back on their feet ...
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Lansing Correctional Facility Project Receives Positive Reviews

8/20/20 8:00 AM
Facing an over-crowded population and aged facilities, the State of Kansas needed updated, efficient and sustainable facilities to meet current codes and criteria. CoreCivic Properties designed and built the 418,000 square foot Lansing Correctional ...
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Answering the Call: CoreCivic Employees Step Up During Times of Uncertainty

8/13/20 8:00 AM
CoreCivic employees have faced unprecedented challenges during the first part of 2020. While times have been tough, our company has put the needs of our employees, communities, and those in our care at the center of our work. For us, stepping up ...
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CoreCivic Change in Structure and Capital Strategy Opens New Opportunities

8/6/20 11:36 AM
Yesterday afternoon, I announced that CoreCivic will become a taxable C-Corp on Jan. 1, 2021, a decision that concluded the study of our status as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that we announced in mid-June. While our decision to become a ...
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The Top 10 Barriers to Reentry, and How CoreCivic is Helping

7/30/20 8:00 AM
CoreCivic offers a variety of programs to help the inmates and residents in our care prepare for reentry. As part of this preparation, our reentry professionals work with each individual to address his or her unique barriers to reentry and help ...
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Reentry Centers in Virginia Focus on Residents during Pandemic

7/23/20 8:00 AM
On the east coast of Virginia is a port town about as old as America itself. Newport News, Virginia, sits near the James River, and is a thriving shipping community as well as a joint installment for the U.S. Air Force and Army. About 25 miles south ...
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