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CoreCivic Helps Welcome Students Back to School with New Supplies

8/29/24 8:55 AM
CoreCivic employees across the country are dedicated to supporting their communities. With back-to-school season here, CoreCivic stands ready to support local schools with the supplies students need to be successful in this upcoming academic year! ...
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Financial Peace University Equips Residents in Colorado with Budgeting Skills for Reentry

8/22/24 8:56 AM
Understanding and managing household finances can be difficult. This is especially true for incarcerated individuals, who may not have been exposed to budget management for some time or perhaps, ever at all. That's why CoreCivic's Bent County ...
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From Trauma to Transformation with Compassion Prison Project

8/15/24 8:55 AM
A history of childhood trauma is common among individuals who become involved in the criminal justice system. Recently, residents at CoreCivic's La Palma Correctional Center, Red Rock Correctional Center, and Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, ...
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Reentry Coaching Academy Provides Peer Training Program for Residents in Arizona

8/8/24 8:38 AM
Preparing for reentry can be a challenging and overwhelming task, which is why CoreCivic works to provide justice-involved individuals the tools and resources necessary to be successful upon their return to society. One of these resources is a pilot ...
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CoreCivic Partnership with Dallas Organization Equips Returning Citizens for Successful Reentry

8/1/24 8:00 AM
Staff at CoreCivic’s Dallas Transitional Center in Texas conduct proactive outreach to local organizations to form partnerships and link residents to much-needed resources that are available to them within their home communities. The Dallas-based ...
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Bridging the Gap: Fort Worth Transitional Center Provides Comprehensive Support for Residents

7/25/24 8:58 AM
A resident’s smooth transition back to the community is the mission for CoreCivic’s Fort Worth Transitional Center in Fort Worth, Texas. This CoreCivic facility partners with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide a supportive, ...
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40 Residents Graduate with GED, Vocational Certificate at CoreCivic's Lee Adjustment Center

7/19/24 11:31 AM
On June 28, CoreCivic's Lee Adjustment Center in Beattyville, Kentucky, hosted a graduation ceremony to celebrate 12 student-residents who earned a GED and 28 student-residents who earned a Career and Technical Education (CTE) certificate. Among the ...
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How Wellness Programs are Helping Promote Mindfulness for Justice-Involved Individuals in California

7/12/24 9:57 AM
Understanding and confronting mental health struggles can be complex and challenging, but innovative programs at CoreCivic's Boston Avenue reentry facility in San Diego, California, are helping residents break through these barriers. Boston Avenue ...
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Normalization Efforts Bring Resident Kitchen Renovation in Colorado

7/5/24 8:00 AM
It's the little things in life that can make the biggest difference and brighten someone's day. Whether it's enjoying a hot cup of coffee, receiving a random act of kindness from a stranger, or enduring a commute that surprised you with ...
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CoreCivic Partners with Our Journey to Supply Reentry Resource Guidebooks

6/26/24 10:21 AM
Walking through a season of incarceration is challenging. But what can be more challenging for a justice-involved individual is navigating a new life at release, especially if one has served a lengthy sentence and must face the world as it is today, ...
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Compassionate and Dignified Health Care at CoreCivic

6/20/24 8:21 AM
Having joined CoreCivic in 2023, Dr. Kristen Dauss, vice president and Chief Medical Officer, leads CoreCivic's strategic management approach to medical and mental health services for those in our care. Through a Q and A column, Dr. Dauss discusses ...
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Creating Second Chances: Animal Rescue Partnership in Georgia Leads to Increase in Shelter Adoptions

6/13/24 10:25 AM
Once abandoned and malnourished, a puppy named Scrappy is now among the dozens of dogs being given a second chance thanks to a partnership between Jenkins County K 9-1-1 Rescue and CoreCivic's Jenkins Correctional Center in Millen, Georgia.
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Hustle 2.0 Maximizes Potential and Rehabilitation for Incarcerated Individuals

6/7/24 7:28 AM
An innovative rehabilitation and reentry program called Hustle 2.0 is offering incarcerated individuals at several CoreCivic facilities nationwide the tools and resources to change their mindset and map out a positive future for themselves. Hustle ...
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CoreCivic Celebrates 26 Graduates of Substance Use Recovery, Behavioral Health Program in Tennessee

5/30/24 7:23 AM
On May 10, 2024, 26 residents at CoreCivic's Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tennessee, graduated from the first-of-its-kind 12-month substance use recovery and behavioral health program in a therapeutic community setting.
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Healing Past Wounds: Reboot Program Helps Incarcerated U.S. Veterans Recover from Military Trauma

5/24/24 8:19 AM
Trauma is unique. Combat-related trauma, which may result from one's exposure to dangerous or disturbing events in a warzone, manifests itself differently depending on the soldier's experience. Combat-related trauma can take a toll on someone's ...
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