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CLOSESpeaker and Life Coach Jamal Jivanjee Spreads Message of Hope to CoreCivic Staff and Residents
3/28/25 7:51 AM
CoreCivic is constantly seeking opportunities to broaden program offerings to best prepare those in our care for a successful return to their communities. One of the more recent additions is a transformative program developed and offered by Jamal ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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From Service to Support: Inside the Veteran-Focused Initiatives at Lake Erie Correctional Institution
11/8/24 7:09 AM
The shift from military service to civilian life can be daunting, involving the loss of military support networks, the challenge of building new social connections and the need to adjust to civilian norms and expectations. Add in combat exposure and ...
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Tim Tebow Brings Inspiring Message to CoreCivic’s Trousdale Turner Correctional Center
11/1/24 7:12 AM
Tim Tebow—the former Southeastern Conference (SEC) quarterback who led the University of Florida to two National Championships before heading to the NFL as quarterback, a 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, and philanthropist today—recently visited ...
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