CoreCivic has updated its Privacy Policy for California residents.

Topic Archive: Reducing Recidivism

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 ...
Read More

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, ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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, ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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, ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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.
Read More

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 ...
Read More

Ocean View Job Readiness Program Prepares Returning Citizens for Success

5/16/24 9:10 AM
The Job Readiness program at Ocean View stands as a unique initiative, representing CoreCivic’s unwavering commitment to the successful reentry of those in our care. Located in San Diego, California, Ocean View is a residential reentry facility that ...
Read More

How Corrections Professionals Help People on the Road to Rehabilitation

5/9/24 9:32 AM
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week (NCOEW)–celebrated this year May 5-11–is a time to recognize all the dedicated corrections professionals who devote their lives to public safety and helping justice-involved people rehabilitate. ...
Read More