GEO News_ May/June 2015

Participants Celebrate Graduation from Chicago Heights Reentry Service Center

Ten participants in the Chicago Heights Reentry Service Center graduated from the program, which is aimed at helping men and women reintegrate into society and avoid the cycle of recidivism....

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The GEO Group Foundation Supports Communities In Schools

On May 8, 2015, The GEO Group Foundation donated $5,000 to Communities In Schools of Palm Beach. The GEO Group Foundation has supported Communities In Schools for the past three years. This donation will help Communities In Schools fund prevention programs that keep students in school...

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Inaugural Class Graduates from GEO Lycoming CRC

Lycoming County Reentry Services Center saw its first group complete programming and honored its participants with a graduation ceremony Tuesday morning at the Community Theater. The event honored 23 graduates who successfully completed the three phases of programming offered at the reentry center, including cognitive therapy and professional skills training...

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Orange County Reentry Resource Fair

On Tuesday, May 12, 2015, the GEO Santa Ana Day Reporting Center in partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hosted a resource fair in collaboration with Orange County Reentry Partnership (OCREP) and Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE). The inaugural event was called the “Orange County Reentry Resource Fair” and was held at the Elks Lodge located in Santa Ana, CA...

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Richmond Day Reporting Center Serves As Jail Alternative

The new Richmond jail opened in July. The facility was built with less beds in the hopes of keeping more people who commit crimes out of jail and getting them the help they need.That’s also why the Richmond Day Reporting Center opened. It’s an intense program that serves as an alternative to jail....

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Desert View MCCF Gets New Look While Saving Water

A local jail is being lauded by local water conservation secialists for their participation in the Mojave Water Agency's Cash for Grass program. Desert View Modified Community Correctional are set to receive approximately $4,207 for removing 8,415 square feet of grass at the entrance of the jail, authorities said."In the desert we recognize we get less than 6 inches of rain a year,"...

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Decatur RSC helps put parolees on a path to successful lives

Heather Young said she lost sight of who she was while a student at Maroa-Forsyth High School and eventually lost hope of finding that person again. She spent nearly a decade using drugs and committing crimes to support her habit. Then, in the spring of 2013, Young discovered she was pregnant with her first child and was offered a “last chance” program to keep from going to prison for a third time....

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Polar Plunge:
Freezing for a Reason

On February 7, 2015, people gathered at the Aurora Reservoir for the 6th Annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge fundraising event. This year marked the second appearance at the fund raising event for the GEO Aurora team. The crowds were festive and celebrating a great cause while preparing for the big event. The GEO Aurora team had claimed...

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Company Aims to Help State Parolees Succeed in Life

Nearly all the at-risk state prison parolees who become clients of GEO Reentry Services' York County facility start out with the same mindset about the intensive program: "Resistant," said program manager Kalen Macon. And he doesn't dispute the old adage that while you can lead a horse to water, you can't make him drink. "But we can make him very thirsty," Macon said....

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East St Louis RSC Celebrates 22 Program Graduates

The East St Louis Reentry Services Center honored 22 program graduates at their Winter Transition Celebration on January 21, 2015. The ceremony showcased the accomplishments of those that have successfully completed the program over the past several months. The East St. Louis program has 80 plus regular participants who are involved daily in learning a cognitive, behavior-based curriculum designed to reduce recidivism in Illinois....

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