Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Interrupting COVID-19 in jails and prisons

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  At this crucial infection point we need 'all of the community' to help halt transmission in our corrections systems

• NY county jail gets grant, raises funds for restoration project

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  The group was previously awarded a $239,500 state grant, but must contribute $80,800 to cover its share

• Mass. jail gets $2.1M in grants to help expand drug treatment

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  The grant will allow the jail to expand its medication-assisted treatment program so that former prisoners can receive continued treatment after release

• Fla. sheriff lands $530K federal grant to improve mental health among inmates

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  The grant will allow training, timely screening for mental illness and substance abuse, evidence-based treatment and case management

• Justice grant for $898K hailed as game-changer by NY county exec

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  A federal grant announced Friday will help people who might otherwise go to jail improve their lives instead

• Ky. treatment center receives grant to expand inmate re-entry program with jail

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  With the program, inmates have the possibility of finishing their jail sentence at the treatment center

• Federal grant helps inmates find employment while in Tenn. jail

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  The program allows inmates to learn vocational skills and make money while incarcerated to reduce recidivism

• Video hearings at Westmoreland County Prison to expand

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  County commissioners on approved spending $11,000 from the federal county relief block grant for video conferencing equipment for two new rooms at the jail

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