Corrections Grants News and Articles

• Md. county awarded $233K grant for inmate reentry programs

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  The Howard County DOC received funding for a reentry demonstration project aimed at reducing recidivism

• Ill. prison education program gets $1M grant

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  The funds will go toward establishing the first college education program for women in the state

• Wis. commission approves grant funds for youth prisons

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  The funds can be used to expand or update juvenile facilities

• Calif. county receives $6M for jail diversion

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  The funding will allow Santa Barbara County officials and community groups to implement a new crisis intervention program

• Ky. detention center receiving grant for ballistic vests

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  The grant will fund vests for deputies working with or around inmates

• Wis. county grant builds on efforts to improve inmate mental healthcare

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  Forty-six percent of inmates within the county’s jail system were diagnosed with some form of mental health ailment

• Pa. counties receive funding for inmate Suboxone treatment

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  The grants are part of a $1.2 million package assisting counties with services for inmates in need of treatment

• Ohio awards $3.8M in corrections, justice assistance grants

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  The funds are meant to support various components of the criminal justice system to promote safety for LE, corrections officers and communities

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