Tag Archives: BI Incorporated

New reentry center in Florida aims to reduce recidivism

Posted on May 9, 2013
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Florida’s prison system recently finished building a reentry center in Gadsden County to help inmates effectively reenter the community after they leave prison. Housed inside the prison walls, the reentry center will provide education and training programs during the last … More →

Posted in Reentry

Motivational Interviewing helps rehabilitate offenders

Posted on May 2, 2013
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The National Institute of Corrections recently posted an article advocating the use of Motivational Interviewing in the corrections field. NIC describes MI as a technique for open communication between offenders and their supervisors that aims to help offenders overcome their … More →

Posted in BI Insight, Reentry

Aging inmate population costs states more in health care

Posted on April 10, 2013
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USA Today recently published an article outlining the high cost of caring for an aging inmate population. According to a study by the American Civil Liberties Union, it costs nearly $70,000 to care for a single elderly inmate, while it … More →

Posted in Monitoring Technology

Luzerne County Community College a Partner with BI

Posted on February 12, 2013
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To help alleviate jail crowding and reduce chronic recidivism, Luzerne County opened a Day Reporting Center in 2010 to supervise and provide treatment and training services for approximately 150 offenders. Clients go through a multi-phase program that includes regular reporting … More →

Posted in Reentry

Stanford to research effects of California’s Prison Realignment (AB 109)

Posted on January 10, 2013
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The Stanford Criminal Justice Center was awarded $650,000 to research the implementation and impact of California’s Public Safety Realignment legislation — which went into effect one year ago this month, and transfers authority for convicted felons from the state prison … More →

Posted in Industry News, Reentry

BI Day Reporting Program Clients in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. helped with Hurricane Sandy Clean-up

Posted on January 3, 2013
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Hurricane Sandy was the storm of the year, leaving behind mass destruction and disrupting hundreds of thousands of lives. Volunteers from across the country came to help with the clean-up effort, including a group of four clients and three staff … More →

Posted in Reentry

Community Connections links offenders with stabilizing resources

Posted on December 31, 2012
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BI operates eight Spotlight Reentry Centers for the Illinois Department of Corrections. These centers have helped the DOC to manage thousands of parolees in the community since opening more than a decade ago. The goals of the Spotlight Reentry Center … More →

Posted in Reentry

GPS tracking becomes system of choice in community corrections

Posted on November 19, 2012
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Today, more community corrections agencies than ever are expanding the use of GPS tracking for certain classes of offenders as technology becomes more reliable and cost effective. With advances in GPS tracking for offenders released to community corrections supervision, BI … More →

Posted in BI Insight, Monitoring Technology

Community partner Bridgeway helps BI DRC program

Posted on November 16, 2012
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To cope with high recidivism and institutional overcrowding, many states and counties are looking for smart alternatives. Day reporting is one such alternative. With day reporting, parolees or probationers are directed to a Day Reporting Center for ongoing and intensive … More →

Posted in Monitoring Operations, Reentry

GAO report urges Bureau of Prisons to expand alternatives to detention

Posted on October 30, 2012
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A recent report by the Government Accountability Office, an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress, indicates that the federal Bureau of Prisons has seen significant population growth of federal prisoners in its 117 facilities in recent years and this … More →

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