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32 celebrate graduation from reentry program
More than 30 people celebrated successfully completing Lycoming County’s reentry Friday morning at the Community Theatre League as the program’s fifth anniversary dawns this month. The graduates’ friends and family
Re-entry website is one more addition to rehab toolbox
When people break the law and are convicted of crimes, they are punished. That’s as it should be. The best possible outcome following that is that the offender serves their
Ex-inmates, advocates find resources at reentry fair
Having a criminal record makes it difficult for formerly incarcerated men and women to find work, and having a serious injury doesn’t help, said a York City man Thursday at
Ex-inmates in York County get ‘Second Chance’ at job fair
After leaving jail or state prison, former inmates face an uphill battle when they’re applying for jobs. “They come out really lost, not knowing which direction that they need to
Numbers indicate multiple dividends of reentry program
When Lycoming County instituted its reentry program in 2014, there was a dual, related mission. The program was supposed to cut down on overcrowding at the Lycoming County Prison. And
County saves over $3 million with reentry programs
Lycoming County has paid $3,440,505 to the GEO Group for reentry and electronic monitoring services, said John Stahl, deputy adult probation officer, to the prison board Friday morning. To date,