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| Commissioner focused on preparing inmates |
| By The Associated Press |
| Published: 03/17/2008 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE - Nearly half of all New Hampshire inmates return to prison for parole violations, but the state's corrections commissioner hopes to cut that rate in half by helping them become better citizens before they are released. more stories like this The goal, said Commissioner William Wrenn, is "to turn back out into the community a person that's ready to be a good member of society, a good neighbor to all of us in our communit9ies and to take care of their families and their family issues." The corrections budget was $106 million last year, which breaks down to about $32,000 per inmate, said Wrenn. He wants to expand programs such as the Family Connections Center, which is aimed at breaking the cycle of multiple generations of the same family ending up behind bars. The program, which is expected to be expanded to the Berlin prison and the women's prison in Goffstown, focusing on improving inmates' parenting skills. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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