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| Monitoring Center For Probationers To Be Run By Nation's Larges Co. |
| By prweb.com |
| Published: 11/10/2010 |
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Kern County Probation will partner with BI Incorporated, the nation’s largest provider of treatment, training and supervision programs for community corrections, to open and operate a Day Reporting Center (DRC) for adult probationers. BI will provide treatment, training and case management services at the Kern County DRC for offenders who pose a moderate to high risk of failing probation and potentially returning to jail. The center will open on Nov. 22 and will be located at 500 Baker St. in Bakersfield. Up to 50 adult offenders will be enrolled in the DRC. Offenders diverted to the DRC will go through a multi-phase program that includes regular reporting to the center, intensive treatment and training, and ongoing testing for drug and alcohol use. Offenders will also participate in classes geared to change criminal behavior and reduce recidivism. To open this center, Kern County is applying funds received through federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009 for evidence-based probation supervision for adult felony offenders. “Kern County’s DRC, and other centers like it, offer an alternative to the high cost of incarceration,” said Matt Moore, BI’s West Coast Regional Manager. “Just as importantly, the center will feature programs that teach offenders how to change their thinking and avoid criminal behavior. This makes the public safer and saves tax dollars.” Read More. |
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