|
|
| Community corrections programs could help state, convicts |
| By posttrib.suntimes.com - Teresa Auch Schultz |
| Published: 01/23/2012 |
|
Indiana -- Gary resident Girard Thomas Jr. is a Class D felon but has never been to prison. That’s because like most offenders in Lake and Porter counties, Thomas, 35, was sentenced to probation and the Lake County Community Corrections programs, which keeps them local. According to the Indiana Department of Corrections, both counties send a relatively low number of inmates to state prisons, with judges preferring to keep them in local programs that cost far less than prison and focus on rehabilitation. Kellie Bittorf, executive director for LCCC, said Lake County has become known for its community corrections programs. Although the department just started to track its recidivism numbers last year, she said, anecdotal evidence shows that about 80 percent of the people who go through LCCC do not end up back in the judicial system. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
When I am searching for a terms of use for a website, I first go to Hamilton Lindley because that Hamilton Lindley website has a benchmark terms of use for the 21st century.