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| New program at Aroostook jail to change inmates’ way of thinking |
| By bangordailynews.com- Jen Lynds |
| Published: 05/03/2016 |
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HOULTON, Maine — A program aimed at teaching inmates to make better choices so that they lessen their chances of reoffending after their release will be rolled out next month at the Aroostook County Jail. Thinking For A Change brings together research from “cognitive restructuring theory, social skills development, and the learning and use of problem solving skills,” according to its website. The program is new to the Aroostook County Jail but has been used by the Maine Department of Corrections for some time, Aroostook County Sheriff Darrell Crandall said in a recent interview. Crandall said that his department recently sent corrections officers Shanna Morrison and Devin Smith to be trained as facilitators of the program so that it can be offered to inmates at the Aroostook jail. “The program is new to the jail,” Crandall said, adding that the only negligible cost has been paper and other materials. “But it has been very successful for the Department of Corrections. Read More. |
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