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Colorado’s new prison chief wants to focus on rehabilitation
By csindy.com- Jeanne Davant
Published: 05/29/2019

Dean Williams, the new head of Colorado’s Department of Corrections, aims to reduce the state’s high recidivism rate and help Colorado businesses at the same time.

Williams took the job in January after meeting with Gov. Jared Polis and has already started implementing reforms. A graduate of Ohio University with a degree in organizational communication, Williams moved here from his native Alaska after spending 35 years in justice and public safety positions.

For most of his career, he worked with juvenile offenders, and he served as superintendent of a large juvenile facility in Alaska. During a stint as commissioner of Alaska’s prison system, he led efforts to reduce the recidivism rate and initiated major reforms to improve safety within the system. He also served as a special assistant to Alaska’s former Gov. Bill Walker.

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  2. annajohnsn on 06/03/2019:

    It is very good support to the prisoners. Rehabilitation, or rehab, can be used to help a person recover from addictions, injuries, and even physical or mental illnesses london paris tours. The purpose of rehabilitation is to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease.


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