Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The fear factor!!!
When it comes to getting over the emotional hurts of failure, it really doesn’t matter how good or bad your personal history is. The only thing that matters is that you face your fear and get moving. – John C. Maxwell, author
Pinellas County Business Owners help our "Returned Citizens"
Awesome Brother: Former
Inmate Gives Opportunities to
Help Ex-Offenders Get on their Feet
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Florida House of Representatives
HB 69-Inmate Re-entry
| General Bill by Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inmate Reentry: Directs DOC to develop & administer reentry program for nonviolent offenders; requires substance abuse treatment & rehabilitative programming; specifies eligibility criteria; requires notice to court & state attorney; authorizes state attorney to object; directs court to screen & select eligible offenders for program based on specified considerations; requires court to notify DOC of decision within specified period, with failure to timely notify constituting disapproval; requires education & substance abuse assessment; requires enrollment in adult education in specified circumstances; requires assessments of vocational skills & career education be provided; provides that offender is subject to disciplinary rules; requires that DOC report to sentencing court before offender is scheduled to complete program; requires court to hold hearing to consider modifying sentence & authorizing placement on drug offender probation if performance is satisfactory; authorizes revocation of probation & imposition of original sentence in specified circumstances; requires annual report; authorizes administrative or protective confinement; authorizes incentives to promote participation & orderly operation; directs DOC to develop system for tracking recidivism; provides for nonseverability of certain provisions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective Date: October 1, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Event: 1st Reading on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:59 PM
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Fifteen ex-offenders graduate from Manufacturing Skills Training Program
This is the smile of a "Returning Citizen"....Tampa Bay where are your smiles?
Where are our "Returning Citizens"?
Fifteen ex-offenders graduated from the Manufacturing Skills Training Program on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. The program, through Michigan Works, partners with Muskegon Community College with a goal of making the participants more employable.
Did you know that 607/7282 re-enter Pinellas County per month/year after serving a county jail sentence. Recidivism Rates: Prison, 60-70%; Pinellas County Jail, 50-60%
Link to PERC
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