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RACINE - Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Rick Raemisch and Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds today announced that, as part of a state-county partnership to strengthen community safety in Racine, a local community-based organization has been selected to move ahead with plans to implement a prisoner reentry grant.
"By – more... leveraging federal dollars and working with partners at the local and county level, we are putting strategies in place to advance community safety in Racine County," Secretary Raemisch said. "Through this grant, we will take our prisoner reentry efforts in Racine to the next level."
Under the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) grant, which was awarded by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs, the DOC will work with Racine County and other partners to coordinate and implement pre-release and community transition services, including comprehensive risk and needs assessments, individualized transition plans, pre-and post-release services, employment training, mentoring, and additional supervision to offenders being released from DOC facilities or the Racine County Jail.
Racine County Executive McReynolds said: "Through our great partnership with DOC, we will work together to implement this grant and further improve reentry opportunities in Racine County. We look forward to working with DOC, with the selected community-based organization, and with other faith-based and community organizations, to give these returning county residents an opportunity to become productive members of our community."
The collaboration is in line with the direction in corrections policy set forth under Governor Jim Doyle's Administration, which recognizes that public safety is enhanced when returning offenders are not only held accountable for their actions, but also have the opportunity to become successful members of the community - resulting in fewer new crimes, fewer new victims, fewer offenders returning to prison, and fewer taxpayer resources expended on law enforcement, court time and incarceration.
Terms of the grant require 30 percent of the funds to cover delivery of services by a single Faith-Based or Community Organization (FBCO). Through a competitive application process, Zimmerman Consulting, Inc. of Racine was recently selected by the state to be the service provider for this portion of the grant. A competitive application process will be used to select one or more community or faith-based organizations to provide services under the remaining 70 percent of the DOJ grant award.
The DOC has applied for more than $130,000 in additional funding through the U.S. Department of Labor to supplement the $450,000 DOJ grant, for a total of more than $580,000 over one year provided by both federal agencies. – less – More from ZoomInfo »
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