Grants Available for Jails as Part of “Re-Entry Success Act of 2021”
May 25, 2021
5/24/21
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP) is taking applications for local jail grants to improve the likelihood of successful integration back into the community following release.
The Evidence-Based Jail Programming project provides $5 million for programs demonstrated to reduce recidivism rates and increase local collaboration to improve outcomes for convicted felons after release. The project is a tool developed to accompany the increased reimbursement rate program made available to jails in the recently enacted “Re-Entry Success Act of 2021,” one of Gov. Bill Lee’s Criminal Justice Reform Bills,
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May 24, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The state of Tennessee is putting $5 million towards rehabilitation in jails, according to a news release.
According to the release, Tennessee’s Office of Criminal Justice Programs is offering grants through the Evidence-Based Jail Programming project.
The state is looking to fund jails that teach anger management, parenting skills, address substance abuse, mental and health needs, as well as provide education, according to the release.
This is a part of one of Gov. Bill Lee’s Criminal Justice Reform Bills.
“Gov. Lee and the General Assembly made criminal justice reform a priority, recognizing that inmates often need programming while incarcerated in order to be successful in navigating their lives post release,” said Office of Criminal Justice Programs Director Jennifer Brinkman. “We know that there can be many barriers, including financial, to a local jail being able to start or scale such programming. This grant, in addition
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