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The Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) is a prison in Vandalia, Missouri, in the United States. [1] It is a part of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Inmates were first assigned to the WERDCC in January 1998. The prison houses 2,076 minimum to maximum security female inmates and certified juveniles. It ...
Re-entry programs also focus on securing stable housing, healthcare services, and some programs serve sub-sectors of the formerly incarcerated population such as women or juveniles. By addressing these challenges, re-entry programs aim to empower individuals and reduce recidivism rates, promoting successful community reintegration.
Gender-specific prison programming in the United States are programs created to prepare incarcerated women for successful reentry, and minimize recidivism. Prison programming and how it is structured has changed significantly over the decades to fit the needs of women in gender-specific programming. [1]
Participants in the associate’s degree program included five prisoners, including some serving life, and six Missouri Department of Corrections staff members.
Each year, the Missouri Department of Corrections co-sponsors a Missouri Reentry Conference held in Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach. [17] The conference, which began in 2005, features speakers and workshops concerning issues surrounding Missouri’s ex-offender population. The conferences average over 300 attendees annually.
This alliance of community college programs offers credit-bearing classes in 35 prisons throughout California. In 2017, there were more than 5,000 enrolled students. [8] The College after Prison Workshop was created due to research on the educational experiences of women who had completed their sentences.
The county’s initial contract with Legacy, from March 12 to June 30, 2025, calls for Legacy Alliance to provide services to at least 50 men and women from diverse ethnic backgrounds who were ...
'This is a big deal': State will close MCI-Concord by summer; 300 inmates to be transferred Similarly, P.E.A.C.E is for young women. DOC officials say self-sufficiency will be nurtured within the ...