‘Emerge’ comes to life at Crestmont
Roughly 35 individuals spanning various ministries attend first training session. The Salvation Army Western Territory held its initial training session on how to implement a new small group training regimen called Emerge, at the College for Officer Training at Crestmont, this
Ex-offender emerges at Bell Shelter
The Salvation Army’s correctional services helps man dream, find success By Lizeth Beltran - It’s 6:28 a.m., and residents quickly shuffle to their seats at The Salvation Army Bell Shelter for the morning prayer meeting. Standing over six-feet tall, Kent Buckner towers above most
A coalition for correction
Faith-based groups partner for comprehensive prison outreach in Arizona. Despite national incarceration rates trending downward in the U.S., Arizona’s prison population recently hit a record high. Since fiscal year 2013 it has grown by 1,893 prisoners and the Arizona Department of Corrections
Recovery pods reduce recidivism
Sarasota County jail program celebrates fifth anniversary Former inmates stood up and thanked their arresting officers for a second chance at the fifth anniversary of Florida’s Sarasota County Jail Recovery Pod Program. The program, developed by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office
Bridging the Gap to expand into New York
The Salvation Army juvenile corrections program boasts an 87 percent success rate. The Salvation Army of Lockport, N.Y., will adapt the award-winning juvenile corrections program Bridging the Gap in January as part of the facility’s $2.4 million renovation and expansion. Construction underway
Corrections Kindred Summit welcomes national leaders
By Jared McKiernan - The Salvation Army’s Correctional Services held a Kindred Summit in Salt Lake City in alignment with the American Correctional Association's (ACA) 2014 Congress of Correction last week. The two-day Army summit “Through Darkness, Arise and Shine,” which ran