Tag: embrave
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Community correction program reducing escapes, staff turnover, cites new programs and accountability approach
What happens to inmates after they get released from prison or jail? Or after someone is convicted of a felony? Mark Wester is glad you asked. As the executive director of Embrave, formerly called ComCor, he said he comes across many people in his line of work who don’t know much about the community corrections…
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Old ComCor becomes new sober-living complex for men, women leaving homelessness
Renovation of an old community corrections facility on North Nevada Avenue that had been empty for years has enabled SuPEERior Connections to expand its transitional sober-living program to help homeless men and women recover from addiction to substances and move on with their lives. “We’re working hard to eliminate barriers to recovery and housing options,”…