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• Calif. short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps

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  More than half of the state's inmate firefighting crews will be unavailable to fight wildfires due to the lockdowns

• Mass. county sheriff's office launches inmate gardening program

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  The sheriff's office said it recognizes the food service industry as being receptive to employing former offenders

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  3 must-have functions of a digital evidence management system in corrections

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  The right DEMS can improve the management and sharing of critical evidence, including bodycam video, for more successful investigations

• The benefits of drug programs in prisons

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  In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi has a live Q&A with "RDAP Dan"

• Seattle and King County announce treatment center for repeat offenders

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  The city and county will fund a 60-bed treatment center with case-management services for repeat offenders struggling with substance use and mental health

• Conn. police join a growing trend of offering addicts treatment over jail

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  Using grant monies, the Vernon Police Department is connecting addicts with recovery coaches and moving them into treatment rather than jail

• Biden criminal justice plan reverses part of 1994 crime bill

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  The early Democratic front-runner's plan aims to reduce incarceration, end the federal death penalty and expand the DOJ's role in investigating police departments

• Acclaimed prison writing program led by author Wally Lamb now under investigation

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  The program has been suspended amid disputes over payment and charges of bullying

• Calif. diversion program lets victims confront offenders

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  Proponents said that what are known as restorative justice programs can help survivors heal, while helping offenders avoid committing new crimes

• Okla. inmate rehab program teaches cosmetology skills

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  The R.I.S.E. Program provides inmates with a free cosmetology education and partners with salons to help hire program graduates

• Girl bitten badly at inmate-run dog shelter; were warning signs ignored?

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  Mother is suing Onondaga County, which owns the unusual shelter operated by inmates, COs and volunteers

• Maine to offer medication-assisted treatment to inmates struggling with opioid addiction

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  About 60 percent to 85 percent of inmates in Maine prisons struggle with some kind of addiction, whether it be alcohol or opioid

• How an HVAC program is reducing recidivism and saving energy in Virginia

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  The HVAC vocational program implemented by VADOC not only provides inmates with marketable skills, but optimizes building performance and reduces energy costs

• Community programs for Calif. inmates bring more escapes

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  Fifty of the state's more than 126,000 prisoners absconded last year

• Best practices for electronic monitoring post-incarceration

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  Evidence suggests electronic monitoring plus home detention could be an effective deterrent to crime and have enormous social benefits

• A prison program in Conn. seeks to find out what happens when prisoners are treated as victims

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  Connecticut modeled the program on a German prison for young people

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