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Previously Incarcerated Persons (PIPS)–An Interview

April 10, 2007 by CSOSA

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The Previously Incarcerated Persons (PIPs) program assists and advocates for offenders returning from prison. Minister Darnell Bradford El and the Rev. Dr. Yvonne Cooper are both coordinators of PIPs. They are also faith-based mentors. Both served time in prison. The program discusses reentry in D.C. and the nation.

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Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=28

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Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Faith-based Initiatives, Interviews with Offenders, Reentry

Trip to China-What Works-Interview With Tom Williams

March 27, 2007 by CSOSA

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Associate Director Thomas H. Williams presented a paper on “What Works? Evidence Based Practices in Parole and Probation” in Shanghai, China in October of 2006. The offer was extended by the University of Maryland, Office of International and Executive Programs. Tom is responsible for the Community Supervision Services division of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. He is the former Director of Parole and Probation for the State of Maryland.

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Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=25

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Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Interviews with Policy Makers, Reentry, What Works

History of Community Corrections – An Interview With McKinley Rush

March 20, 2007 by CSOSA

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McKinley Rush is a Deputy Associate Director with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. In his 35 year career, McKinley gained a reputation as an outstanding leader in the community corrections field. He shares his history as a Correctional Officer and a youth counselor before entering adult parole supervision with the District of Columbia, and the beginning of the federal Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal, executive branch agency.

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Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=26

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Mentoring Offenders Released From Prison: A Faith-Based Program

March 7, 2007 by CSOSA

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Volunteer faith-based mentor Rev. Yvonne Cooper and former offender Paul Tranthan discuss the realities of mentoring to an offender released from prison.

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Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=27

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Faith-based Initiatives, Interviews with Offenders, Reentry