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Florida Department of Corrections Cuts To “Re-Entry Programs” Result in Hundreds of Lost Jobs and Treatment Services

Posted on May 21, 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY

The Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, Bridges International, United Way of Broward County, The Transition House, SMA Behavioral Health and Fellowship Living Facilities will be holding a press conference at a work-release facility in Pompano Beach on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The facility that once housed over 100 therapeutic beds now stands vacant due to cuts recently made by the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). DOC cut the programs to find additional dollars to fund other healthcare programs. The DOC cuts will also mean hundreds of lost jobs.

Without intervention by the Governor or the Legislature, the cuts are scheduled to be implemented within the week.

WHO: Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, Bridges International, United Way of Broward County, The Transition House, SMA Behavioral Health, Fellowship Living Facilities

WHAT: Impact of DOC Cuts to Community Correctional Treatment Programs

WHEN: Tuesday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: The Turning Point Bridge Community Release Center
400 SW 2nd Street
Pompano Beach, FL 33060

***Please note there will also be a brief tour of the, now empty, dormitory.

Filed Under: Soup Du Jour Tagged With: Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, Florida Department of Corrections, Lost Jobs, Re-Entry Programs, Treatment Services

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