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Sex Offenders To Move From South Bend House
22 WSBT - Joseph County Community Corrections says they will move in the next two to four weeks. The agency has to find apartments that are not within 1000 feet of a school, a daycare, or a park. Those requirements have narrowed down the options considerably. ...

Man in serious condition after getting punched
Jackson Citizen Patriot - The GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday approved about $600 million in cuts that locally could hurt county operations, community corrections programs and the Jackson Transportation Authority. For the complete story, return to Mlive.com on Saturday or ...

Blackstone unveils plans to go public
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a $34-per-student cut for schools, then voted for hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to local governments, community corrections, health care and other programs after deciding Gov. Jennifer Granholm's ...

Colleen Braedens
Monroe Evening News - The sheer numbers and the percentage of those numbers tell the story too. Monroe County is blessed with one of the most proactive Community Corrections Advisory Board (CCAB) that seeks alternatives to incarceration. Ask the state of Michigan. ...

Parole board: Inmates need education, care
Rocky Mountain News - Sending inmates to community corrections costs half as much as keeping them in prison and "would be a great benefit to them and society," board member Curtis Devin said. "It gives them a leg up, and hope." Board members expressed dismay at the loss ...