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Gov. McGreevey, reentry providers urge state to restore reentry funding to avoid center closures
Summary
Former governor Jim McGreevey and leaders from New Jersey Reentry Corporation told the Assembly Budget Committee the program doubled participants since 2021 while cutting per‑client costs and asked lawmakers to restore prior-year funding after the governor proposed a sharp reduction.
Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey and leaders of New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) told the Assembly Budget Committee that cuts in the governor's proposed fiscal 2026 budget threaten reentry centers statewide. McGreevey told the committee NJRC's network of eight reentry sites provides medical, dental, addiction treatment, legal and employment supports for people returning from incarceration, treatment and military service.
McGreevey said NJRC's recidivism rate is 8.8 percent and its employment rate is about 58 percent. He told…
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