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Jail oversight board hears reentry updates: dog-training program, workforce courses and community partnerships
Summary
Program administrators reported progress on New Leash on Life, First Step workforce development and Delco Reentry (PHMC) initiatives; officials said grant funding will sustain New Leash on Life for two years and that workforce and reentry workshops will continue monthly.
Program staff told the Jail Oversight Board on March 12 that several reentry initiatives are active and expanding, including a prison-based dog-training program, ongoing workforce development classes and a community reentry partnership with Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC).
Kelly Shah, the jail’s program administrator for reentry, said New Leash on Life — a six-month career-readiness program in which rescued dogs live and train with incarcerated handlers for 12 weeks followed by paid internships — is in…
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