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Shasta supervisors back exploring Amity Foundation reentry site, direct staff to issue RFP
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The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 9 to direct staff to prepare a request for proposals to explore hosting the Amity Foundation’s male community reentry program on a proposed 90‑acre county campus.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 9 to direct county staff to prepare a request for proposals (RFP) to explore hosting the Amity Foundation’s male community reentry program on a 90‑acre campus the county and the city of Redding are coordinating to secure.
Doug Bond, Amity’s president and chief executive officer, described the program as a semi‑secure, residential treatment model that provides up to 32 months of services before and after release from incarceration, including substance‑use treatment, mental‑health services, education and job training. Bond told the board the program uses ankle monitoring and GPS tracking and typically costs “about $63,000 per year” per participant,…
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