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Camden-led plan pitches regional rehabilitation and reentry center; Atlantic County told to weigh costs, governance and local impacts
Summary
Camden County and a Carter Goble Lee team presented a proposal for a three-county Southern New Jersey Regional Rehabilitation and Reentry Center, projecting economies of scale and a 2030–31 opening window; Atlantic County commissioners sought county-specific cost comparisons, governance details and safeguards for staff and communities.
Camden County officials and consultant Carter Goble Lee presented a plan for a Southern New Jersey Regional Rehabilitation and Reentry Center that would replace aging county jails by consolidating services across Atlantic, Camden and Cumberland counties.
The presentation, introduced by Camden County administrator Rock Ross and delivered by CGL program director Ed Wadley and his team, said the proposed authority would design, build and operate a facility intended to focus on rehabilitation and reentry, reduce incidents of violence, and improve staff working conditions. The presenters projected a first-year total operating cost for the three-county facility of about $238 million and an Atlantic County share in year one of around $86 million; the model assumes an average daily population across the…
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