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Opportunity for All: College’s Presence at County Jail Creates Hope for
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U. S. Secretary of Education Visits County’s Correctional Facility

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) in Boyds, Maryland, to learn about the facility’s education programs and to also learn more about the nexus of education and workforce development as it relates to Reentry. While At the MCCF, Secretary DeVos met the County’s Department of Correction and Rehabilitation Director Robert Green and his staff along with Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard, and other representatives from Montgomery College; Montgomery County Public Schools; and WorkSource Montgomery, Inc. The MCCF was selected by the Secretary’s Director of Correctional Education due to the facility and it programs delivering high-quality reentry education and training to their population. see press release

Montgomery County Correctional Facility Jail Graduation 2016

MCCF American Job Center Health & Wellness Fair October 2015

On Thursday, October 29, 2015 the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) in partnership with WorkSource Montgomery’s American Job Center and the MCCF Medical unit hosted its first Health & Wellness Fair. The goal of the fair was to: 1) Introduce participants to health and wellness resources in the local area (information providers, associations, health services, etc.) and  2) Motivate participants to make lifestyle changes that will improve their health through preventative practices.

For more information on MCCF American Job Center Health & Welness Fair Please click link : MCCF American Job Center Health & Wellness Fair October 2015

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President Obama addressed the NAACP in Philadelphia July 14, 2015 and noted the work of Montgomery County.  Specifically, he said

“Our prisons should be a place where we can train people for skills that can help them find a job, not train them to become more hardened criminals. Look, I don’t want to pretend like this is all easy.  But some places are doing better than others.  Montgomery County, Maryland put a job training center inside the prison walls to give folks a head start in thinking about what might you do otherwise than committing crime.  That’s a good idea."  

 

The White House Office of the Press Secretary: Remarks by the President at the NAACP Conference,  Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2015

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Awards

  • Pre-Trial Assessment Unit  - 2010 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Winning Fathers Program at Pre Release Center - 2010  National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • The Silver Spring Community Service Weekend Program - Detention Services - 2012  National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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