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Changes to Nevada probation division expected to help offenders after prison |
By reviewjournal.com- Sandra Chereb |
Published: 03/15/2017 |
CARSON CITY — The head of the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation told a panel of state lawmakers Tuesday the agency is implementing changes designed to more efficiently supervise offenders and create better success outcomes. Natalie Wood, parole and probation chief, said the division is changing its risk assessment models and implementing new training for staff to better classify offenders. Additionally, she told a joint Senate Finance and Ways and Means subcommittee that a bill pending in the Legislature to authorize day reporting centers for offenders at risk of being revoked and sent back to prison could help reduce prison populations and also ease caseloads for parole and probation officers. Wood envisions one center in Southern Nevada and one in the north. It would be staffed with independent support services for such things as job assistance, substance abuse and anger management counseling. Read More. |
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