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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.nicic.org/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Women Offenders</title><link>http://community.nicic.org/forums/43.aspx</link><description>Discuss issues relating to the management of women detained/sentenced to the criminal justice system.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)</generator><item><title>Re: validate a program</title><link>http://community.nicic.org/forums/thread/10980.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:23:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:10980</guid><dc:creator>bill newell</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.nicic.org/forums/thread/10980.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.nicic.org/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=43&amp;PostID=10980</wfw:commentRss><description>Have you tried to get volunteers interested. At the center I supervise we use about 100 volunteers all in different ways. However I lead the team at a community based corrections work release program with an 84 beds transitions residential 

Bill Newell MA,CAP
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wnewell@bridgesofamerica.org (daytime)</description></item><item><title>validate a program</title><link>http://community.nicic.org/forums/thread/2827.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:57:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:2827</guid><dc:creator>lweis</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.nicic.org/forums/thread/2827.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.nicic.org/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=43&amp;PostID=2827</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;I am interested in establishing a new program that has never been done before. I need to know how to do it. I currently work in a unit that uses inmate tutor to self teach. Life skills, like mentoring, how to deal with relapsing, making wrong choices, understanding their past mistakes and taking steps toward a better direction. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The problem is no funding, everything that is done is inmate sponsored. it has worked very well, and has helped&amp;nbsp; with self-esteem issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>