Wendy Neu, CEO, Hugo Neu Corporation, provides keys to statewide New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) Employment & Training Center. Kearny, NJ – A 25,000 square foot Employment & Training Center was presented to the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) by Wendy Neu, CEO, Hugo Neu Corporation in Kearny, NJ. The facility houses 9 classrooms and conference…

By Michael Symons For the original article click here. Opioid-related deaths have risen year-over-year for eight straight months in New Jersey – but the 4% increase in June was the smallest in that stretch, with the 256 deaths recorded actually below the state’s 2018 level. It’s a first sign that changes made to address the pandemic could…

By David Matthau For the original article click here. The New Jersey Reentry Corporation, a nonprofit group that helps people who have been incarcerated find jobs and housing, is launching an effort to assist women who have served time behind bars specifically. Next week, the group will unveil plans to establish a Women’s Reentry Commission. Former Gov. Jim…

By Blake Nelson For the original article click here. On the eve of what could be the largest prisoner release in modern state history, New Jersey has cut funding for programs that help former inmates find jobs and housing. Millions of dollars approved last year for reentry programs were left out of an emergency three-month budget approved earlier this summer, and…

By MATT KATZ, WNYC For the original article click here. In April, Rob Camidge was released from a short stint in jail and right into a pandemic. Recovering from a heroin addiction with long stints of sobriety, Camidge knew the routine that helped to keep him clean: Working. Going to the gym. And three times a week,…

For the original article click here. 1Huddle will work closely with NJ Reentry to implement the agency’s vision and culture into its job preparedness programs through innovative gamification methods NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — 1Huddle, a workforce tech company that upskills, trains and motivates employees through the use of science-backed, quick-burst mobile games, announced today its new…

By Tom Moran For the original article click here. Americans of good will are eager to purge the racism from our criminal justice system, starting with a fight against police brutality and mass incarceration. George Floyd’s slow and agonizing death has created a moment in history, a rare chance to right those enormous wrongs. But the state…

By M.E. CAGNASSOLA For the original article click here. NEWARK, NJ — Leaders including the Rev. Al Sharpton, Gov. Phil Murphy, Mayor Ras Baraka and members of the New Jersey state legislature turned out to recognize the official opening of the New Action Network and New Jersey Reentry Corporation’s new facility on Bergen Street, which will…

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Reentry Corporation opened a new site on Bergen Avenue in Newark Tuesday, in partnership with National Action Network and other partners, to bring job training, counseling and other services to men and women leaving prison. In addition to police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement has put a spotlight on…

By KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer For the original article click here. Jesse Gallagher, 40, of Freehold, has never voted in an election. Although he has been on parole three times and faces more than four years of Drug Court, a form of probation, Gallagher plans to vote in his first election in November. That is because late…