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As law enforcement agencies look toward the future, sheriffs’ offices are increasingly expected to play a larger role not only in custody, but in prevention, rehabilitation, and successful community reintegration. This session explores how a modern sheriff’s office can develop and expand community-based support centers and regional reentry programs that reduce recidivism, strengthen public safety, and address the evolving needs of incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals.

Using Worcester County, Massachusetts’ nationally recognized multi-site Community Support Centers and Regional Reentry Center model as a reference, this presentation examines how partnerships with local courts, probation departments, state agencies, and local service providers can create a coordinated system of support outside traditional correctional facilities. Attendees will learn how integrated services, including behavioral health referrals, substance use recovery support, workforce development, education, housing, and transportation, can be delivered through a law-enforcement-led framework.

The seminar will also look ahead at the future of community corrections, including case management, expanded diversion opportunities, and the growing role of sheriffs as community conveners. Participants will leave with practical strategies for building scalable, collaborative reentry infrastructures that align with the next generation of public safety priorities.

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