[Comm-Council] FW: NEWS ADVISORY: Governor to Address First Meeting of Group to Lower Prison Recidivism

Tue Nov 20 14:36:02 PST 2007

Lonn Hoklin

Public Affairs Manager

Oregon Department of Administrative Services

503.378.2627

503.428.2169 (cell)

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From: GOVERNORS Press * Governor's Office
[mailto:Governors.Press at state.or.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:35 PM
Subject: NEWS ADVISORY: Governor to Address First Meeting of Group to
Lower Prison Recidivism

Theodore R. Kulongoski

          Governor

NEWS ADVISORY

November 20, 2007

Contact: 
Patty Wentz, 503-378-6169

Rem Nivens, 503-378-6496

Chane Griggs (DOC), 503-945-9225 

Governor to address first meeting of group to lower prison recidivism

Re-Entry Council will further work on inmates' reintegration into Oregon
communities. 

Salem - Governor Kulongoski will deliver remarks on Wednesday, November
21st, at the first meeting of the Governor's Re-Entry Council. 

The Council - recently created by the Governor via Executive Order - is
charged with reducing Oregon's recidivism rate. In Oregon, 1 in 3
released inmates re-offend and are sent back to prison. That rate is
lower than many other states but Governor Kulongoski wants to do better.

"My hope is that we will be on the cutting edge of identifying solutions
that reduce recidivism and at the same time make our communities safer
by turning past offenders into future productive - and law abiding -
citizens," said Kulongoski. 

WHAT:           Governor's Re-Entry Council Meeting

WHO:             Governor Kulongoski 

Members of the Re-Entry Council

WHEN:          8:15 a.m., Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 

WHERE:        Salem Conference Center

                        200 Commercial St. SE

                        Salem   

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