May 9, 2007

Day Report Center for Male Offenders
Opens in Milwaukee

New Program Emphasizes Structure to Hold Offenders Accountable
 to Rules of Community Supervision

MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Matt Frank today officially commemorated the opening of the agency’s new Day Report Center for Male Offenders in Milwaukee. The Day Report Center (DRC) is being operated under a contract with Attic Correctional Services in collaboration with Genesis Behavioral Services.

"This new Day Report Center reflects Governor Doyle's strong commitment to expanding the options that our probation and parole agents have to hold offenders accountable in the community, while providing offenders with the opportunity to succeed as law-abiding citizens who do not commit new crimes," Secretary Frank said. "The new center reflects the Governor's commitment to a stronger, safer, growing Milwaukee, and the Department of Corrections is pleased to play an important role in moving the Governor's vision for Milwaukee forward."

The new DRC is the second center of its kind opening in Milwaukee this year, thanks to funding provided in Governor Doyle's 2005-07 budget. The Department opened a DRC for women offenders in February 2007 under an agreement with the Benedict Center. In addition, the DOC has opened DRCs in Kenosha and Beloit during the current budget cycle.

At the Milwaukee DRC for male offenders, Attic Correctional Services and Genesis Behavioral Services will provide programming for 25-30 at any given time, reaching 125 offenders per year. The Department will refer offenders to the center, which provides additional oversight beyond the regular, individual supervision offenders already receive from probation and parole agents. The center is being operated through a $159,500 contract between the DOC and both Attic Correctional Services and Genesis Behavioral Services.

Programming at the Milwaukee facility is designed to assist participants who want to change the behaviors that led them to criminal activity in the past, thus promoting success at leading law-abiding lives. In addition to AODA and victim empathy programming, the Milwaukee DRC will emphasize employment preparation and placement, family issues, parenting and personal relationships.

The DRC for Male Offenders, which opened in March 2007, is located in the Century Building, 230 W. Wells St., Milwaukee.
 

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05/09/2007