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Press Release
For Immediate Release:
August 17, 2005
Contact:
Christina Deibel or Linda Weyandt, (330) 535-8116
Oriana House Home Incarceration Program Receives Re-Accreditation
The Home Incarceration Program operated by Oriana House was awarded its re-accreditation by the American Correctional Association (ACA). The Home Incarceration Program utilizes a tamper-proof, electronic monitoring system approved by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The program requires that a device be attached to a person’s ankle to provide 24-hour monitoring of whether the person is in his or her home. Home Incarceration provides structured support for offenders to continue in approved substance abuse treatment, education, employment, and/or mental health counseling. Participants must undergo random and weekly drug and alcohol testing, report in person weekly, and verify all approved outside activities. Last year, the Home Incarceration Program in Summit County provided services to 3,668 people. The accreditation process involved a two-day, on-site visit by ACA auditors who reviewed 128 standards, met with Oriana House staff, and interviewed offenders in the HI program. Oriana House received 100% on both the mandatory and non-mandatory standards. ACA standards address services, programs, and operations essential to effective correctional management. Standards set by ACA reflect practical, up-to-date policies and procedures and function as a management tool for agencies and facilities throughout the world. The accreditation demonstrates that ¬Oriana House is operating and providing programming above the national standards “The auditors were impressed by our monitoring system, and complimented our staff for their professionalism,” said Bernie Rochford, Oriana House ¬¬executive vice president. The Home Incarceration Program is located at 921 Sherman Street in Akron. Other facilities/programs operated by Oriana House that are accredited by ACA include: the Summit County Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF), the Cliff Skeen CBCF, Residential Correctional Center (RCC), Terrence Mann Residential Center (TMRC), and the Residential Institutional Probation Program (RIP), Day Reporting, Oriana House Community Corrections and Treatment Center in Cleveland, and the CROSSWAEH CBCF in Tiffin, Ohio. Oriana House is a private, nonprofit, community corrections and chemical dependency treatment agency based in Summit County.