Carbon County is continuing to build the framework to implement its re-entry program at the prison.

Last week, the county commissioners approved applying for a $10,000 grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for evidenced-based practices for re-entry enhancements.Richmond Parsons, chief adult probation officer, said that the grant would help the county create a connection between the probation office and prison."We identified the lack of communication between the jail and adult probation system does not exist right now, and having that communication between those two systems would really enhance our abilities to collect data and do things more efficiently," he said.The grant would cover three projects: purchasing the software that would allow the correction facility to see adult probation data and to input risk assessments into the adult probation system; purchasing the software that would allow the adult probation office to see correctional facility data within their offender management system; and purchasing a cognitive behavioral program that addresses the criminogenic need of criminal attitudes.Parsons said that until now, the two systems ran separately, creating a gap in providing the best game plan for people moving through the criminal justice system.If successful, the new programs would help both departments formulate what issues exist, identify targets and launch the behavioral program at the prison to help find ways to reduce recidivism.