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Press Release
For Immediate Release:
May 3, 2005
Contact:
Christina Deibel or Linda Weyandt, (330) 535-8116
Three Oriana House Programs Receive Re-Accreditation
The Residential Correctional Center (RCC), Terrence Mann Residential Center (TMRC), and the Residential Institutional Probation Program (RIP) were awarded their re-accreditation by the American Correctional Association (ACA). RCC, TMRC, and RIP are operated by Oriana House, Inc. Oriana House is a private, nonprofit, community corrections and chemical dependency treatment agency based in Summit County. Programs available at RCC, TMRC, and RIP include the halfway house program and the work release program. Research shows that carefully screened offenders can be diverted from prison or jail to controlled community supervision settings without compromising the safety of the community and with significantly higher success rates. The accreditation process involved a two-day, on-site visit by ACA auditors who reviewed 251 standards for each facility, met with Oriana House staff, and interviewed offenders in the each of the programs. In presenting the award, Robert Garvey, chairperson of the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections, and Gwendolyn C. Chunn, ACA president, complimented Oriana House President/CEO James Lawrence and his staff on their professional level of operation and their success in completing the accreditation process. ACA standards address services, programs, and operations essential to effective correctional management. Through accreditation, an agency is able to maintain a balance between protecting the public and providing an environment that safeguards the life, health, and safety of staff and offenders. 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. Jon Galley, chairperson of the ACA audit team wrote in the audit report that this was one of the most professionally operated facilities that these auditors have ever been in. He also commented on how the staff are committed and involved in what they do, and that they are knowledgeable, helpful, and effective. “The re-accreditation confirms that Oriana House is operating and providing programming above the national standards,” said Bernie Rochford, executive vice president of Oriana House. RCC is located at 222 Power Street in Akron and houses female offenders. TMRC is located at 55 East Glenwood Avenue in Akron, and RIP is located at 40 East Glenwood Avenue in Akron. Both TMRC and RIP house male offenders. Other facilities/programs operated by Oriana House that are accredited by ACA include: the Summit County Community Based Correctional Facility, the Cliff Skeen CBCF, Home Incarceration, Day Reporting, Oriana House Community Corrections and Treatment Center in Cleveland, and the CROSSWAEH CBCF in Tiffin, Ohio.