News Archive

• March 15, 2013 [Orlando Business Journal]2013 Women Who Mean Business nominees
• December 17, 2012 [Vimeo]Bridges of America: Spoken Word by Moses West
• December 14, 2012 [Press Release]Justice Summit Explores Ideas for Smarter, Affordable Public Safety Measures as Poll Shows …
• November 9, 2012 [Village of Hope]Christian Prison Ministry/Bridges of America well pleased with the Village of Hope Canada!
• October 12, 2012 [Press Release]Duval – Candidates for Florida’s Legislature to Address Tough Questions on Mental Health, …
• October 3, 2012 [Saint Peters Blog]Smart Justice effort could be revived in Legislature
• September 28, 2012 [Press Release]Broward – Candidates for Florida’s Legislature to Address Tough Questions on Mental Health, …
• September 24, 2012 [Press Release]Orlando – Candidates for Florida’s Legislature to Address Tough Questions on Mental Health, …
• September 9, 2012 [Press Release]J. Hilburn Men’s Clothier Hosts Suit Drive Benefiting Bridges of America
• July 24, 2012 [Press Release]Auburndale – Bridges of America and Men’s Wearhouse Partner for National Suit Drive
• July 24, 2012 [Press Release]Bradenton – Bridges of America and Men’s Wearhouse Partner for National Suit Drive
• July 24, 2012 [Press Release]Fort Lauderdale – Bridges of America and Men’s Wearhouse Partner for National Suit Drive
• July 24, 2012 [Press Release]Jacksonville – Bridges of America and Men’s Wearhouse Partner for National Suit Drive
• July 24, 2012 [Press Release]Orlando – Bridges of America and Men’s Wearhouse Partner for National Suit Drive
• June 15, 2012 [Press Release]Fatherhood Recognition Honors Five Broward Bridge Inmates
• May 30, 2012 [Press Release]Orlando Bridge Transitional Center Participating in Graduation Season with Different Kind …
• May 25, 2012 [The Bradenton Times]Bradenton Bridge Graduates 82 Just Weeks After Near Shutdown
• May 25, 2012 [The Bradenton Herald]Bradenton Bridge celebrates the ‘graduation that almost wasn’t’
• April 20, 2012 [Orlando Business Journal]2012 Women Who Mean Business nominees
• March 17, 2012 [TCPalm.com]Letter: With felon recidivism, Florida needs Bridges of America program
• March 16, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]Transition facility in Bradenton gives inmate a new start
• March 9, 2012 [Sun Sentinel]Broward work release residences to stay open
• March 8, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]Bradenton Bridge will not close, CEO says
• March 7, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]County commissioners looking for way to keep local release center open
• March 7, 2012 [Herald-Tribune]“Bridge” for inmates to stay open
• March 7, 2012 [Press Release]Statement from Lori Costantino-Brown, CEO of Bridges of America, Regarding Agreement …
• March 7, 2012 [Tampa Bay Times]Prison system will save two inmate re-entry centers
• March 6, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]Don’t close Florida’s efficient inmate re-entry centers
• March 6, 2012 [Tallahassee.com]Allison DeFoor: Let’s look at the prison cuts in a different way
• March 3, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]Officials, inmates protest shutdown of Bradenton female inmates’ work release center
• March 2, 2012 [Business Wire]Broward and Manatee communities decry closure of programs to help inmates
• March 2, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]Robin DiSabatino: Bradenton inmate release center too valuable to eliminate
• March 2, 2012 [Bradenton Herald]Manatee officials, inmates gather to decry work release center closing
• March 2, 2012 [Corrections.com]Lawmakers angry over decision to shut inmate re-entry centers in Broward, Manatee
• March 2, 2012 [Herald-Tribune]Budget cuts worry backers of inmate transition programs
• March 2, 2012 [Orlando Sentinel]Fort Lauderdale inmate work-release center to close
• March 2, 2012 [Press Release]Broward and Manatee Communities Decry Closure of Programs to Help Inmates Successfully …
• March 2, 2012 [Sen Sentinel]Restore Needed Prison Funding
• March 2, 2012 [Tampa Bay Times]Plan to close prison re-entry centers angers lawmakers
• March 2, 2012 [WWSB Tampa, FL]Bradenton inmate re-entry program in jeopardy
• October 3, 2011 [The St. Augustine Record]Lawmakers seek help for drug-addicted inmates
• August 7, 2011 [Renda Broadcasting]Inside Jacksonville: Interview with Father Charles Brown
• July 20, 2011 [Press Release – Florida TaxWatch]Florida TaxWatch announces advisory board for Center for Smart Justice
• June 24, 2011 [The Florida Times-Union]New 400-bed offender transitional facility to open on Jacksonville’s Westside
• June 22, 2011 [Bradenton Herald]Manatee inmates face daunting transition back into society
• February 16, 2009 [CEC News]Effective help for substance abuse victims
• October 26, 2006 [Corrections Foundation]In Memoriam: Bishop Frank J. Costantino
• October 14, 2005 [ASSIST News Service]Prison ministry leader undergoes heart bypass surgery
• October 9, 2003 [Orlando Sentinel]Help for drug addicts just got a lot less likely
• May 1, 2011 [Orlando Sentinel]JPMorgan Chase donates to trio of charities in Pine Hills
• March 3, 2010 [Florida Partners in Crisis]Orlando Program Provides an Alternative to Prison That Saves Lives and Money
• August 4, 2001 [St. Petersburg Times]A better drug center