News  Community Justice Support Center Fall Open House Season is in full swing

The Fall Open House season for the Community Justice Support Centers across the state are being held to guide probationers, individuals leaving incarceration, and those who are no longer court-involved, but can use a little help, to resources in the community.

The Open Houses are taking place at the 18 Support Centers and will run through December 3, 2026.

“The Open Houses are an opportunity for probation officers and justice-involved clients to engage with community-based providers on everything from substance use disorder treatment to healthcare, physical fitness, education, and career development,” said Vincent Lorenti, Executive Director, Office of Community Corrections.

Research has shown that individuals who participate in the center’s programming are less likely to recidivate. The centers have a 35 percent recidivism rate.

Each week, the Centers serve an average of 631 participants who receive treatment or case management.

Supervising agencies such as probation, parole, and sheriff's departments made 1,135 new referrals to the Support Centers in FY26 to fulfill conditions of release, according to data maintained by the Office of Community Corrections, a department of the Massachusetts Probation Service. 

Throughout the year, there were 1,667 supervised participants (Intensive Supervision with Treatment (IST), Pretrial Treatment, Pretrial Services, and Probation Officer Referral pathways) and there were 2,405 Ralph Gants Project participants who voluntarily engaged with the centers. 

Participants may have attended the center both supervised and voluntarily at different points throughout the year.

Support Center participants spent 57,381 hours attending programming, 46,168 of which were Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) programming hours. Approximately 119 participants were placed in part-time or full-time job placements.

Roughly 42 participants earned their HiSET or GED diplomas.

Support Centers helped 667 IST, Pretrial Treatment, and Pretrial Services referred participants avoid a period of incarceration.

CJSC Open House schedule