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Corrections Foundation In Danger of Losing License Plate

The specialty license plate for DC officers and staff has been formally placed on probation due to not selling 1,000 in a 12 month period, according to a letter from Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that was delivered to us on December 17. The Corrections Foundation has until October 31st, 2009 to sell 1,000. After one year and one month of availability, there areonly 229 valid registrations – less than 1% of DC’s 27,000 employees. (more)

Corrections Foundation Recruits 4,000 New Members

Many thanks to the officers and employees of the Florida Department of Corrections, 4,000 of whome joined the ranks of the Corrections Foundation, which places our membership at 19,165 - the highest in our 13 year history.

Thank YOU.

Department of Corrections receives $1,000 donation from Build-A-Bear Workshop Grant to assist shelter dog training programs

Tallahassee -- The Corrections Foundation recently received a $1,000 Build-A-Bear Workshop Grant to benefit the dog training programs at Wakulla and Taylor Correctional Institutions. Both the Paws in Prison (PIP) dog training program at Wakulla CI and the Undergoing Training and Obedience in Prison to Increase Adoptability (UTOPIA) program at Taylor CI have had excellent success in placing more than 100 dogs in good homes last year. (more)