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Before they’ll be able to access job, counseling and other services at Ventura County’s first one-stop center for former inmates, probationers will have to show they’re sober.
A Breathalyzer test will be their first stop when people on probation check in at the new Adult Reporting and Resource Center in Ventura, where the goal is two-fold: changing criminal habits and offering hope.
Operated by a private firm in a 5,500-square-foot building the county is leasing for $1.25 a square foot, the center has a computer room, a large room for family events and a smaller room for support group meetings.
It also has offices where probationers will receive one-on-one counseling and even a linen room that stocks clothing appropriate for job interviews, as well as a dressing room to try them on.
“The great thing about this center is that everything is under one roof,” county CEO Mike Powers said Monday as officials held a ribbon-cutting for the new facility. “We’ve had these services before, but they were scattered at different locations around the county. This center brings everything together in one place.”
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