Letter to Carlyle Holder, Chairman, President and CEO of Correctional Management & Communications Group - Norton Expresses Concern about Transportation Options for Returning Citizens at New D.C. Halfway House

Letter

Dear Mr. Holder:

I understand that your subsidiary CORE DC has been awarded a contract from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to operate a Residential Reentry Center (RRC) in the District of Columbia. I further understand that the facility will be located in Ward 5 at 3400 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002. Please respond to the following questions regarding this contract:

This location is not near a Metro rail station and appears to be a mile from the nearest bus stop. How will CORE DC provide transportation so that residents will be able to go to and return from their places of work, check in with community supervision officers and other court officials, and see their family and friends, all important elements of successful reentry?
Will this be the only RRC for returning D.C. citizens, except for The Fairview, an all-female facility?
What renovations will be necessary to make the facility and property fully functional as an RRC? Will CORE DC be able to make these necessary renovations in time to begin performance of the contract on March 1, 2019, or will an extension of the existing contract that the BOP has with Hope Village be needed?
I request that you respond in writing within 30 days of the date of this letter. After receiving your response to these questions, I would like to meet with you to discuss the CORE DC RRC.

Sincerely,

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