Reentry: Just What the Dr. (Denney) Ordered

Reentry Reframed

Dr. Donald Denney, Vice President of General Services for Mirror, Inc., joins Melissa Goodman on this episode of Reentry Reframed. Dr. Denney holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. During the first part of his career, Dr. Denney spent 17 years working as a Psychologist at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KS. He then transitioned to Regional Drug Abuse Coordinator and then Psychology Administrator for the North Central Region of the Bureau of Prisons for roughly 10 years. During his final 3 years of BOP service, Dr. Denney served as the Central Sector Administrator for Residential Reentry Management Branch of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. This position provided oversight to more than 40 residential reentry centers from Ohio to Colorado, Kansas to North Dakota. He and his staff were responsible for the daily reentry efforts for more than 1,900 federal inmates. His tenure in this position was widely recognized for his communication, fostering the Risk/Need/Responsivity framework, and support of local initiatives to foster reentry. Dr. Denney believes in 'Prescribing the Cure' by gaining an understanding of the barriers justice-involved individuals face, and then providing the solution to those high-needs areas. With more than three decades dedicated to the field, Dr. Denney offers invaluable insight on this episode.