STAR Community Justice Center

What STAR Community Justice Center does

STAR Community Justice Center (STAR CJC) is a state-funded, 360-bed Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) located at 4696 Gallia Pike in Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio. Operating under the supervision of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, it is one of nineteen CBCFs in the state and holds American Correctional Association (ACA) accreditation as well as Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance. The facility serves adult male and female felony offenders referred by Courts of Common Pleas across 19 designated Ohio counties (Adams, Athens, Brown, Clinton, Fairfield, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington), with a maximum residential stay of up to 180 days as an alternative to incarceration in state prison.

The facility's program portfolio combines structured residential confinement with intensive rehabilitation services. Core offerings include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy aligned with Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) guidelines, the Thinking for a Change curriculum, the women-focused Moving On program, a dedicated Reentry Program assigning each resident a specialist for housing, employment, education, substance abuse, and mental health planning, the Reformers Unanimous faith-based continuing care pathway, the Loved Ones family program, and Community Service placements. Educational services include state-certified GED preparation with on-site testing and computer-aided job skills (Aztec), and vocational classes are delivered through partnerships with Scioto County Career Technical Center and Collins Career Technical Center in Welding, Plumbing, Residential Electricity, Administrative Assistant, Building & Property Maintenance, and Food Preparation & Safe Handling. Resident assessment uses the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS), Bio-Psychosocial assessment, and the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI). Operational integrations include IC Solutions (telephone/video visitation), Access Corrections (deposits and electronic mail), Access SecurePak (resident packages), and Publisheet (public resident roster).

STAR CJC's business model is government appropriations-based rather than commercial. It does not charge residents and does not operate marketing or sales channels; resident intake flows entirely through court referral. Funding comes from the State of Ohio through the Ohio DRC, governance is exercised by a Facility Governing Board that sets screening and admission criteria, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Day-to-day operations are led by Executive Director Matthew McClellan with a leadership team covering clinical, facilities, HR, resident, reentry, program, and community justice functions. The entity is non-investable from a private equity or venture capital standpoint because it is a public institution with no parent company, no equity structure, and no commercial revenue stream.

Name

STAR Community Justice Center

Legal name

STAR Community Justice Center

Website

https://starcjc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

STAR Community Justice Center is a 360-bed, ACA-accredited Community Based Correctional Facility in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, delivering cognitive-behavioral, educational, vocational, and reentry programming to felony offenders referred by Courts of Common Pleas across 19 Ohio counties, funded and supervised by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Corrections and Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Corrections (Probation, Parole & Reentry) (BPAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Forensic & Correctional Behavioral Health Services (HLAFACAM)

Keywords

• Community corrections services
• Offender rehabilitation programs
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Vocational training services
• Reentry planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin Furnace

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

STAR Community Justice Center operates a 360-bed American Correctional Association-accredited Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, delivering residential rehabilitation programming for non-violent felony offenders referred by Courts of Common Pleas across 19 Ohio counties. The facility provides intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy, educational services (GED preparation and testing), vocational training through partnerships with regional career technical centers, substance abuse and mental health counseling, faith-based initiatives, and comprehensive reentry planning designed to reduce recidivism. Maximum residency is up to 180 days, with individualized aftercare planning assigned to every resident upon discharge.

Product overview

STAR Community Justice Center operates a single-site, 360-bed Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) accredited by the American Correctional Association. The facility serves non-violent felony offenders across 19 Ohio counties with an integrated program portfolio combining residential confinement with intensive rehabilitation services. Core programming includes cognitive-behavioral therapy tracks (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Thinking for a Change, Moving On), reentry preparation with assigned specialists, educational services (GED preparation via Aztec software), and vocational training partnerships with regional career technical centers. Additional programming includes faith-based initiatives, family support groups, community service, and medical services. The facility utilizes third-party platforms (IC Solutions, Access Corrections) for resident communication and financial management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program Research-based treatment design meeting Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) guidelines; offenders attend cognitive-based classes to recognize criminal thinking and apply techniques through daily group interaction.
• Thinking for a Change Cognitive-behavioral program that helps residents develop coping skills to deal with everyday life situations.
• Moving On Women-focused program addressing responsivity issues; structured alternatives to criminal activity through identification and mobilization of personal and community resources.
• Reentry Program Comprehensive reentry support beginning at admission; each resident is assigned a reentry specialist addressing housing, employment, education, substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling, and relapse prevention, with a discharge plan provided to county probation/parole officers.
• Reformers Unanimous Voluntary, faith-based continuing care group offered weekly during latter phases of residency and after release; nationally recognized initiative delivered through local churches.
• Loved Ones Group Family program providing offenders and family members the opportunity to process circumstances and develop ways to achieve accountability and respect.
• Community Service Program Structured community service projects at local project sites establishing pro-social contacts, building work skills and work ethic, and enabling residents to contribute positively to the community.
• Spiritual Services / Faith-Based Initiative (F-BI) Rotating volunteer minister services offered twice weekly; assists residents in making pro-social contacts in their home towns prior to release.
• Educational Services (GED Program) State-certified teacher assessments and individualized education plans, including computer-aided job skills via the Aztec system, GED preparation and study, with on-site GED testing available.
• Vocational Classes Vocational training delivered through partnerships with Scioto County Career Technical Center and Collins Career Technical Center, offering programs in Welding, Plumbing, Residential Electricity, Administrative Assistant, Building & Property Maintenance, and Food Preparation & Safe Handling.
• Medical Services Health assessment, health appraisal, and healthcare planning during intake, including one-on-one instruction on disease prevention, nutrition, and referrals to community clinics and dental centers.
• STAR Orientation Three-week introductory program including classes, small groups, and assignment of a Peer Mentor to assist new offenders with adjusting to the structured, positive environment.
• Intake and Screening Eligibility screening and admission processing for adult felony offenders referred by Courts of Common Pleas, utilizing ORAS, Bio-Psychosocial, and SASSI assessment tools to guide class and group placement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 180-day intensive rehabilitation program with comprehensive aftercare planning

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Scioto County Career Technical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTAR CJC has formed a partnership with Scioto County Career Technical Center to offer vocational programs including Welding, Plumbing, Residential Electricity, Administrative Assistant, Building & Property Maintenance, and Food Preparation & Safe Handling.
• Collins Career Technical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTAR CJC has formed a partnership with Collins Career Technical Center to offer vocational programs including Welding, Plumbing, Residential Electricity, Administrative Assistant, Building & Property Maintenance, and Food Preparation & Safe Handling.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The GEO Group: Major publicly traded correctional, detention, and community-based services operator with a significant community-corrections and reentry segment. Comparable operating model for community-based residential corrections, though at national scale and private-sector.
• CoreCivic: Large publicly traded corrections and detention operator running community-corrections facilities, residential reentry centers, and secure prisons. Comparable as a community-corrections capacity provider, though far broader and private-sector rather than government-run.
• Management & Training Corporation (MTC): Private operator of correctional and detention facilities, including community-based and rehabilitation programs. Comparable in providing residential correctional programming with vocational and educational components, though private-sector and multi-state.
• Community Education Centers: Community-corrections and behavioral-health provider operating residential and non-residential programs. Comparable for community-based correctional and reentry programming, though operates across multiple states rather than a single Ohio footprint.

Regional players

• Chillicothe Correctional Institution: Ohio state-operated prison facility in the same region. Comparable as an Ohio state correctional institution, though it serves the secure incarceration end of the continuum rather than community-based corrections.
• Gallipolis Developmental Center: Ohio state-operated residential facility in the same southern Ohio region. Comparable geographically as a state-funded residential care facility in the Scioto/south-east Ohio catchment, though it serves a developmental-disability population rather than a corrections population.

Others

• Corrisoft: Technology vendor supplying case-management, risk assessment, and monitoring tools for community corrections and offender programs. Enabler/vendor rather than direct competitor, but operates in the same community-supervision ecosystem.
• Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC): State-level agency that supervises STAR CJC and the 19 CBCFs in Ohio. Comparable as the regulatory and funding counterparty that sets community-corrections policy and contracts in the same market.

Direct peers

• Oriana House: Ohio-based nonprofit that operates community-based correctional facilities, residential programs, and reentry services. Direct peer in the Ohio CBCF market with overlapping programming including cognitive-behavioral therapy, substance abuse treatment, and workforce training.

Emerging players

• Appriss Insights (RECIDIVIZ): Recidivism analytics and criminal-justice data platform working with state corrections agencies on outcome measurement. Adjacent as a transparency and metrics partner that could strengthen outcome reporting for facilities like STAR CJC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/star-community-justice-center

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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