About us

NorthWest Community Corrections Center is a community-based correctional facility that serves as a sentencing option for adult males convicted of a felony-level offense. The goals of this program include providing a secure, intensive, evidence-based treatment program designed to assist residents with making positive behavioral changes.  

The program is a maximum of six months. A resident's length of stay and the services provided to him will depend on a variety of assessments and progress-tracking tools utilized by the staff.  The program includes a phase system consisting of four phases.  Phase advancement is based upon meeting the identified phase goals, behavior in the program, and measured skill acquisition (learning new skills).  Phase advancement results in increased program privileges and is a part of the behavior modification system. 

This program utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach to reducing criminal thinking and activities and increasing pro-social skills.  The behavior modification system involves immediate reinforcements and sanctions related to certain behaviors.  This kind of programming rewards residents for making good choices and gives negative consequences for making poor choices.  The behavior management program is used to help change offender behavior.   

During the program, residents are required to participate in community service activities. Residents may also be able to participate in the Work-for-Pay program while they are here, in which eligible residents are stationed at temporary jobs. 

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NorthWest Community Corrections Center is a 64-bed adult male community-based correctional facility in Bowling Green, OH that serves as a sentencing option for adult males convicted of felony-level offenses.  We proudly serve Wood, Fulton, Defiance, Henry and Williams counties. Our facility is dedicated to providing a secure, intensive, evidence-based treatment program designed to assist clients with making positive behavioral changes. This program utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach to reduce criminal thinking and behaviors and increase pro-social skills. 

NWCCC provides a variety of services to address criminogenic needs including Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Substance Abuse, Thinking for a Change, Anger Management, Domestic Violence groups and individualized treatment with a case manager. The program is specialized and addresses sex-offending behaviors with cognitive behavioral therapy. Residents have the opportunity to attend GED classes and earn their GEDs on-site. All clients are assessed and are assigned to services based on risk and need levels.

NWCCC has robust community engagement. Residents in the program participate in community service at many different community service sites and a Work for Pay program that aids in paying program fees, court costs and fines and child support owed. Residents also have the opportunity to engage in a Certified

Manufacturing Associate program where NWCCC works with other community partners to provide certification, secure employment and connect residents to work boots and stipends that support employment upon release.