About Oriana House Judge Nancy R. McDonnell Community Based Correctional Facility
Oriana House began as an independent, non-profit community corrections agency in 1981 with a primary focus of helping the criminal justice system deal with driving-while-intoxicated offenders.
Today, Oriana House encompasses more than 25 programs that provide a sanction while assisting offenders in developing the skills they need to become productive members of the community.
To provide a local alternative to a prison sentence for non-dangerous persons who have the potential to be rehabilitated through local sanctions, treatment, work, and education.
The judge nancy r. McDonnell Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) in Cuyahoga County is a highly structured and secured community corrections program designed to reduce criminal behavior and divert eligible males convicted of a felony from the state prison system.
Programming includes substance abuse treatment, job training and placement assistance, educational services, cognitive skills, and a required completion of community service.
The CBCF program strives to teach offenders the skills they are lacking in order to function appropriately and productively in the community.
