A prison reentry program by prisoners for prisoners. Peer-to-peer support with properly trained individuals we call mentors. A mentor is there to offer guidance with everything from learning how to use a cell phone, get a replacement SS card or learn how to grocery shop and plan meals. For a recently incarcerated person to succeed in being a productive member of society, they must first have a strong foundation to work from.
Funds available for driver’s license, ID, clothes, toiletries, and other incidentals that are lacking in funding. Get weekly calls and daily support as needed from a mentor. Personalized reentry plan and
Interpersonal communication training.
Over 10,000 people are released from state and federal prisons every week. Reentry programs are designed to assist incarcerated individuals with a successful transition to their community after they are released. From 2001 to 2015 Congress authorized $642.89 million dollars and though the First Step Act authorizes Congress to appropriate $75 million per year between 2019 and 2023 for reentry projects to help Americans transition from the justice system to the workforce. Despite millions being invested in workforce reentry programs, the recidivism rate was nearly 40% of those convicted of nonviolent offenses were arrested within eight years according to a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on recidivism among federal prisoners, released on January 24, 2019. Something is missing with our approach to reentry.
These programs focus on several key issues for those transitioning back to society, housing, employment, mental health, education, and substance abuse treatment. Every person has a right to a place to live, good mental health, substance abuse treatment is needed, a means of income, and the ability to further their education. But imagine that you have been incarcerated anywhere from a few years to 20, 30, or more years. During that time, you have been “institutionalized”. You are told when, what and where to eat, when to shower etc. Once incarcerated any free will or choice is taken from you.
Your release date is here and you are overjoyed to be free and depending on your support system you begin to learn society’s rules again and begin work on reintegrating. For many though, the sad truth is there is no one there when they are released. We have spent hours talking with recently released men and women about what made reentry easier and what were/are their struggles and have designed our program to fill in those gaps and smooth out their reentry.
*Source: Data provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services Office.
Reentry Handbook
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People behind bars love getting mail. However, there are items that prisoners are not permitted.
General Correspondence:
"General correspondence" is opened and inspected by staff for both contraband and content that might threaten the security or good order of the institution.
Sending letters:
Use white envelopes and paper only
Do not use address labels
Don't use staples or paper clips
Never use marker, crayon, glitter, glue, stickers or lipstick on the letter or envelope
Don't use perfume or any other fragrance
Any drawings or markings that can be misconstrued as secret code etc. will result in a refusal
Never write anything in the letters that you wouldn't want a third party to read (all mail is inspected and read by staff)
If your letter is refused/returned you can contact the facility and ask why, but usually, it will have a simple explanation.
Sending photos:
Photos should be no larger than 4"x6"
Always print the inmate's name and ID number on the back of the photo in pen (this helps the mail room staff)
Photos should never contain nudity, sexually suggestive material
Hand gestures and tattoos are often not allowed because it may have gang implications
Only 5 photos can be sent in an envelope with a single stamp at a time, and often times a facility will only allow 3-5 photos
Remember staff and other inmates will be seeing the photo’s provided.
Sending books, magazines, or newspapers to an inmate:
Do not send more than 3 books at a time
All books must be new and soft cover (no hardcover or spiral bound for security reasons)
Always ship USPS
Use the inmate's name and ID number with the facility mailing address
Inmates in solitary cannot receive mail
Inmates may also receive certain commercial publications from the community. The BOP permits an inmate to subscribe to or receive publications without prior approval as long as the incoming publication is not detrimental to the security, discipline, or good order of the institution, or facilitates criminal activity
Sending Packages:
Inmates are not allowed to receive packages from home without prior written approval from the inmate's unit team or authorized staff member at the institution. The only packages an inmate may receive from home are those containing release clothing and authorized medical devices. However, inmates may receive magazines, and hard and paperback books directly from the publisher (For more information see: Policy on Incoming Publications )
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