Reentry and resource fair helping families rebuild after incarceration

The Big Bend After Reentry Coalition’s Reentry and Resource Fair was created with a goal to bring additional resources to the forefront to men, women and their families, who are retuning from incarceration or soon will be

  • Returning citizens had the chance to connect with housing, transportation, employment, and mental health services to support a successful reentry.
  • Nearly 30 agencies attended with a shared mission of successful reentry
  • Watch the video to see how these resources help increase public safety, reduced recidivism, and strengthen families.Reentry and resource fair helping families rebuild after incarceration

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:

Nearly 62% of people released from state prison are arrested again within three years. That’s according to the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics.

I’m Lyric Sloan in Northwest Tallahassee, at a reentry event, working to keep that number from growing, connecting people released from prison with housing, jobs and transportation…

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