Post-Release Programs
FACT:
One-third of the 51,000 Ohio prisoners are serving time for non-violent crimes.
Post-Release Communities
RBN has identified the following communities as areas that individuals returning back to local communities have to conduct their lives in and through in order to maintain balance.
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RBN identifies and develops resources and staff to address the needs within each of these communities.
Barriers to Successful Reentry
- Concern that community services are not felon-friendly or culturally competent to meet their needs
- Inaccessibility to services
Effective reentry requires a holistic approach with a set of practices,
which link offenders as they move from the inside out
and engage communities from the outside in.
- Terry Collins, former ODRC Director
.FACT
1 in 31 US adults are in the penal system. 1 in 25 adults in Ohio are in the penal system (PEW). 1/2 of 51,000 Ohio prisoners are serving time for nonviolent crimes. 11,524 Stark County adults are currently in the penal system: prison, jail, parole, probation. 1,500+ per year are returning from prison to Stark County ~~whether we are ready or not.
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