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crime ridden and burdened with unemployment, substance abuse and insufficient housing. To add to this sad state of affairs, family members are directly affected by incarceration on a spiritual, emotional, financial and social level as well.

The office of Justice Programs statistics also show that two thirds of those released from prison will be re-arrested within a three year period. In his 2004 ‘State of the Union Address,’ President Bush said, “this year some 600,000 inmates will be released from prison back into society. We know from long experience that if they can’t find work or a home or help, they are much more likely to commit more crimes and return to prison…America is the land of the second chance and when the gates of the prisons are open, the path should lead to a better life.” The President’s Re-Entry Initiative provides $300,000,000 over a four-year period to state governments in order to design and implement community and corrections based offender re-entry programs. FULL FEATURE