Post-prison outreach program quadruples in size
Initiative links former inmates to jobs, housing, mentors, bus cards, clothing vouchers, and other essentials. Studies have ranked Minnesota’s rate of criminal recidivism—a person’s relapse into criminal behavior—as one of the nation’s highest. The Twin Cities (Minnesota) Salvation Army is working to
New prison re-entry support program shows impact in first year
Minnesota held the highest three-year recidivism rate of any U.S. state, according to a 2011 Pew Charitable Trusts report. The Salvation Army in Minneapolis, Minn., launched a prison re-entry support program just over a year ago, and so far, it’s yielding positive