Reentry: Coming Home
But Will They Return to Prison?

Crazy Life  My ex boyfriend had been in prison for about 3 1/2 years he got out in February 2010. It wasn't any more than 2 months and he went back to prison for not ...

Help- from I was an inmate, by, Joseph T. Fox.  One of the biggest tools an ex-offender needs to master, is PEOPLE, PLACES, and THINGS!! It's all about the people you hang around with and the places ...

What else can I do?   My boyfriend was released from prison in Feb 2010 after spending 9 years behind bars. He is only 38 and has spent close to 20 yrs incarcerated.

I have ...

I Was An Inmate  I served time in the Florida Dept. of Corrections and was released on 5-7-2004. I have learned what it means to change and live a real meaningful life,...

My Boyfriend Went To Jail  My boyfriend just got put in jail on August 11 2010.

I don't think I've ever had somebody that I loved actually go to jail, I might have but I just ...

Family Help  While they are in prison, none of their old friends know them. The day they get out, the old friends start coming around telling them how much they missed ...

A Way to Help  I have been in and out of prison all my life. I think they need to start a program where the inmate and someone sits down and writes out a plan that the ...

Staying out of prison  In the year of 2000, I was sentenced to 9 years in the Virginia Correctional Center for Women. On February 3, 2007 I was released. I relocated, that is ...

EX  My experience is personal... the story is personal... it is my reality. Being released from incarceration is in itself a different world. Remember the ...

My Cousin Doesn't Seem To Be Able To Stay Out  My cousin has caused such heartache for my aunt. My cousin went to jail due to drugs. She served about three and a half years in the Department of Corrections ...

My Cousin Got Released in October  My cousin Sam went to jail about ten years ago for stealing a car. Our whole family was ashamed as we lived in a close knit community. He had never been ...

My Sister Was Released In June  My sister was in prison for 2 years on several different drug charges, etc. Before she went to prison, she had been on a downward slope. She was out of ...

My Boyfriend Was Released Last October  My boyfriend who is also the father of my children returned from state jail a few months ago. To be exact his release date was October 17, 2009.

So ...

My Best Friend Was Released From Prison A Year Ago  When an individual becomes incarcerated, it's bad enough that they have to spend time in jail. What isn't really talked about is what it's going to be ...

My Friend Has Been Out For 18 Months  My friend was released into an intensive substance abuse rehab program after several years in prison. The location was far away from the victims of the ...

My Brother-in-law was Released in October  I believe that one of the biggest contributors to success after release is to distance yourself from what got you in jail to begin with.

My brother-...

My Uncle Came Home Last February  It's been almost a year since my uncle was released from jail for repeat drug offenses. He's been clean ever since.

I think a lot of what has helped ...

My uncle was released 2 years ago  About 10 years ago, my uncle was sent to jail for 8 years for robbing a gas station.

The day of his release, my entire family went to pick him up, he ...

Where is the best place for a released inmate to live when they get out?  I have a 26 year old brother who will be out in a little over a month for good behavior. I want to help him when he gets out to find a job and place to ...

My Son  My son was released in October. He has been doing great. He has recently found a job and seems to really like it.

He doesn't hang out with the same ...

When another man in your life goes to jail.  My ex-husband, my mid-son ,then my oldest son and now my present boyfriend has dealt that same hand, it's extremely painful everyday. I say to myself, "Lord ...