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| Program Helps Released Inmates Reintergrate |
| By tennessean.com |
| Published: 03/08/2010 |
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When Mario Allen finally set foot on free ground 15 years ago, he walked into a scary place. Allen, 27 at the time, had just finished a seven-year prison sentence for assault. He left a place that he knew and walked into a world that was new and unwelcoming. "It was a challenge," said Allen, now 42. "People were scared of me, and I was scared of them." The odds of staying free were against Allen. Statistically, experts say, only one out of every three people nationwide released from prison or put on parole manages to make it three years without being rearrested. Some new efforts under way in Tennessee are aimed at stemming that tide by helping released inmates make an honest living. The state is in the process of putting hundreds of prison inmates through a program that will ultimately pronounce their proficiency in basic job skills. Tennessee is also backing a new private effort to create a statewide network for men and women who are trying to adjust to life out of jail. Read More. |
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