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| Parolees to return to prison if agency does not get state grant |
| By mysuburbanlife.com- Brenda Schory |
| Published: 12/04/2015 |
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Since 2005, deacon Rick Martin has helped hundreds of paroled prison inmates get on a path to normal society again, and he said most of them were not offenders again. They get jobs and live in the ministry’s apartments for 30 to 90 days while they save money. They report to parole officers, attend 12-step meetings and learn how to be self-sustaining on the outside again, Martin said. But now the housing program of RITAS Ministry – Restoring Inmates to America’s Society – is in danger of losing the Aurora apartments where inmates live temporarily while learning to reintegrate into society. And the six men who live there might have to return to prison Dec. 15, Martin said, if they can’t find other places to live. Without a budget, the Illinois Department of Corrections cannot send its grant to the charity that supports its housing program, Martin said. And without the state’s financial support, the ministry would have to end its housing program. Read More. |
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