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| Flathead Reservation program helps former inmates reintegrate |
| By helenair.com- Holly Michels |
| Published: 02/04/2016 |
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A new program on the Flathead Reservation is helping people who are released from tribal jail or the state prison adjust to life after incarceration. There are many “collateral consequences” people deal with upon their release — inability to find a place to live, struggling to get a job and issues getting drivers licenses reinstated, for example. The program is the first of its kind in the state and works to help tribal members who are returning to the Flathead Reservation from tribal jails and Montana Department of Corrections facilities. “For years we’ve been having tribal members who are incarcerated at the Department of Corrections who are screaming for help,” said Ann Sherwood, managing attorney for the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. “They’re reaching back home to the reservation saying ‘Help me establish myself back home.’ It’s that connection to our community that people are longing for while they're gone.” Read More. |
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