DCS REENTRY SERVICES
Building and providing support for Georgia’s vast
network of reentry service providers, including non-
profit organizations and faith-based communities
HEALING COMMUNITIES OF GEORGIA
The Healing Communities of Georgia offers
community groups the chance to participate
in a statewide network, helping maximize the
effectiveness and impact of these groups’ efforts and
aligning their work with best practices. Meanwhile,
these groups help foster the restorative healing
required to repair families and communities torn
apart by incarceration.
PRISON IN-REACH SPECIALISTS
Creating points of connection with mentors and
specialists helps provide one-on-one aid for
reentering citizens. Prison In-Reach Specialists
develop comprehensive transition plans for
returning citizens before they leave prison. This
helps ensure that offenders have opportunities
to successfully utilize the full breadth of Georgia’s
reentry services.
REENTRY PARTNERSHIP HOUSING
A lack of stable housing is a common obstacle
to successful reentry. In partnership with the
Department of Community Affairs, DCS operates the
Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) program to find
housing opportunties for inmates who are scheduled
to be released but have no residential options.
DCS is expanding the scope of RPH to offer help to
those seeking housing to all supervised offenders in
need, as well as individuals in Accountability Court
programs.
PEER MENTOR PROGRAM
In collaboration with DBHDD, DCS implemented the
Forensic Peer Mentor Program in five Day Reporting
Centers with plans to expand into two additional
DRCs.
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