Mentoring Former Prisoners

Cost Effectiveness

While housing someone in a state prison can cost over $45,000 annually, Ready4Work costs $4,500 per participant, per year.

Job Search Success

56% of Ready4Work participants were successful in finding jobs.

Prisoners Coming Home

Almost all of the 2.3 million men and women jailed in the United States will eventually be released.

Lock-up Costs

The U.S. spends more than $60 billion a year on prisons and jails.

Time Out

Nearly 650,000 adults are released from America’s prisons each year.

Former Prisoner Profile

The majority of returning prisoners have not completed high school, almost 75% have a history of substance abuse and more than 33% have a physical or mental disability.

Rampant Recidivism

Because many inmates come from the poorest neighborhoods with limited access to assistance, more than half of those released from state prisons will be back behind bars within three years.