AVP & RTA Rehabilitation in Prison & Reentry into Society

Jill McLellen from Alternative to Violence Project and Carolyn Polikarpus from Transformative in-Prison Workgroup talk with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe. They discuss the work of the organizations and volunteers who bring education and rehabilitation to those in prison. They speak of the opportunities available for the incarcerated to transform their lives. The support given to those incarcerated with substantial success for those who participate in these programs. They talk of individuals and organizations that believe in the transformative and healing power of community-based in-prison programs. If interested in supporting people as they come home, suggested contacts for the Capital Regions are the Rensselaer County Taskforce, Albany County Taskforce and Schenectady County Taskforce.