There are 52,175 men and women incarcerated within our state. 136 of them are awaiting execution. Everyone else is awaiting eventual and inevitable release.
Current trends show that a newly released felon is likely to return to prison within 9 years of release and 85% of the people who were under 23 at the time of release will be rearrested within 5 years of release.
That a 23 year old can have a productive career spanning over 47 years. The choices they make today will impact the way they spend those 98,750 hours.
ZeroBack respects the partnerships necessary to successfully mend family and community fabric torn by crime and trusts employability as the most quantifiable measure of rehabilitation.
ZeroBack helps to build healthier families, stabilize neighborhoods, and advance public safety by improving employment outcomes for people who have been incarcerated or are on probation or parole.
ZeroBack can reduce the staggering costs to taxpayers for re-incarceration and reduce the stunning rate of recidivism.
ZeroBack clients return to society employable and empowered to help care and provide for their families.
ZeroBack stands ready to help make rehabilitation and corrections a reality by better addressing the needs of those incarcerated and by allaying fears and concerns of the communities that must welcome their citizens home.
ZeroBack will provide the skillsets that will permit corrections agencies, community-based service providers, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and workforce personnel to coordinate and collaborate; thereby having the greatest impact on lowering rates of recidivism.
ZeroBack will enable a higher degree of resource coordination, skill sharing and cost savings unprecedented and not possible under the current system of concentrating and confining reentry and reintegration efforts during the last stages of confinement, control and supervision.
Finding a job after prison is hard. In fact, several studies have shown that formerly incarcerated candidates are less likely to get an interview. In some states, those who were previously incarcerated are even legally banned from a number of jobs. In addition, existing pre-release and post-release programs educate returning citizens for specific skills, but they don’t prepare and teach former inmates on how to put those skills to use in the real world.
I can truly see the potential and value of your company. You may not realize it but there are men in here who are tired of being tired of being in prison and a lot of us want to get out and do right. Why do we keep coming back? and for the most part the answer is always the same. No one will hire us. So I am very thankful for you and the other people that are willing to help us get out and succeed
John WI want to thank you for giving me an opportunity, you gave me hope Mr. Johnston, bringing out my real work ethic
Barb AHaving you and your program made available to us especially for me, helps me ease the stress I have faced since my incarceration. I am most certain that I can make a great contribution and make the difference in the various aspects we spoke about with working with this program
Caleb CIt's amazing how most are totally oblivious to this golden opportunity! You said that I've been a salesperson most of my life. All I know is crooked individuals and I gravitated towards these people because beating the system seemed so cool to me. And after your comment I considered your words, and you're right, I have always been in sales.
Tina ZI hadn't a clue upon my release what I would be doing, and who might assist me with the tools to do it, I have no problem rolling up my sleeves and getting dirt under my nails, but due to my lifestyle and associates. I have no influential people in my life, just drug dealers and street hustlers. I like to help others as I'm helping myself.
Mark B
