Georgia has one of the largest prison systems in the United States, costing Georgia taxpayers an average of $28,828 per inmate per year . One in 24 Georgians is under some form of correctional supervision; the national average is 1 in 60 . Ninety-six percent of offenders will return to our communities. We want them to return CHANGED .
Approximately 8 out 10 former offenders will return to prison in their lifetime (this is known as the recidivism rate).
An estimated 200,000 Georgia children have a parent in prison, not including children whose parents are in county jails or detention centers.
HeartBound Ministries is a non-profit outreach organization that provides programs and resources to meet the needs of the prison community -- inmates, their families, and correctional staff -- changing the culture from one of crime and incarceration to hope and restoration. HeartBound believes that a prison system can be more than just a place where people "serve time." We believe a prison system can be a place where lives are healed, transformed, and restored.
The cost of housing an inmate is staggering- approximately $28,828 per inmate each year. Thus, HeartBound's impact goes further than just positively influencing and changing a person's life. If changed lives result in lowered recidivism rates, the savings can be staggering.
Programs
- Little Readers
- Art from the Inside
- Chaplaincy
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