March 29-31: Ga. Gov’t and Community Leaders Work to Keep Inmates Safely out of Prison

Ga. Out4Life Prisoner Re-Entry Examines Ways to Maximize Public Safety and Stretch Limited Corrections Budget

ATLANTA, March 22, 2010—Georgia has more than 560,000 men and women under correctional supervision¹ costing taxpayers more than $1.1 billion annually.¹  Like it or not, 95 percent of offenders will eventually be released back into your neighborhoods, and two-thirds will be re-arrested within three years for a new crime or for violating the terms of their release²-a financial and public safety crisis.

On March 29-31 in Atlanta, Prison Fellowship - the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families - will launch Out4Life, a re-entry movement bringing together members of Georgia's government, businesses, social services and faith communities to tackle the state's re-entry crisis.  The goal is to establish local coalitions to help released prisoners find steady jobs, adequate housing, substance-abuse treatment and supportive relationships that keep them on the right track. 

WHO: Prison Fellowship, the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Corrections

WHAT:  Out4Life Prison Re-Entry Conference, featuring workshops on topics such as employment for ex-offenders, addiction treatment, public safety, family issues, special needs of women prisoners, and the importance of establishing re-entry networks

WHEN:  March 29-31

WHERE:  Atlanta Airport Embassy Suites
                 4700 Southport Road
             Atlanta, GA 30337
             (404) 767-1988

REGISTER:  Visit Out4Life.com or call 877-478-0100.  All Out4Life attendees may participate in a marketplace exhibit center with booths and displays about their re-entry support services and assistance 

DETAILS:  Conference Schedule

INTERVIEWS:  

• Prison Fellowship President & former Va. Attorney General Mark Earley
• Prison Fellowship Georgia Director Scott Kelly
• Georgia Department of Corrections, A.J. Sabree
• Georgia Department of Corrections, Brian Owens
• Georgia State Board of Pardons and Parole, Garland Hunt
• Heisman trophy winner & Director of Desire Street Ministries Danny Wuerffel
• Ga. ex-offender Tom Allanson, convicted murderer; now executive director of Set Free After-Care Ministry
• Ga. ex-offender Susan Jiosa, spent 1.5 years behind bars for theft and forgery; now author of two books
• Ga. ex-offender Billy Moore, sentenced to death for murder and armed robbery; now an ordained minister
  

¹ Pew Center on the States; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2009

² Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2010

 

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