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Did you know that 76% of former prisoners are re-arrested within 5 years?

That’s why we follow our clients for 5 years after their release from prison.

U.S. prison population

The U.S. prison population recently hit the 1.8 million mark and that’s just counting those in prison or jail. Throw in parolees and probationers and the combined number of people under some form of correctional supervision rises to nearly 6 million,  an estimated one out of every 38 adults.

“I have visited some of the best and the worst prisons and have never seen signs of coddling, but I have seen the terrible results of the boredom and frustration of empty hours and pointless existence.” — former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger

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