1 Out of Every 2 Families
in the US has had a loved one who has been incarcerated, struggled with addiction, or been significantly impacted by the criminal justice system.
Finish the Village
Over
Incarceration in Your Backyard: 18% Released will return to prison
the Village 85% 15,000 incarcerated individuals in SC Will leave prison in the next 5 years
What is the cost of this for taxpayers?
$40,429
/ Inmate
Taxpayers are footing the bill: Every inmate that returns will cost another $40,429 per year.
10% 25% Day 1 Day 30
10% are homeless after release, and a staggering 25% by 30 days.
20% of Homeless Shelters are made up of those formerly incarcerated.
Inside Program Graduates
who are successful do not return to prison. 96%
Finish the Village
7x Better than the National Average
99.3%
Who Stay 3+ Months do not return to prison within 3 years.
10 Homes
to Finish the Village
South Carolina Prison Cell
“That first night in a bed I could call my own, I wept. It wasn’t just a house. It was hope.”
JUMPSTART SC Participant
the Village
$250,000 One Fully Built Home
$33,280 / yr Sustained Income
Upstate
Lowcountry Midlands
Born in the Upstate, serving ALL of South Carolina.
Pee Dee
Together, We Build…
“ Being in construction, workforce development being a goal of [The Indigo Hope Center] it’s exciting to see a venue and opportunity to build skillsets for them to be engaged back into the community.
Will Huss, CEO
“
There are people that come to faith while they’re incarcerated, they need to learn how to follow Jesus in a very particular cultural context – Jumpstart SC is slaying it in that space.
Bill White, Church Leader
“
Many ended up in prison because they committed crimes trying to fill a void only Christ can fill. It became clear to me that they must have a heart change while incarcerated, and then they must have real help upon their release.
E.C. Burnett III
Retired SC Supreme Court Justice
“
When I hear him give God thanks for all the has done in his life. I weep tears of joy and gratitude. Yes, only God can bring the dead back to life. but He is using people — people who support JUMPSTART’S work of restoration.
Amy Mullinax Mother of a JUMPSTART Participant
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?
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