Many times, formerly incarcerated men and women who are leaving prison, do not have items they need to begin their new life. Thanks to your support, we have been able to purchase materials for and assemble 200 backpacks.
Learn about the recently-submitted SB 10, Compassionate Release Act, expanding the eligibility criteria whereby incarcerated individuals may petition a judge for early compassionate release based on either their serious illness or positive rehabilitation, and how the process will become streamlined and reformed. Connect with legislators and urge them to support this legislation and other legislation that improves the lives of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people.
To understand the challenges Delawareans face when they leave prison and why the recidivism rate is so high, come to a Reentry Simulation and experience first-hand an immersive experience of “walking a mile in a newly-released prisoner’s shoes.”
Over 25 people showed up at UUSD on Sunday April 6 to assemble 100 backpacks for distribution to people leaving Sussex Correctional Institution with little or nothing.
The For Whom The Bells Toll project invites people of faith to publicly express opposition to executions and to pray for all of those impacted in the aftermath of murder. We alert faith communities, leaders and individuals of any religion and denomination to scheduled executions in the United States, and provide opportunities for action in partnership with Death Penalty Action.
A newly formed committee of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, based in Lewes, Delaware, is running full speed ahead.
