About Reincarceration
Reincarceration Affects More Than Just Individuals
It disrupts families, challenges communities, and can have effects that span generations.
What is Reincarceration?
Reincarceration occurs when someone who has been released from prison is arrested and returned to custody. Without support during re-entry, individuals face overwhelming barriers, including housing instability, unemployment, untreated mental health needs, and substance use disorders. These challenges make it difficult to successfully reintegrate and increase the likelihood of returning to prison.
What Drives Reincarceration?
Challenges like untreated mental health needs, substance use, unstable housing, and unemployment make re-entry difficult and increase the risk of returning to the justice system.
The Scale of the Crisis
The re-entry crisis affects millions of individuals, families, and communities, and costs billions each year. It is both a social and economic challenge, making support for returning citizens critical.
600,000+
individuals are released from prison every year, most without adequate re-entry support.
71%
of people who return to their communities after release are rearrested within five years.
2.6M
children in the U.S. currently have a parent who is incarcerated.
113M
adults in America have had an immediate family member incarcerated.
$8B
spent annually on reincarceration costs.
How Concordance Helps Break the Cycle
Holistic Support for Every Step
Reincarceration doesn’t have to be inevitable. Concordance provides holistic support that addresses the barriers people face when returning to their communities, helping them build stability, reconnect with loved ones, and stay on the path to lasting success.
Our Services
Every person deserves the chance to rebuild and thrive. Concordance provides programs in mental health, substance use, career readiness, and life skills to support successful re-entry.
Your Support Will Change Lives
Investing in Concordance will directly influence the trajectory of our participants’ lives, creating a ripple of positive change through their families and communities.