 Rooted in the mission of Jesus Christ, our mission is to provide quality and compassionate care and service to ex-offenders; to improve their lives in the transitional community. Read more about the Mission of Jericho Commission
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Re-Entry or The Incarceration Rate in the United States has quadrupled in the last 30 years, resulting in a Prison Population of more than 2.2 million at the end of 2005. Nearly 200,000 of those men and women are in Federal Prisons, while the remaining fill our nation's state prisons and local jails. One out of every 100 adults in America is incarcerated . The overwhelming majority of those incarcerated will be eventually released. Every year, approximately 630,000 offenders are released from prison, which means that these 630,000 offenders will be re-entering our neighborhoods and our churches. At the end of 2005, over 4.9 million U.S. citizens were on Federal, State or local parole (or probation). And, by the end of 2006 one in every 31 adults in the U.S. were either incarcerated or on probation or parole. But, on average, only 45% of those released will successfully complete their parole. 38% are statistically likely to be returned to prison. But, there is hope. Jericho Commission is helping committed Christians who are incarcerated to successfully re-enter society... |
Christian Mentoring for
the Ex-offender
Through the Local Church From the time the soon-to-be- released Participant is recommended by a prison chaplain (or prison official) to the time that the Participant graduates from our program, that Participant is paired with an appropriately screened Christian Mentor selected by Jericho Commission and the inmate's local church. In cases where the Participant has no local church, Jericho Commission will pair the Participant with a participating church. Since Jericho Commission works with... Read more on How Jericho Commission Works With the Local Church |
The Ministries of While Jericho Commission prides itself on being a resource center for Christian ministries working with ex-offenders, we are more than that. We fully train pastors and lay people that are willing to accept and Mentor Participants. Our comprehensive and ongoing Mentor Training equips men and women with the tools that they need to help the Participant succeed in society. But the training does more than benefit the Participants; it has also proven itself a blessing to the Mentors who take the training. Many churches that have opened their doors to ex-offenders have found their congregations re-invigorated with a desire to grow, and to grow closer to God. |
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Nathan Reighard, used with permission.