Apr 27, 2016

National Reentry Week

National Reentry Week, April 24-30, 2016


Attorney General Loretta Lynch has declared this week (April 24-30, 2016)  National Reentry Week.  Reentry Week is more than a time to reflect on the 6,851,000 men and women who are in jail or prison or on probation and parole. It is a time to for action!

All across the country local communicates are organizing events to support men and women are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated. For example, our sister project the Brownsville Community in partnership with the Brooklyn Defender Services is hosting a Re-Entry Town Hall this Thursday April 28th at the  Justice Center -- 444 Thomas S. Boyland Street, Brooklyn, NY from 12 to 4pm.

To follow Reentry Week happenings on twitter use the hashtag: #reentryweek