Re-Entry Resources

The PRIDE Transition Team, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, assists inmates released from PRIDE correctional industries in their re-entry efforts into the community following their period of incarceration.

PRIDE has carefully cultivated a network of community and faith-based service providers throughout the State, thus leveraging its resources to provide effective service and post-release support to the maximum number of ex-offenders. The most extensive Community service relationships have been established in Broward, Hillsborough, Marion, and Pinellas counties through membership in the Broward Re-Entry Coalition, the Hillsborough Ex-Offender Re-Entry Network, the Ocala Faith and Justice Coalition, and the Pinellas Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coalition.

The Transition Program is employment-based, as sustainable employment has been shown to be the greatest factor in reducing recidivism, the return to prison for the commission of a new crime.