Candace Knighten

The strategic plan focuses on improving reentry outcomes for formerly incarcerated individuals in Alabama. Key areas of focus include reducing recidivism, strengthening workforce participation, addressing legal barriers to employment, expanding access to transportation, enhancing reentry preparedness, and formalizing cross-system collaboration among behavioral health, corrections, and reentry partners. The plan aims to achieve these goals through various recommendations, including establishing a statewide infrastructure, increasing the number of employers hiring reentering workers, ensuring awareness of available services, addressing unresolved legal barriers and financial obligations, and expanding availability to safe and supportive housing.