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Provides services for the mentally ill offenders. Probation officers and mental health workers jointly supervise individuals. A psychiatrist and psychologist are available for consultation and evaluations.

Offers mentoring for women in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility to help prepare them for a successful transition back home.

Works with people who are serving time at the Chester County Correctional Center and are returning to the Coatesville area.

Provides chaplaincy services in the Allegheny County Jail.

Provides services and resources to help women successfully transition from prison, rehabilitation or shelter back to the community.

Provides pro bono or very low-cost civil legal representation in administrative, state, and federal courts, SLAAY aims to fill gaps in the access to justice within Northcentral PA.

Offers visits to prison.

Lancaster County Prison houses individual's that are minimum to maximum security levels. Average length of stay is approximately 120 days. Those committed and sentenced can be held for periods up to 2 years less one day. The prison offers a wide range of services that support the rehabilitation of individuals, reduction of the likelihood of the individual coming back to jail and prepares them for successful reintegration into the community. The programs that are offered include educational classes and evidence-based curriculum. Reentry needs are also addressed while the individual is incarcerated. Services available to those incarcerated: Prison Physician: 24-hour medical coverage and emergency services through PrimeCare Medical. Prison Psychiatrist: Mental health and crisis counseling through PrimeCare Medical. Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Education: Group D&A education Alcoholics Anonymous meetings through community volunteers Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Anger and stress management classes Parenting classes Relationship management Individual and group spiritual counseling and services through daily clergy visits Career Development

Provides educational services in the Bucks County Correctional Facility, the Community Corrections Center, and the community for re-entrants. Provides basic literacy and GED prep, cognitive behavioral skills instruction, decision making, and employment readiness.

Provides individualized wraparound services to justice-involved women to help them with meet basic needs, find employment, and access stable housing. Provides comprehensive case management services.

Assists formerly incarcerated citizens in finding a home, church, job, housing, mentoring, and spiritual advising. Also sends letters to those incarcerated in county, state, and federal correctional institutions. Volunteer opportunities available.

Provides bus transportation for family members to visit loved ones at all state correctional facilities except Camp Hill, Chester, and Graterford.

Offers visitation hours.

Helps ex-offenders through one-to-one mentoring, information and referral, and family activities.

Answers questions about prisons and jails, including how to set up visits and calls, how to find reentry resources, and how to address medical concerns. Helps families to document concerns about facilities, which can result in the dispatch of a trained Prison Monitor.

Ensures that a Rabbi visits each prison every two weeks to make sure that the Jews incarcerated at these facilities are given their rights to religious services, including anything from kosher meals to menorahs during Chanukah. Provides for observance of holidays and other religious activities.

Christian Churches United coordinates with churches in the community to welcome pre-release inmates on a Saturday morning once per month to eat breakfast and hear a message of hope.

Provides a rehabilitative program in collaboration with community service providers to empower incarcerated individuals to transform their thinking and behaviors while preparing for their future. Participants live in communal, faith-based housing units in Allegheny County Jail and meet for over 120 hours of class and group work.

Provides a comprehensive residential program for women struggling with life-controlling problems, such as drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, and sexual abuse issues.

Provides pre-release mentoring services. Arranges workshops that educate incarcerated women about child custody issues, employment, housing, and health care. Aims to restore a sense of hope and dignity, and empower clients to make positive and responsible life choices.

Screens clients to determine treatment/non-treatment needs. Provide supportive counseling and assistance with referrals. Provide re-entry services for the substance abusing/dependent client who is transitioning from incarceration or fulfilling criminal justice mandates. Monitor drug/alcohol use by performing breathalyzer tests and urine drug screens and report the results to the assigned probation officer or designee of the Court. Provide case management services to clients who have been in the criminal justice system. Case management provides linkage to treatment facilities if identified; recovery support services including; tangible needs (food, clothing); community resources (self-help groups); various housing needs; education; employment and training; and medical care.

Provides pastoral care to inmates, their families, and jail staff through the chaplain, including approximately 1,000 individual pastoral sessions each year. Offers oversight of daily volunteer-led Bible studies and coordinates weekly worship services for all faiths. Supports inmates and their families through a Christmas gift program for children, a Christmas party for inmates with cookies from local churches, and individual correspondence Bible studies. Conducts mission interpretation visits to local churches and creates opportunities for inmates who want to change and are open to connecting with a congregation. Offers training and guidance to individuals who wish to visit the jail as a Christian witness.

Provides justice-involved people with education and prevention programming, mentorship, case management and referrals for treatment services, and advocacy resulting in enhanced relational skills and reintegration within the community. Volunteers assist with fundraising events and/or grant writing.

Offers multiple services to inmates including Assessment & Evaluation Services, Psycho-Educational Group Programming, as well as Crisis Intervention Services. Identifies, screens, assesses, and evaluates inmates who would benefit from participating in a variety of services designed to target substance abuse and mental health issues.

Provides community based services to individuals who suffer from mental illness, who are incarcerated in the Philadelphia Prison System or who have a history of incarceration. The program works in conjunction with the Department of Behavioral Health Services Targeted Case Management Unit to promote mental health awareness and to improve the lives of those who suffer from mental illness.