Changing How You Think Helps The Transition From Prisoner Back To Citizen
Reentry programs work like a bridge between the world of corrections and the world of social services. Here's what one of those programs is doing to help folks stay out for good.
Raymond Tillman spent most of his adolescence and early adulthood behind bars. His last release — after three stints inside — was in 2011. When he got out, he had a lot to catch up on — like, the digital age.
"When I first came home I was illiterate to technology," he explains. "Didn't know how to turn on a computer, let alone what an email was." But he needed a job, and to get one, he'd need to be able to apply online.
A parole officer suggested Tillman go to the Cal State San Bernardino Reentry Initiative,
