There are 6 article(s) tagged Reentry:

• July 2025

  • County reentry head sues feds over blocked access to firearm

    In the early 2000s, DeAndre Brown was convicted of bank fraud, and cannot own a gun. Now, he’s suing in federal court, claiming a violation of Second Amendment rights. 

    By Laura Testino July 19, 2025

  • Opinion: ‘Reentry programs work - Memphis needs to invest in them’

    “In Tennessee, more than 62,000 people are on parole, probation, or community supervision. In Shelby County alone, approximately 7,000 people are released from prison or jail every year. Most of them are ready to work and rebuild.”

    By Patience Lewis-Walker July 14, 2025

• December 2024

  • Karat Place celebrates 25 years of helping women

    Melvena Leake leads Karat Place, a nonprofit that helps women recently released from prison find their way back into society through a residential program that provides job training.

    By Jody Callahan December 30, 2024

• August 2024

  • New halfway house offers ‘Lifeline to Success’ for former inmates

    Working for 15 years to reduce recidivism in Memphis, Lifeline to Success has helped some 2,271 former inmates navigate life after incarceration.

    By Laura Testino August 30, 2024

• December 2023

  • Shelby County Commission wrestles with rugby, reentry programs

    A vote on a construction contract for a rugby field was delayed Monday, Dec. 4, amid an ongoing commission debate about whether programs in one area are a start or are a limit that doesn’t benefit other areas. 

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2023

• October 2022

  • HopeWorks helps former inmates leave past behind, embrace future

    At faith-based HopeWorks, the mission to provide convicted felons with a fresh start isn’t just about education, training, and a good job. It’s about making a real change and living a better, God-centered life. 

    By Don Wade October 16, 2022