There are 6 article(s) tagged Shelby County Office of Re-Entry:

• November 2025

  • Former county director to be released from jail

    DeAndre Brown, the former director of the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry, was indicted and arrested for multiple financial felonies related to alleged mishandling of money given to his nonprofit.

    By Aarron Fleming 1 hour ago

• January 2024

  • Greater Memphis Chamber selected for national workforce program

    “This program will accelerate and amplify this region’s work to create more pathways to prosperity for all, and especially for people who are looking for a second chance,” said Ted Townsend, Chamber president and CEO.

    By Sophia Surrett January 19, 2024

• July 2023

  • County re-entry office offering paid training program

    Formerly incarcerated people can learn job skills while earning money through a Shelby County Office of Re-Entry program called Focused.

    By Aarron Fleming July 19, 2023

• June 2022

  • County mayor says stable housing critical in keeping ex-offenders out of system

    The housing will provide a home for four ex-offenders who are participating in the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry’s FOCUSED program, an 11-week training program that combines job readiness with the opportunity for selection into vocational training programs.

    By Julia Baker June 28, 2022

• May 2022

  • Shelby County to build transitional housing for ex-offenders

    The county began demolition of a house next to the Office of Reentry Monday, April 25, and will soon begin construction.

    By Julia Baker May 05, 2022

• October 2019

  • Office of Re-Entry turning vacant buildings into transitional housing

    The Shelby County Office of Re-Entry is converting vacant buildings in South Memphis into transitional housing for ex-offenders.

    By Elle Perry October 18, 2019