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PREPARE is a Maryland based 501(c)(3) with a MISSION to Empower People to Make their Best Case for Parole and Develop and Execute Successful Reentry Plans

Our Mission is to Empower People to Make their Best Case for Parole and Develop Strong Reentry Plans

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PREPARE Family Empowerment Workshop

If your loved one is incarcerated and will become eligible for parole, you have the power to help! Let PREPARE show you how.

The Many Facets of Parole

Reentry

Reentry

Parole is inextricable from Reentry. A strong reentry plan tailored to the individual's needs is the most important component of a bid for parole.

History

History

The so-called 'Father of Parole', a warden named Alexander Superintendent of a Penal Settlement (1787-1860), enabled people to secure early release through positive growth.

Philosophy

Philosophy

When focussed on recognizing the positive ways people grow and change, parole is aligned with rehabilitation rather than retribution.

Politics

Politics

Parole can have bipartisan political appeal by recognizing the role that both individual responsibility and broader circumstance play in crime.

Law

Law

Parole sits within the criminal justice legal framework but is able to take account of the rounded individual and look forward not just backward.

Storytelling

Storytelling

A parole hearing is a time to tell a person's broader story - past, present and future - whereas a trial focuses on specific moments in time.

Agency

Agency

The goal setting and future planning involved in preparing for a parole hearing can help rejuvenate a person's sense of agency.

Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice

A well-functioning parole system sits in a society which recognizes the importance of accountability as well as the possibility for growth and change.
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    Emmanuel Episcopal Church
    The Fund For Change
    Governor's Office Of Crime Control and Prevention
    School Sisters Of Notre Dame
    Baltimore Women's Giving Circle