Missouri has received more than $1.2 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Labor Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI).
The St. Patrick Center in St. Louis was awarded $660,000 which will help serve 200 non-violent adult ex-offenders in the St. Louis area. Selected offenders will be provided with release plans before leaving prison. Recruitment will be coordinated wit the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, Missouri Attorney General’s Office and other St. Louis criminal justice agencies. The grant will help ex-offenders find employment, housing and help with addictions.
Connections to Success in Kansas City was awarded $659,432 which will help serve 200 adult ex-offenders in the Kansas City area. The PRI grants will help the state reduce the rate of recidivism among ex-offenders by helping them find and keep employment when released. Thirty grants were awarded from 549 applications.