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Executive Director

Tracey Hall, B.A., M.P.A.

Domestic Violence/Employment Coordinator
Niema Hassan
 
Education Coordinator/Board Member
Taylor Hall-Whaley

Areas of Expertise

  • Job readiness

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  • Counseling

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  • Education

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  • Recidivism reduction

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  • Human trafficking elimination

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  • Gang violence prevention 

Governance

Founded in 2016, Reentry Center for Women is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the United States tax code. Our organization was formed out of concern for the enormous barriers that formerly incarcerated women face when attempting to find work, sustain healthy relationships and reintegrate into their communities. 

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Reentry Center for Women is governed by a dynamic Board of Directors who fully support its mission, as well as ensure that goals and objectives are held to the highest legal and ethical standards prescribed by law.

Organizational Structure

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Restoring Hope To Justice-Involved Women

Women offenders have special needs that often are not addressed during incarceration. As a result, transitioning from incarceration can be challenging and even impossible for many.

 

In 2021, there were roughly 228 women who returned to the Triangle area from state prison and in 2022, that number increased slightly to 232 (NC DPS - Office of Research & Planning, 2023). Also in 2022, there were more than 800 women serving their sentences on community probation throughout the Triangle area. Of both parolees and probationers, more than 80% were mothers of minor children and had the primary responsibility for their care prior to and following incarceration. Ex-incarcerated women are more likely than their male peers to experience higher levels of poverty, homelessness and abuse following a jail or prison term--making the post-prison transition much more difficult.

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Research suggests that focusing on the differences between female and male conduits to criminality as well as applying gender-specific interventions, results in more positive outcomes. In the end, the application of specialized practices in criminal justice reform equals greater success for women ex-offenders when attempting to re-establish new pathways to society. It is also proven that the implementation of community-based, gender-responsive practices contributes to lower rates of female recidivism which in turn benefits justice-involved women, their families, the community and society as a whole.

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