This page contains model programs that can serve as examples and provide inspiration for institutional libraries and public libraries serving formerly incarcerated individuals.
Job and life skills program from the Georgetown County Sheriff's office.
This program was funded in part by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the South Carolina State Library
Hennepin County Library offers information and links to library resources, programs, and reentry tools to help people released from correctional facilities rejoin their community with greater success.
Since 1999, the Read to the Children (RTC) program has allowed offenders in Colorado’s state prisons to send young family members a book accompanied by a recording of the offender reading it. RTC is a collaboration between the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Corrections.