Re-entry, answered plainly
What are the housing options for someone coming out of jail or prison?
The real options at re-entry, the barriers to expect, and where to start.
Re-entry, answered plainly
The real options at re-entry, the barriers to expect, and where to start.
The best time to line up housing is before release. Ask the facility’s re-entry / transition coordinator and connect with your state Department of Corrections re-entry program and community re-entry nonprofits. Dial 211 for local re-entry and housing resources.
Someone leaving incarceration who has a serious mental illness, substance-use disorder, or a disability may qualify for Medicaid HCBS supported housing or a recovery residence. A care manager or the state behavioral-health agency can start the waiver process.
Source: Medicaid HCBS — medicaid.gov; SAMHSA — samhsa.gov (1-800-662-HELP).
Background checks and source-of-income limits screen many people out of ordinary rentals — which is exactly why supportive and re-entry housing exist. Don’t give up after a few no’s; the right program expects this history.
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