“We have a moral imperative to the folks that we have incarcerated to get them gainful employment so that they don’t return to prison.”
-Rick Riley, Job Training of Beaver County
Currently in Pennsylvania 46% of individuals who were incarcerated end up returning back into the prison system.
This costs the state an average of $42,000 per incarceration per year.
The Baltimore Wood Project and Details boast a recidivism rate of 2.5%.
This creates sustainable jobs and gives returning citizens meaningful work and a second chance.
It only makes sense to follow The Baltimore Wood Project’s lead.
Reduce Recidivism…through job training.
*Recidivism is the tendency for someone formerly incarcerated to commit a future offense.
46%
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2.5%
The Baltimore Project has a recidivism rate of 2.5% for program participants, compared to Pennsylvania’s current recidivism rate of 46%.
The Reclaim Project (a Pittsburgh/Western PA based project) is modeling itself after The Baltimore Project.
Jeff Carroll, The Baltimore Project’s co-founder, has been brought on to The Reclaim Project as a consultant.
Construction crews take apart homes, rather than demoing, which allows the building material to be salvaged.
Deconstructing blighted properties provides meaningful employment and training in the construction trades.
Salvaged material is sent to partner organizations for reuse, and valuable items like wood and brick can be sold for profit.
Deconstruct Instead of Demolish
Deconstruction of a church building.
Partner Organization
Deconstructing instead of demolishing reduces landfill waste by up to 80%.
Building material is available for reuse, and is repurposed into new items!
