Halfway House
A halfway house, also called a Residential Reentry Center (RRC), is a transitional facility where people are placed toward the end of their prison sentence to help them reintegrate into the community.
What Is Halfway House?
A halfway house, also called a Residential Reentry Center (RRC), is a transitional facility where people are placed toward the end of their prison sentence to help them reintegrate into the community. Federal inmates are often placed in a halfway house operated by a BOP contract provider in the months before their release date. Communication rules at halfway houses are typically less restrictive than at prisons.
A federal inmate with six months remaining on their sentence is transferred to a Residential Reentry Center in their home city. They have greater freedom to use phones and communicate with family while preparing for full release.
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Reentry
Reentry refers to the process of transitioning from incarceration back into the community, including finding housing, employment, and support services.
Facility TypesFederal Prison
A federal prison is a correctional facility operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons that houses people convicted of federal crimes and sentenced under federal law.
Facility TypesWork Release
Work release is a program that allows incarcerated people nearing the end of their sentence to work at jobs in the community while returning to the facility during non-working hours.
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What is Reentry?
Reentry refers to the process of transitioning from incarceration back into the community, including finding housing, employment, and support services.
Read full definitionWhat is Federal Prison?
A federal prison is a correctional facility operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons that houses people convicted of federal crimes and sentenced under federal law.
Read full definitionWhat is Work Release?
Work release is a program that allows incarcerated people nearing the end of their sentence to work at jobs in the community while returning to the facility during non-working hours.
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