Inside Out Reentry Community

[Source: “Johnson County organization helping former inmates,” KCRG, 5 April 2017, by Beau Bowman] A organization in Johnson County is helping ex-cons stay out of jail. Inside Out Re-Entry held a forum Wednesday in Coralville where participants shared… Read More

[Source: “Planting Seeds of Change: Gardening with Prisoners,” Iowa Public Radio, 9 February 2017, by Lindsey Moon & Charity Nebbe] After serving time in the corrections system, finding a job isn’t the easiest task. A new program in… Read More

[Source: “Inside Out offers new start, second chance,” Iowa City Press-Citizen, 17 January 2017, by Andy Douglas]   In a cozy garret above a downtown Iowa City church, a group of people gathered to talk about the work… Read More

[Source: “What it’s like to get out of prison and have no home,” Iowa City Press-Citizen, 22 September 2016, by Stephen Gruber-Miller] When Letisha Molina went looking for a new apartment, she was rejected 12 times. She had bad… Read More

[Source: “Catholic Worker house aims to help those in need,” Iowa City Press-Citizen, 15 August 2016, by Andy Davis] One month after opening Iowa City’s first Catholic Worker House, a three-bedroom house on Sycamore Street that will provide… Read More

[Source: “A second look for an untapped Eastern Iowa workforce,” The Gazette, 14 August 2016, by Trish Mehaffey] Rob Crader says growing up in violent Chicago neighborhood and being around “gang-banging and hustling” led to a career of… Read More

One year after opening its resource center at First Baptist Church in Iowa City, the Inside Out Reentry Community serving formerly incarcerated people living in Johnson County is gaining ground.