ABOUT US
THE NEED
Georgia has one of the largest prison systems in the United States, costing Georgia taxpayers an average of $28,828 per inmate per year. One in 24 Georgians is under some form of correctional supervision; the national average is 1 in 60. Ninety-six percent of offenders will return to our communities. We want them to return CHANGED.
DID YOU KNOW?
Approximately 8 out 10 former offenders will return to prison in their lifetime (this is known as the recidivism rate).
An estimated 200,000 Georgia children have a parent in prison, not including children whose parents are in county jails or detention centers.
OUR MISSION
HeartBound Ministries is a non-profit outreach organization that provides programs and resources to meet the needs of the prison community -- inmates, their families, and correctional staff -- changing the culture from one of crime and incarceration to hope and restoration. HeartBound believes that a prison system can be more than just a place where people "serve time." We believe a prison system can be a place where lives are healed, transformed, and restored.
A COST YOU DIDN'T KNOW
The cost of housing an inmate is staggering- approximately $28,828 per inmate each year.
Thus, HeartBound's impact goes further than just positively influencing and changing a person's life. If changed lives result in lowered recidivism rates, the savings can be staggering.
If just 1% of Georgia's prison population (530 inmates) are positively impacted through the work of this ministry and do not return to prison, that translates into a savings of $15 million dollars to taxpayers - and fewer crime victims. If 10% were impacted in the same manner, taxpayers would have an almost $150 million dollar savings.
