SMall steps,
Big Changes
Cornergate Foundation works with prisoners and ex-offenders to support successful resettlement after prison.
From Release to ReStart;
Same Person; Different Choices...Different Outcomes
Release
[definition] release
rɪˈliːs/
verb
allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free. "the government announced that the prisoners would be released"
allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely. "she released his arm and immediately he was free”
Rehabilitation
[definition] rehabilitation
riːəbɪlɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun: rehabilitation; plural: rehabilitations
the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
the action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour.
the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition.
Restart
[definition] restart
/riːˈstɑːt/
verb
Start - to begin doing something
Restart - start again.
[no object] ‘the conversation will restart at the right time’
[with object] ‘he planned to restart his journey the next day’
“No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.”
Nelson Mandela