Bridges To Life (BTL) is a restorative justice program that connects communities to prisons to reduce recidivism, enhance public safety, and save millions of taxpayer dollars. BTL empowers victims and rehabilitates inmates by showing offenders the impact of their actions. Over 54,000 offenders have graduated from the program and thousands of lives have been positively impacted.
Recent studies indicate a 15.6% recidivism rate for BTL graduates compared to the national average of 38-40%. In 2019, BTL graduated 7,004 participants from over 100 prisons and alternative facilities with the help of over 900 volunteers.