DE SR14

Designates June 2021 as "Reentry Awareness Month" in Delaware to recognize the challenges faced by individuals returning to communities after incarceration.

Notes that over 600,000 individuals are released annually from U.S. prisons, with two-thirds likely to recidivate within 3 years.

Highlights that Delaware's Department of Correction supervised approximately 12,000 offenders in the community in fiscal year 2020, with 11,399 released from Level V facilities in 2020.

Identifies socio-economic barriers facing returning citizens including homelessness, unemployment, lack of job skills, and limited education.

Acknowledges Governor Carney's Delaware Correctional Reentry Commission and grant funding for reentry initiatives addressing recidivism through coordination of housing, vocational training, and healthcare access.