Karmel Bortoleti Foundation
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Hi, I'm Karmel, founder of the Karmel Bortoleti Foundation. Thank you for being here.
I founded the Karmel Bortoleti Foundation to provide incarcerated women with a greater chance at transitioning out of the justice system into lives that are stable and provide value to their communities.
Incarcerated women have the deck stacked against them.
As a fellow woman, I see our sisters in these dire circumstances - poverty, addiction, abuse, food insecurity - and my heart breaks.
However, there is hope!
All over the country, there are organizations that are helping women successfully transition back into society without re-arrests. These women are receiving an education, job training, life skills, and the medical and emotional support they need to rebuild their lives.
Thank you for being here and for joining me in this worthy mission.
Together, we can show our sisters they are loved, and that they have worth and value.
Why is Support Necessary?
Women who are released from prison are at a crossroads.
Cross-state reports of recidivism (the tendency of a person who has been convicted to re-offend) suggest that approximately 58% of released female convicts are rearrested, 38% are reconvicted, and 30% are returned to prison in the three years following release from prison.
These numbers are too high.
It proves the justice system is not providing needed resources in the most effective ways to ensure rehabilitation.
However, transition programs across the country are equipping women to gain employment, care for their children, secure housing, and stay on a path to rebuilding their lives in a healthy and socially responsible way.
How Much Do Programs Cost?
It costs state prisons anywhere from $18,000 to $65,000 to feed and house one prisoner. But for as little as $7,000, these programs keep women from re-offending, while helping them to see they are valuable, important members of our communities.
There are currently 230,000 women incarcerated in the United States. Of these, more than 133,000 are likely to be arrested, at least 69,000 are likely to return to prison for a new conviction.
We need to lower these numbers. Together, we can.
Please donate today.
I founded the Karmel Bortoleti Foundation to provide incarcerated women with a greater chance at transitioning out of the justice system into lives that are stable and provide value to their communities.
Incarcerated women have the deck stacked against them.
As a fellow woman, I see our sisters in these dire circumstances - poverty, addiction, abuse, food insecurity - and my heart breaks.
However, there is hope!
All over the country, there are organizations that are helping women successfully transition back into society without re-arrests. These women are receiving an education, job training, life skills, and the medical and emotional support they need to rebuild their lives.
Thank you for being here and for joining me in this worthy mission.
Together, we can show our sisters they are loved, and that they have worth and value.
Why is Support Necessary?
Women who are released from prison are at a crossroads.
Cross-state reports of recidivism (the tendency of a person who has been convicted to re-offend) suggest that approximately 58% of released female convicts are rearrested, 38% are reconvicted, and 30% are returned to prison in the three years following release from prison.
These numbers are too high.
It proves the justice system is not providing needed resources in the most effective ways to ensure rehabilitation.
However, transition programs across the country are equipping women to gain employment, care for their children, secure housing, and stay on a path to rebuilding their lives in a healthy and socially responsible way.
How Much Do Programs Cost?
It costs state prisons anywhere from $18,000 to $65,000 to feed and house one prisoner. But for as little as $7,000, these programs keep women from re-offending, while helping them to see they are valuable, important members of our communities.
There are currently 230,000 women incarcerated in the United States. Of these, more than 133,000 are likely to be arrested, at least 69,000 are likely to return to prison for a new conviction.
We need to lower these numbers. Together, we can.
Please donate today.
Organizer
Karmel Bortoleti
Organizer
North Miami Beach, FL