Mission
“Southern Missouri Reentry provides structure, accountability, and programs to guide justice-involved citizens to reunite with their families and become contributing members of their home communities.”
Vision
“To provide our clients with a successful second chance for a better Southern Missouri community.”
Southern Missouri Reentry, LLC
Southern Missouri Reentry, LLC is a Missouri based 501c3 non-profit. SMR LLC was founded to carry on the original mission of providing successful second chances to justice-involved individuals. This mission was inspired by the vision of Father Charles Clark in the late 1950’s. Southern Missouri Reentry will build upon a legacy of service by creating a custom-equipped reentry center operated by a dedicated team who believes everyone deserves the opportunity for a second chance to achieve the American dream.
Southern Missouri Reentry actively works with the community in St. Francois and neighboring counties to include the needs of the local area into the reentry program. In addition, Southern Missouri Reentry will work to expand representation through a community relations board with an effort to solicit ongoing input regarding the reentry program.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a residential reentry center (RRC)?
- The BOP contracts with residential reentry centers (RRC’s), also known as halfway houses, to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release.
- RRCs provide a safe, structured, supervised environment, as well as employment counseling, job placement, financial management assistance, and other programs and services.
- RRCs help inmates gradually rebuild their ties to the community and facilitate supervising ex-offenders’ activities during this readjustment phase.
- RRC’s are not jails or prisons. Clients are monitored closely and must maintain pre-arranged and approved schedules, which include working outside the RRC and visiting family and loved ones.
Where do your clients come from?
- The Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Courts refer all clients to the residential reentry center.
- Clients are placed in an RRC that is the closest to their release address.
What services will Southern Missouri Reentry, LLC provide?
The primary objective of SMR, LLC is to properly prepare ex-offenders for their return to a free society where they can live as productive, law-abiding citizens.
Additional goals and objectives include:
- Providing a comfortable, positive, safe, and structured environment for each client.
- Providing employment, educational, and vocational placement assistance.
- Providing an atmosphere which encourages and permits clients to improve family and social relationships.
- Integrating services with community resources to meet the needs of the clients and the community.
How long do clients stay at the RRC?
The length of stay in the RRC program varies for each client and is determined by the referring authority (BOP or US Courts)
