What is RED?
Rehabilitation Enables Dreams (RED) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and restorative justice organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. RED’s mission is keeping people out of the criminal justice system – permanently – through programs that enhance the social, financial, and civic literacy of individuals referred to court.
We offer a 12-month Restorative Justice Curriculum that is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to leave the court system and reenter society as thriving members of the community.
“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in.”
– Desmond Tutu
What’s wrong with this picture?
The United States consists of only 5% of the worlds population and nearly 25% of its incarcerated population. In 2015 we spent $85 Billion on prisons and jails. The number of people incarcerated in the U.S. has grown from 200k in 1972 to over 2.2 Million today. These numbers are unacceptable and RED is here to provide solutions that lower crime while providing individuals who would otherwise not have the opportunity, the chance to lead lives of purpose.
What’s wrong with this picture?
The United States consists of only 5% of the worlds population and nearly 25% of its incarcerated population. In 2015 we spent $85 Billion on prisons and jails. The number of people incarcerated in the U.S. has grown from 200k in 1972 to over 2.