How does it affect your communities' economics?
Incarceration over Education
Who Do Corrections Affect?
Why Care About Corrections?
Improving Our Communities by Transforming Our Correctional Systems
At Fresh Path Media, we share a passionate determination to help the world shift into a safer and more positive place for current and future generations. The United States is the most incarcerated country in the world with a recidivism rate that is unacceptable by any standards. The question then becomes, what can we do to better prepare the incarcerated individuals for their reintegration, having made lasting changes to their way of thinking and even inspiring them to new possibilities for their life and the contributions they can make upon their return to society. The Answer? We need to change the environment in which they live to include strong, positive, constructive information and conversations. Our purpose is to collect, create, and critique this content, make it readily available and affordable, and track its effectiveness through data collection. In most cases, inmates do not choose to seek positive programs, either because they don’t see the possible difference it could make, or because of peer pressure. Our philosophy is akin to “when the student is ready, the teacher appears,” however we enable the teacher to be ever present.
How do we reduce the flow into correctional facilities?
A: Breaking the school to prison pipeline. This can be done by creating youth specific tools and programming.
How can we reduce correctional expenses?
A: Utilize technology to create more efficient tools.
How do we reduce recidivism and help reintegration?
A: Research shows that continuing education, job skills training, and reentry programs are key.
How do I get my content involved?
If you have content that you want to test in this industry and see how effective it is in helping the incarcerated audience, we have room for you!
How do we distribute content?
Methods of distribution can range from a custom DVD, to a fully automated distribution system implemented within your facility.
How can we collect data?
Through a combination of industry leader feedback, incarcerated individuals surveyed, and play count, we are able to ascertain insightful data into what content proves the most impactful!
Our Vision For Corrections
Our vision is to continuously improve and develop effective content that creates positive results in reintegration and recidivism reduction. Ultimately, this will develop into an authoritative body of resources that an be distributed and continually improved for facilities of all types and sizes. We may not be able to save everyone, but because we hope to save one, we will never stop trying.