Nebraska Corrections Launching 5-Key Model Peer-Led Reentry Program

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is launching a three-year program called “5-Key Model for Reentry” to train prison case managers and peer mentors to provide reentry support services to all incarcerated individuals. The program, funded by an anonymous grant of nearly $900,000, is a partnership with the Florida State University (FSU) faculty, and with non-profit Well-Being and Equity Innovations, Inc. The grant monies will cover the entire cost of the program. Well-being and Equity Innovations, Inc., has started orienting NDCS staff members on the program and its various components. The project team . . .