The US Department of Justice is seeking bids to introduce a residential reentry center for local ex-convicts in the Springfield area.
The program seeks to ease former prisoners back into civilian life based on data showing that reentry programs help to lessen reincarceration rates.
Representatives of the reentry service provider City of Faith introduced themselves to the Springfield Committee of the Whole on Tuesday as one of the bidders to establish a center.
City of Faith is seeking a property in Ward Four to house program participants, who are required to pass financial literacy courses and drug testing.
Penalties for failure to abide by program rules can include a return to prison.
