Re-Entry Job Placement Assistance Initiative

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

In 2022, Leon County’s Office of Intervention and Detention Alternatives (OIDA) partnered with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office on a new initiative to connect pretrial defendants and probation offenders seeking employment with local employers. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office has developed relationships with local employers who are committed to hiring individuals who are or have been involved in the criminal justice system. In the short time since this initiative was established, more than 100 offenders have been referred to local employers and 40 have been hired.