Our work supports YOUR work to create safer facilities

People who use their time productively behind bars contribute to safer prison environments.

Crossroads provides a productive outlet to more than 25,000 people behind bars annually, offering them a path toward a better life. In thousands of questionnaires each year, our students report that their studies with Crossroads enable them to contribute to a safer environment behind bars. Our students tell us that they are less frustrated, more patient, and more at peace with their situation. They also say Crossroads helps them let go of anger, forgive themselves and others, and walk away from conflicts. Additionally, they say that the written encouragement they receive from their Crossroads mentors helps them remain hopeful despite being incarcerated. For many of our students, letters from mentors are their only connection to the world outside prison. The letters from their mentors are quite literally a lifeline that helps them hang on to hope.

Encourage your staff to introduce Crossroads in your facilities so you can witness firsthand the difference Crossroads makes.

Recommend Crossroads to your facility chaplain or spiritual director today.

We can help you keep your residents and staff safe.

Benefits of Crossroads participation

We offer vital interaction with caring mentors through letters and study materials. Many students say they receive no mail or visitors besides the letters from their Crossroads mentors.

Our trained volunteer mentors model prosocial relationships to show students there are alternatives to dysfunction and conflict.

We require no time from your staff to schedule and screen visitors coming into your facilities, as we communicate solely through the mail, eliminating the need for physical visits.

Our program is always free for students and facilities. We provide business reply envelopes so students can return their completed lessons to us at no cost.

Students can save their lessons and letters to read when they need encouragement.

Electronic lessons are available for facilities that no longer distribute physical mail. Contact us at [email protected] to learn more.

How the Crossroads Program Works

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