Midnite C.R.Y. invites the public to come and hear Mr. Glen Mitchell speak on March 13, 2007. The meeting will be held at Arlington Assembly of God, 88 Arlington Road. It will begin at 7:00pm.

The community and families all play a part in the re-entry process. Come and see how you may fit in this much needed process. It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a village to restore one who has fallen.

Ga 6:1 -
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

The Jacksonville community has lost too many of our young to bullets and death. Even though many who serve for lesser crimes are incarcerated, they are returning back to our community at an alarming rate. Re-entry is crucial to turning our city around and it is time that we sound the alarm.

Inmates serve 85% of their time. With this in mind, the community must play a part in re-entry services. Families, what can we do to assist those coming back into the community? View statistics of sentencing time below:

Sample Sentences and Estimated Time Served
Offense Sentence Minimum Time
They Will Serve*

1. Murder Life – Life in Prison

2. Sexual Assault 15 years – 12.8 years

3. Burglary 10 years – 8.5 years

4. Drug Possession 3 years – 2.6 years

5. *Minus any county jail time already served.

Doing Time
January 2006 DOC Publication

Join us as we welcome Mr. Mitchell.

To R.S.V.P. please send comment to this message or call 904-354-2233. We also hope that you will forward this message to someone that has lost a loved one to incarceration so that that family may attend also. It is very important that families play a role in the return of their loved ones.

Cassandra Bush
Executive Director