What is the ACOM Ministry?

- First and foremost it is a Christian Ministry
- Dedicated to helping Christian ex-offenders transition from incarceration to a Christian lifestyle
- Scripture based
- Guided by Faith, Christian love, hard work and accountability
- Operated with and for ex-Offenders
- Supported by churches and the community

Our Approach

- In-Prison Discipleship
- Mentoring in Living the Christian Lifestyle
- Transitional Housing
- Job Training and Placement Assistance
- Budgeting Training and Counseling
- Other Services as Needed

In-Prison Discipleship

- Identification of candidates for program
- One year in-prison program of weekly meetings
- “Purpose Driven Life” (PDL) book is the base
- Run by inmate leaders
- Mentors
- Accountability
- Christianity (walking the walk)
- Behavior monitoring by leaders
- Evaluation for suitability for Housing
- Currently operating at several institutions (McCormick,BRCI,LSRCI,Trenton)

Why After Prison Care?
     Recidivism has grown to an alarming 50 to 80 percent. Statistics show that faith based programs greatly reduce the recidivism rate among their participants by collaborating with the prison industry.
     Consider these statistics put out in a special study of 300,000 prisoners released in one year, 75% of all released prisoners that year:
-  68% were rearrested for new offenses
-  92% were male
 - 93% had prior arrest records
 - 82% had prior convictions
 - 70% had 5 or more prior convictions
 - Within 6 months 30% were rearrested for felony charges
 - 44% were back in the 1st year, and 60% by year 2
 - Among those in prison before, 73% were rearrested
     South Carolina ranks # 7 in the total US in recidivism rates, making it a perfect place to begin this vision.

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