WISE helps female inmates in San Diego successfully re-enter their communities.

"When you heal the woman, you heal the family."

Let's continue healing families.

-Jackie Reed, CEO

WISE is a grass-roots organization that is dedicated to counseling, educating, and preparing women inmates for successful re-entry into their communities; to training, supporting and assisting women upon release to overcome discrimination, negative stigmas, and other obstacles associated with their past and reentry needs; and to empowering them to become self-sufficient and productive members of society

How we help

WISE was founded and is run by a formerly incarcerated person, Jackie Reed. Jackie knows what it’s like at a detailed, real-world level. She puts her soul end effort into everyone she helps and will do what it takes to help you get a successful start on the outside.

Why it matters

  • 1 in 2 adults in the US has had an immediate family member incarcerated for at least one night in jail or prison.

  • 60% of formerly incarcerated people remain unemployed one year after being released.

  • 77% of people returning home from prison are rearrested within five years.

  • It’s even harder for women, since most of the programs that support the previously incarcerated focus on the larger population of men.

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