DCS Annual Report 2016 | Page 14

HOW WE SERVE : REENTRY

MAX-OUT REENTRY ( M . O . R . E .)
M . O . R . E . is a collaborative program between the Georgia Department of Community Supervision , Georgia Department of Corrections , and Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles , designed to provide max-out offenders with a progressive transition back into society .
In 2013 , M . O . R . E . was implemented in Georgia ’ s 13 transition centers . M . O . R . E allows for statutory and board mandated max-out prisoners to relocate from a prison bed to intensive community supervision in a transition center up to 18 months before the completion of their prison sentence .
The success of this program is due to the guidance M . O . R . E . counselors provide to participants , helping pave the way for them to find success as they reenter their communities . During their last months in incarceration , M . O . R . E . participants live in a Georgia Department of Corrections ’ transition center . While under intensive supervision , they have the opportunity to :
• Work and pursue employment
• Access mental health and substance abuse services
• Obtain their driver ’ s licenses
• Find stable post-incarceration housing
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Georgia Department of Community Supervision