housing
DCS does not directly provide housing or other basic needs to Georgia’s residents. However, we seek to connect supervised
individuals with resources available in their communities that may impact their ability to successfully complete their supervision
sentence. Stable housing is shown to be a key factor in an individual’s overall ability to avoid revocation.
THOR RPH
The Transitional Housing for Offender
Reentry (THOR) is a public directory of
community-based housing for persons
releasing from prison or on probation or
parole located on our website. Re-entry Partnership Housing (RPH)
is a housing program hosted by DCS
in collaboration with the Georgia
Department of Corrections, Georgia
Department of Community Affairs and
the Council of Accountability Court
Judges. Our partners share the common
goal of improving access to housing in
order to more effectively invest criminal
justice spending to improve public
safety.
Currently there are 76 THOR facilities, 6
of which are able to serve those who are
classified as Sexual Offenders. DCS conducts
audits every two years to ensure that our
standards regarding safety, programming,
communication with agency staff and
employment are met. Recovery Residences
provide safe and healthy housing for people
who need a more structured environment
and higher levels of accountability.
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2018 Annual report
RPH providers have traditionally
provided only room and board, but
in 2018 RPH added a treatment
component to better assess provider
applications.
Georgia Department of Community Supervision
Between FY11 and FY18, 3,411 inmates
granted parole have been successfully
placed in housing through RPH
providers. Of these placements, 81%
have successfully completed parole
supervision or are currently on active
parole. Compared to housing these
individuals in prison, RPH housing
offers significant cost savings to the
state. Since the inception of RPH in
FY11, that cost savings is estimated at
$72,637,943.00.