Make the best of your time while incarcerated


Being incarcerated can be mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging.

Regardless of how long you are sentenced, jail time can take a serious toll on you and how you view yourself and the outside world. 

It is important that you maximize your experience and make it the best you can by spending your time wisely communicating with friends, family, and cellmates, reading and writing, exercising,and obtaining new skills.

Staying in touch with your loved ones can help you stay on track with your responsibilities and can also give you a sense of unconditional support.

How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life.Skills blog series – LISTENING


We spend 70% of our day communicating in one way or another. Reading, writing, talking, or listening. 45% of that time is used for listening. So having effective listening skills […]

How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life.Skills blog series – ABILITY TO EXPLAIN


We use our ability to explain in all parts of our lives. At work, shopping, and with everyone we have conversations with. It is an important life skill that helps […]

How Can Life Skills Help Returning Citizens ?   Life.Skills blog series – EMPATHY


No matter who you are or what you do, empathy is a valuable tool that everyone needs as a life skill to successfully interact with other people. Life skills are […]

How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life Skills blog series – CONFLICT RESOLUTION


No matter who you are or what you do you will encounter conflict. Whether it is at work, with friends, family, or strangers, conflict resolution is a valuable tool that […]

How Life Skills Can Help Returning Citizens?  Life.Skills blog series – NEGOTIATION


Life skills are necessary for full and successful participation in everyday life. So what are “Life Skills”? Life Skills are all the things that enable us to interact socially with […]