The program both reduces crime by lowering the recidivism rate of its graduates, and helps heal crime victims who participate as volunteers. Bridges To Life (BTL) is a faith-based restorative justice program for incarcerated men and women that reduces recidivism among program graduates and helps make our communities safer. BTL accomplishes this mission by utilizing a unique 14-week curriculum cent
ered on victim impact and facilitated by volunteers. Over 86% of BTL graduates do not return to prison within 3 years after release! Bridges To Life has been conducted in 236 facilities since inception, and its curriculum has been used in 18 states and 7 countries, graduating over 87,000 offenders with the help of more than 3,900 volunteers.
