ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.
About two of three people released from prison are arrested again within three years. South Bend's Dismas House reduces that rate by fostering belonging.
A simulation exercise at the St. Joseph County Public Library's Main Branch in South Bend provided a taste of the struggles and challenges faced by people who are leaving prison and re-entering society.