StIC Inc.
Built from the inside out by leaders who served 20+ years. We don't just study mass incarceration—we lived it
STIC is committed to stopping the cycle of incarceration by empowering individuals and families through education, mentorship, workforce development, and community support that promotes rehabilitation, stability, and long-term success.
MISSION
To create safer, stronger communities where individuals impacted by incarceration have equal opportunities to rebuild their lives, achieve independence, and inspire future generations to break the cycle.
VISION
Wrongful Convictions
138,000+
The Innocent Behind Bars: Comprehensive legal studies estimate that between 4% and 6% of all incarcerated people in U.S. prisons are actually innocent. Given current national prison capacities, this means anywhere from 138,000 to over 350,000 innocent individuals are currently wrongfully imprisoned.
Source Attribution: Data courtesy of the Innocence Project Research Resources
16+ Years
The Years Lost: The average exoneree loses 16 years of their life behind bars before they are proven innocent. For founders who have served 20+ years, their experience represents the extreme, urgent end of this statistic.
Source Attribution: Historical legal data curated by the National Registry of Exonerations Lifetimes Report
Breaking Cycles. Rebuilding Lives. Strengthening Communities.
Together, we can create opportunities, restore hope, and build safer, stronger communities.
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The Recidivism Trap
The Broken Cycle: On a national scale, roughly 62% of people released from state and federal prisons are re-arrested within three short years, and 39% end up right back behind bars.
39% RETURN
Source Attribution: Longitudinal study indicators published via the Brennan Center for Justice Criminal Justice Data.
27% Jobless
The Root Cause (Poverty & Joblessness): The absolute strongest predictor for re-arrest is poverty. The unemployment rate among formerly incarcerated individuals is a staggering 27%—which is higher than the overall U.S. unemployment rate during the Great Depression.
Source Attribution: National tracking provided by the Prison Policy Initiative Out of Work Report.
Community Support Works
15% LESS LIKELY
Official Department of Corrections data shows that individuals who participate in targeted, community-driven re-entry programs are significantly less likely to reoffend. Re-entry participation drops return-to-prison rates down by nearly 15 percentage points compared to individuals thrown back into society without support.
400% Cost Reduction
Research proves that every single $1 spent on community rehabilitation and re-entry support saves over $4 in the future taxpayer costs of re-incarceration.
Source Attribution: Cost modeling analyzed by the CSG Justice Center Recidivism Trends.
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