👉 Why Housing Reduces Crime and Saves Taxpayer Money

When people leave prison with nowhere to go, the outcome is predictable. Homelessness. Survival. And too often, a return to jail. One of the leading drivers of homelessness is people exiting the criminal justice system without housing — especially when mental illness or addiction is involved. The cycle is expensive, inhumane, and preventable. In this episode, Terri Power and Jenee Jenkins from CSH join me to talk about Returning Home Ohio, a cutting-edge collaboration with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The program uses supportive housing to reduce recidivism, improve public safety, and save taxpayer money. This conversation goes beyond theory. It’s about what actually works. We also produced a powerful documentary on this work — sparked by Jenee’s idea — that you can watch in the link below. Prison, Homelessness, or Housing? The Choice That Changes Everything https://youtu.be/xZngGA7xfuc?si=BMAWI9GyWm_PqC_6 Listen to the episode. Watch the film. And share it. More: From Encampments to Homes: How Dallas Is Solving Homelessness https://youtu.be/iG4afD_ycLk?si=TBS-G16xTpV3KiiR This Woman's Final Day of Homelessness Will Move You https://youtu.be/sZQLMnF_y8k?si=KzGX9RnRganzXrYR How Housing After Prison Helps Everyone https://youtu.be/9RsKlYDoaTI?si=tSQDxv5jZgnUwssX Executive producer: Mark Horvath Producer/editor/cinematographer: Alex Gasaway https://www.youtube.com/alexgasaway Associate producer: Erin McGinnis Created by: Alex Gasaway and Erin McGinnis YouTube Podcast https://shorturl.at/XciIu Apple Podcast https://apple.co/4cckQ86 Spotify https://spoti.fi/3XyM98c ================================== Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/c/invisiblepeople?sub_confirmation=1 Invisible People’s website: http://invisiblepeople.tv Support Invisible People: https://invisiblepeople.tv/donate Sign up for our newsletter: https://invisiblepeople.tv/email Invisible People’s Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/invisiblepeople https://twitter.com/invisiblepeople https://www.instagram.com/invisiblepeople https://www.facebook.com/invisiblepeopletv https://www.tiktok.com/@invisiblepeopletv About Invisible People There is a direct correlation between what the general public perceives about homelessness and how it affects policy change. Most people blame homelessness on the person experiencing it instead of the increasing shortage of affordable housing, lack of employment, childhood trauma, lack of a living wage, or the countless reasons that put a person at risk. This lack of understanding creates a dangerous cycle of misperception that leads to the inability to effectively address the root causes of homelessness.