What does it take to be reintroduced into society?  A group of women from the Indiana Women’s Prison participated in a public policy class to talk about life after prison and what they would need to be successful.  Looking toward the future and the implied promise from Article 1, Section 18 of the Indiana Constitution that, upon their release, they will be reintegrated into society as full citizens, these ladies developed a program that they took all the way to the 2017 Indiana General Assembly. By a unanimous vote, this program, called Constructing Our Future, was endorsed as a reentry program for women leaving prison.

The purpose of this survey is to improve Constructing Our Future’s support for formerly incarcerated women in Indiana. Constructing Our Future is a non-profit organization founded and led by formerly incarcerated women based in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The survey results will be shared with community partners serving formerly incarcerated women, so that they too can learn directly from women. Survey responses will help lift up voices that have previously been silenced and spotlight the lived experiences of system-involved women.

All responses are confidential. 

This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.Thank you for taking time to fill out this survey. The results will be shared with community partners serving formerly incarcerated women.

If you are both formerly incarcerated and a service provider, and no matter when you were released, we encourage you to complete the survey. 

Click the link below to take the survey.

https://forms.gle/W2LiuuUamESWcgBdA