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Program overview

A criminal charge can change your life. It doesn't have to define your future.

Practical guidance, trusted resources, and a roadmap for individuals and families navigating the criminal justice system, from indictment through incarceration, release, and rebuilding. Free to use.

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  • The family sends every message
  • No money held
  • Not legal advice
Two men embracing in a church service
A Sunday service inside. The church came to them first.

How it works

Every family starts somewhere different. The plan meets you where you are and stays with you to the end.

  1. 01
    IndictmentNavigate

    Understand what's happening.

  2. 02
    SentencingNavigate

    Prepare for what comes next.

  3. 03
    IncarcerationPrepare

    Navigate life inside.

  4. 04
    Return to CommunityPrepare

    Transition from custody to community.

  5. 05
    Completion of SentenceRebuild

    Move forward with greater independence.

  6. 06
    Completion of ProbationRebuild

    Reach the milestone of being off paper.

  7. 07
    Supporting OthersRebuild

    Turn experience into a resource for someone else.

Read every phase in detail
Marcus R.Sample case
Example
Phase 3 of 7Inside
Family admin
Denise R.
Full-term release
Mar 2031
With FSA credits (est.)
Feb 2030
This week
  • Confirm the commissary deposit went through
  • Review and send the chaplain letter
  • Check the FSA credit total on the BOP sheet

One place for the whole road

Your husband got 60 months. Your son reports in three weeks. Your dad is coming home in April. Whatever today looks like, the case page shows what matters this week, what comes next, and where the paperwork is.

  • A checklist for each of the seven phases, built from how the system actually moves
  • A release-date estimate that accounts for First Step Act credits
  • Letters and call prep drafted for you, sent by you
  • A private vault for the documents you will be asked for again and again

Families we have walked with

Names and details changed. These are composites of real conversations with families and the ministries who serve them.

“The first month I spent every night on forums trying to figure out commissary and how calls worked. Having it written out in order, for his facility, in plain English, gave me my evenings back.”

Tanya · wife, Phase 3

“A church in Denver knew my name before I walked out. Someone was at the gate. That is the difference between making it and going back.”

Darnell · home 14 months, Phase 6

“We used to find out a man was coming home to our area after he got here. Now a family reaches us months ahead and we can actually prepare a place for him.”

Pastor Mike · church partner

Built for three groups

The family runs the account. Churches, ministries and partners plug in where they are needed most.

Families

You run the account. Checklists for each phase, a safe place for documents, a release-date estimate, and drafted letters you review and send yourself.

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Churches and ministries

Get matched with people coming home to your area. Offer mentors, host a support hub, and meet families before release day. Partners are added to the directory by Restored Network.

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Partners of Restored Network

Consultants, programs, employers and legal resources that families ask for by phase. Invited partners receive introduction requests and answer them in a simple inbox.

How partnering works

Families carry the cost

The people who pay most for incarceration are the ones at home. They need one place to turn.

people in federal prison

154,932

U.S. Sentencing Commission, Sept 2025

released from state and federal prisons each year

600k–700k

Annual estimate

spent by families each year on calls, commissary and basics

$5.6B

FWD.us, June 2025

average spent per family, per year

$4,200

FWD.us / NORC

Help today is scattered. Consultants cover sentencing. Phone companies cover calls. Job boards cover work. Ministries cover faith. Nobody gives the family one place for the whole road. That is what we are building.

Safeguards

Built to keep families inside the rules from day one.

Messages

The family sends every message. We draft letters and emails. You read them, change them, and send them yourself through your own account. We never send, forward or receive messages.

Money

We never hold, move or request funds. Commissary and phone deposits go through official BOP channels, and we link you there.

Legal

Information, not legal advice. We explain the process and help you prepare. Legal questions go to your attorney.

Privacy

Case records are private to the family members on the case. Documents live in a private vault. The family decides who can see what.

Start where you are.

Set up the account in a few minutes. Pick the phase your family is in today and the checklist is ready. It is free, and it stays free.

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