For every three women who are released from prison, two will re-offend and be sent back to prison within five years.
The number of women in prison in America has increased by 700% since the 1980s.
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Texas incarcerates more women than any other state, 10,500 by last count.
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The population of Texas women incarcerated jumped eight percent in 2022.
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Women leaving prison face almost insurmountable challenges. Crushing poverty. Hopelessness. The temptation to return to lifestyles that put them in prison in the first place.
Former inmates carry with them a lifetime of scars. Without help, prison is a revolving door
53% of women incarcerated never finished high school.
80% are physically or sexually abused as a child or by a partner as an adult
81% already had children before incarceration
53% were employed prior to arrest
80% abused drugs, alcohol or both
26% experienced homelessness a year prior to arrest
43% were in foster care as a child growing up
This is where changes begins
So What Is The Answer?
The cycle continues when the foundation never changes. Without stability, support, and spiritual renewal, many women return to the same environments that led them back before. But when identity is restored, habits are rebuilt, and community surrounds them — the trajectory shifts.
Oaks of Righteousness exists to interrupt the cycle with something deeper than programs: transformation.