An estimated five million men and women who committed a crime are currently on probation or parole in America. Some of them are your neighbors.

Whether these ex-offenders are good or bad neighbors depends on their experiences in prison and how they are treated as returning citizens. Support the Safe Streets Arts Foundation and the Prisons Foundation and welcoming religious and other institutions that have an open door policy, treating all people as equals and not discriminating against men and women based on the criminal convictions in their past. For more information write Dennis@SafeStreetsArts.org and visit www.SafeStreetsarts.org