Ritual4Return (R4R) is a 12-week program through which groups of returning citizens undertake a process of creating and performing a homecoming rites of passage. The process helps participants as they transition from incarceration to freedom. It is a demanding journey, pushing people intellectually, physically, emotionally, and spiritually as they define and then cross the thresholds that mark their individual and collective transition from bondage to freedom.

This program is for anyone who has ever been incarcerated for at least a year. It doesn’t matter how long you were in or how long you’ve been out. Ritual4Return is meant for people who feel traumatized by the impact of their incarceration, and/or who feel shame and feelings of stigma about their past. R4R is a healing and transformative tool for anyone who seeks to move on from their experiences of prison and into a new life.