Ready4Release Pre-Release Planning (Florida Facilities)

About This Position

If you are currently incarcerated in a Florida correctional facility, Operation New Hope's Ready4Release program can connect with you BEFORE release at 40+ Florida facilities. Pre-release services include: employment planning, housing assistance, ID/documentation support, and employer network access. Sex offense registrants explicitly welcomed.

Requirements

Currently incarcerated in a participating Florida correctional facility. Approaching release date. All offense backgrounds welcomed. Contact through facility case manager.

Benefits

FREE program. Pre-release case management. Job offer lined up at release for qualified participants. Transitional housing assistance. ID and document recovery support.

No background check required to apply.

⚠ SORNA Restrictions — Florida

Florida has broad residency and employment proximity restrictions. Sexual predators (most severe designation) face 1,000 ft restrictions from schools, daycares, parks, and school bus stops.

Informational only. Consult your attorney or supervision officer.

Offense Acceptance

Operation New Hope explicitly serves sex offense registrants. Pre-release programming ensures employment on Day 1 of release.

Programs

Hiring Policy

Operation New Hope specializes in the most challenging reentry populations, including sex offense registrants. All participants receive individualized support matching them to appropriate employer partners.

Restrictions

Program coordinators will assess restrictions and geographic requirements for each participant. Some employer partners may have restrictions for certain offense types (e.g., offenses involving minors for childcare-adjacent roles).

About Operation New Hope

Operation New Hope is a nationally recognized reentry nonprofit based in Jacksonville, FL with 20+ years of experience. Their Ready4Release program partners with 40+ correctional facilities for pre-release planning. Ready4Work provides career training and job placement in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Cocoa, and St. Augustine. They maintain a network of 400+ employer partners who accept second-chance candidates including sex offense registrants.