Office of Re-Entry turning vacant buildings into transitional housing
“One of the major issues along the path to rehabilitation is obviously, getting a job, but another big challenge is finding stable housing,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, touring a former daycare that will be renovated to house former inmates. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County Office of Re-Entry is converting vacant buildings in South Memphis into transitional housing for ex-offenders.
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Harold Collins Shelby County Land Bank Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Shelby County Office of Re-EntryElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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