The Prison Humanity Project

Coming Home Shouldn't Require Figuring Everything Out Alone.

TPHP builds practical tools for the hours, days, and first 90 days after incarceration. Reentry professionals across the country are already putting them to work. Help us keep the tools free and expand the reach.

Help Us Keep the Tools Free

Already in Use

Look What Is Already Happening.

TPHP has not been around for years. It has not had a marketing budget or a staff. Here is what has happened anyway.

West Virginia

TPHP was sent to the state reentry network's navigators to share with individuals and families. It was also shared with reentry council chairs and councils across West Virginia.

Missouri

The Missouri Department of Corrections responded directly and offered to review TPHP's materials and share them with reentry centers at prisons across Missouri.

Alaska

The Anchorage Reentry Coalition reviewed TPHP, shared it with others, described it as a useful resource for coalition partners, service providers, and families, and opened conversations about working together.

Georgia

Project Restart said TPHP would be added to its resource guide and shared with case managers. Chasing Dreams Independent Living Program also expressed interest in exchanging resources and collaborating.

North Carolina

Scotland County's reentry coordinator said the resources would be shared with current and future clients. Cumberland County's reentry coordinator independently contacted TPHP through the website.

Texas

The Comeback Project said it would use TPHP and provide the resource to people who come through its program.

Florida

Project 180 discussed adding TPHP to its website and supplied county-by-county resource information to strengthen TPHP's listings. VIP Reentry Services said its students would benefit from the resources. REAP in Pensacola forwarded TPHP to its Executive Director for review.

Indiana

The Executive Director of Constructing Our Future said the organization would share TPHP's tools with the women it serves.

Ohio

North Star Neighborhood Reentry Resource Center / Oriana House said it would share TPHP information with members who need it.

National

Prison Fellowship responded positively and said TPHP would be shared with staff for awareness as another resource available to returning citizens and families. The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice initiated discussions about where the organizations' work may overlap.

Additional reentry professionals and organizations have reached out directly wanting to talk, contribute information, be represented in TPHP's directories, or explore collaboration. This started as one man trying to solve problems he personally understood. It is becoming a network.

Help Us Take This Further

TPHP is already being shared, reviewed, and used by reentry professionals and organizations in multiple states. Your support helps us keep the tools free and put them in front of more people coming home.

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The Story

One Person Built This.

Joshua Toney spent roughly a decade in federal prison. He went through reentry himself. He understood the problem from the inside: people can walk out of incarceration with a pile of paperwork and still have no practical idea what to do first.

He built The Prison Humanity Project around that problem. Not a theory of change. Not a strategic framework. A practical answer to a practical question: what does someone actually need in the first hours, days, and 90 days after release?

TPHP is still a one-person operation. Joshua handles the creation of resources, the research, the website development, the updates, the outreach, the relationship building, the partnerships, and the day-to-day operation. That is not a pity statement. It is a description of how much has already been built with almost no infrastructure behind it — and how much farther this work could go with real financial support.

The goal is not to replace reentry organizations. The goal is to help people find them, understand what they need, make a plan, and actually use the resources that already exist.

What Has Been Built

A Growing Collection of Practical Reentry Tools.

Every tool on this list is free. No paywall. No signup required. Available to anyone who needs it.

First 72 Hours tools
First 7 Days planning resources
Laced Up 90-Day reentry system (PREPARE → DO → PROVE)
Reentry Triage tools
Call Coach practice tools
Family Mode and the Prison Family Survival Guide
My Reentry Packet builder
State-by-state resource guides (10 verified states, expanding)
Employment resources and the Felon's Employment Bible
Advocacy and reporting directory
Printable reentry materials
Beyond the Gate
Tribal resource information
TPHP Super Agent — on-demand reentry guidance

TPHP is also developing the TPHP is also developing the First Path Initiative, aimed at helping high-barrier and indigent people coming home access a working prepaid phone and service during the early reentry period.

See all tools at ThePrisonHumanityProject.com

Why It Matters

The Resources Will Stay Free. Here Is What Your Support Makes Possible.

Free to the user does not mean free to build. Somebody has to pay for the technology, the hosting, the research, the printing, and the time it takes to verify that a phone number still works and an organization still exists. Financial support keeps the tools free while making it possible to do more with them.

Keep every reentry tool free and accessible
Print and distribute physical materials for reentry centers and facilities
Expand and continuously verify state and local resource information
Develop additional first-days and first-90-days tools
Support the First Path Initiative
Cover technology, hosting, and development costs
Attend reentry conferences and build relationships with administrators and councils
Expand workshops and training resources
Reach more families before release occurs
Eventually build the organizational capacity so one person is not carrying every part of the operation

Give Now

Support the Prison Humanity Project.

One-time or recurring. Every contribution goes directly toward keeping the tools free and expanding the reach.

Any amount

One-time gift

Every dollar goes directly toward keeping the tools free, maintaining the resource database, and covering the operational costs of running TPHP.

$10 / month

Monthly supporter

Recurring support is the most useful kind. It makes it possible to plan, maintain, and expand the work without uncertainty about whether the lights stay on.

$25 / month

Sustaining supporter

Covers a meaningful share of monthly technology and hosting costs, keeping the platform available to anyone who needs it.

$50 / month

Core supporter

Helps fund ongoing resource verification, state guide expansion, and the time it takes to keep the information accurate and current.

Help Keep TPHP Resources Free

The Prison Humanity Project was built to make reentry information easier to find and easier to use, without putting another bill in front of people who are already trying to get back on their feet.

Everything here is free.

If TPHP has helped you, your family, or someone you serve, and you're in a position to help keep these resources available and growing, you can contribute any amount you choose.

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For Businesses, Foundations, and Larger Supporters

Sponsorship and Funding Opportunities.

If your organization, foundation, or business wants to support specific initiatives, underwrite printing and distribution, or fund conference travel and workshops, here is how that support can be directed.

$500

Resource Sponsor

Covers printing and distribution of physical reentry materials for one reentry center or facility.

$1,000

Technology Sponsor

Covers a year of hosting, platform, and technology costs that keep TPHP available 24/7.

$2,500

Reach Sponsor

Funds conference travel, relationship-building with reentry councils and correctional administrators, and workshop development.

$5,000

Initiative Sponsor

Supports the First Path Initiative — helping high-barrier individuals coming home access a working prepaid phone and service during the critical early reentry period — plus expanded resource development.

Interested in a custom sponsorship arrangement, underwriting a specific initiative, or discussing how your organization can support TPHP's work?

Get in Touch

The Work Already Exists. Help Us Take It Farther.

One person built this. Organizations across the country are already starting to use it. Financial support keeps the tools free, expands the reach, and builds the capacity to serve more people coming home from incarceration.

Support the Prison Humanity Project