Most released individuals return to major metropolitan areas across the country, often to a few neighborhoods within central cities. ^[1]   For instance, the majority of prisoners released in Illinois returns to Chicago (51 percent); moreover, six of Chicago's 77 communities--Austin, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, Englewood, West Englewood, and East Garfield Park--account for 34 percent of the Chicago returnees. ^[2]   Similarly, most Maryland releasees return to Baltimore (59 percent) and are concentrated in a few Baltimore communities (such as Southwest Baltimore, Greater Rosemont, Sandtown-Winchester, and Harlem Park). ^[3]   These high concentrations of returning prisoners generate substantial costs for the respective communities, including the costs associated with crime and public safety, greater public health risks, significant levels of family distress, and high rates of unemployment and homelessness. The communities to which the majority of individuals returns are often home to both the families and perhaps the victims of the released individuals. ^[4]