Did you know that 2,310,984 people were incarcerated in the United States in 2008, and that on average 74% of those will return to prison within 4 years?

Did you know that the annual budget for operating just the state prisons in the U.S. is more than 40 billion dollars?

Did you know that 95% of the men who are incarcerated had no loving father? That 60% of the men and 85% of the women were sexually molested as children? That more than 50% were unemployed at the time of their arrest? That children of inmates are 600% more likely to become incarcerated themselves?

Very little has been done to create a different result. Until now.

Klemmer and Associates and Fresh Start Ministries have teamed up to make a tremendous difference. Our goal? To set hearts free. In the Washington State prison where we've been operating for more than 2 years now, the prisoner return rate is down from approximately 65% to 28%. And this is just the beginning, but we need your help.

In September of this year, Brian Miller and Scott Cundy are setting out to raise financing for the prison project, but they can't do it without you. To raise money they are riding bicycles down the California coast. 800 miles. Dollar for dollar fundraising. The goal: setting hearts free!

Are you willing to help? Donate now to change lives forever, lower national and state budgets, and stop the cycles that drive this catastrophic problem! Together we can make a difference.

For information on how the ride is going for Scott and Brian, see the Compassionate Samurai Prison Ride Blog.