Indian Social Science Journal ISSN – 2319 – 3468 Vol – 2, No – 2, (October – November 2013) 60 Offenders Re-Entry: To the Community Janaki M C  Anilkumar S  ABSTRACT The process of offenders transitioning from prison back to the community is in need of repair. This article discusses some of the more salient features that encompass the philosophy of "reentry.” The concept of offender "reentry" is beginning to take the corrections world by storm a much overdue storm. Re-entry is the process of reentering the prisoners in to the society after the completion of certain period of incarceration in prison/jail. Reentry is not just ‘let them go’ to the society. It signifies that they were prepared to be released. It means that they were reformed much better than that of the time of admission to the prison. It suggests that their period of community supervision will contribute to their crime free lifestyle. INTRODUCTION: Prisons are an integral part of the Criminal Justice System and function as custodians of prisoners. While the purpose and justification of imprisonment is to protect the society against crime, retribution and punitive methods of treatment of prisoners alone are neither relevant nor desirable to achieve the goal of reformation and rehabilitation of prison inmates. The concept of Correction, Reformation and Rehabilitation has come to the foreground and the prison administration is now expected to also function as curative and correctional centers. Criminal behavior affects all of us in some way. Every year nearly 60,000 prisoners were returning to the community, but we are not sure that how best they will be able to reintegrate in to our society. One way to facilitate successful offender re-integration is through re-entry programs. Studies show that public support for effective programs and rehabilitation remains strong (Cullen & et.al, 2002). So we have to think that how far the correction programs are helpful in reintegrating offender and increase public safety.  Lecturer, Department of Criminology And Forensic Science, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore, Mysore.  Lecturer, Department of Criminology And Forensic Science, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore, Mysore.