Creating Belief Reentry Navigator

Open data governance

Every listing should be explainable.

The navigator separates source evidence from current availability, publishes its quality signals, and makes uncertain records visible instead of quietly overstating confidence.

Last updated August 11, 2026

Current public dataset

  • Snapshot: August 10, 2026
  • Version: 2026-08-10-full-audit-v1
  • Public records: 266 of 268 total records
  • Direct government or provider sources: 173
  • Community-directory sources: 90
  • Flagged for stronger verification: 3
  • Historical closed records excluded from public search: 2

View machine-readable quality metrics or download the public CSV.

Source-strength labels

Public labelMeaningWhat it does not mean
Government source checkedMatched to an official government source.It does not guarantee an open bed, appointment, eligibility, or current capacity.
Provider source checkedMatched to the provider's official public website.It is not direct confirmation from intake staff.
Provider confirmedThe provider directly confirmed the public listing.Confirmation can age and must still be rechecked for time-sensitive needs.
Directory source checkedDrawn from a recognized community resource directory.It is a secondary source and may lag provider changes.
Needs recheckThe record remains public but needs stronger or more current source evidence.It should not be relied on without direct confirmation.

Publication workflow

  1. Collect only public service information relevant to reentry planning.
  2. Normalize organization, program, geography, contact, eligibility, access, and source fields.
  3. Assign a stable public ID, record status, source-strength label, and last-checked date.
  4. Exclude closed historical records from search and urgent shortcuts.
  5. Show uncertainty and require users to confirm availability, eligibility, cost, hours, and capacity directly.
  6. Publish corrections in a versioned dataset release.

Known limitations

Public programs change quickly. County coverage is not the same as equal service capacity, and a source-linked listing is not a real-time inventory. The navigator does not rank providers by quality, guarantee eligibility, or replace 211, emergency response, professional judgment, or direct provider contact.