Connection Drives Change
Our primary goal isn't to decrease recidivism—it's to increase connection. Because the research is clear: belonging drives behavior change more powerfully than any compliance measure.
And that's why our recidivism rate is 0%.
Our Why
You can't behavior-modify a nervous system that's been wired for survival. The Hive participants have an average ACE score of 7—more than three times the general population average. For most, their brains didn't develop in safety; they developed in chronic threat. Traditional programs try to teach 'better choices' to people whose nervous systems have no neural pathways for calm decision-making. It doesn't work because it can't work.
You have to heal the nervous system first.
So that's exactly what we do at The Hive. We don't start with behavior change. We start with nervous system healing. We don't demand compliance from dysregulated people. We create the safety that allows regulation to become possible.
Punishment Doesn't Prevent Crime
Maryland's recidivism rate of 40.5% isn't a failure of character—it's a predictable outcome when you release someone with an ACE score of 7 back into the same conditions without ever addressing the dysregulation.
At The Hive, we address it. We heal the nervous system. We create the safety that was stolen in childhood. That's why our recidivism rate is 0%. Not because we force compliance, but because people whose nervous systems finally feel safe don't need to commit crimes to survive.
The Investment
$400/pp
$3,060/pp
8 weeks of Connection Coaching
12 months of Case Managment
$56,900+
$60,360/pp
Cost to Incarcerate Per Year
Cost Savings Per Person that Does Not Reoffend
“This program has helped me understand myself and my feelings, as well as others. It helped me understand why I am still triggered by things in my childhood that carried over into adulthood and it gave me clarification about my relationships. I communicate better now. I am a better person because of The Hive.”
- Participant from MCI-W
