Is Expungement Necessary?

Here at Soteria, we see the ways in which a criminal record can haunt returning citizens. There are significant implications that plague every returning citizen in our program. Before we consider [...]

Let’s start by defining these two words: Mass incarceration is a term used by historians and sociologists to describe the substantial increase in the number of incarcerated people in the United [...]

Soteria Community Development Corporation (CDC) is pleased to announce the new Returning Citizens Housing Initiative, a comprehensive re-entry Housing Initiative facilitated by the Soteria CDC [...]

Read about Pastor Jerry Blassingame’s success in advocating for ex-felons in a recent Greenville Online article. Read the full article here.      

South Carolina Senate Bill 900 is forcing lawmakers to take a closer look at expungement standards. Read the Full Article Here.

Pastor Jerry Blassingame explains the background and heart of Soteria’s ministry. Watch the Full Video Here.

One of Soteria’s entrepreneurial enterprises, GreenStart, is making headlines around Greenville County. Click Here to Read the Full Article.

This brief article highlights an individual’s story of success after participating in Soteria’s program. Click Here to Read the Full Article.

Listen and watch below as Pastor Jerry Blassingame details his transformational testimony.     Click Here to Watch the Full Video.

Soteria was featured on Greenville Online in April, highlighting our GreenStart Deconstruction company which helps former inmates find regular and meaningful work. Read the full article here.