Rockford to host a new group home for formerly incarcerated women

Rockford to host a new group home for formerly incarcerated women

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new home for formerly incarcerated women is coming to Rockford's southeast side to help those who struggle to reenter society after their release. Shimere Shanklin says she knows the struggles women go through in trying to reestablish their lives, after spending her own time behind bars. "The mental portion of incarceration or being incarcerated is never dealt with," she explained. Over the last five years, Shanklin has…