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Light Line Reentry Program: Let's Change the Narrative Together
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About Light Line
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
Every person has boundless potential to live a meaningful life when offered access to tools, resources, and support.
Light Line is here to fill the gaps overlooked in many reentry and diversion programs within corrections. Our program, led primarily by formerly incarcerated people, provides a network of peers who have sustained their rec
Every person has boundless potential to live a meaningful life when offered access to tools, resources, and support.
Light Line is here to fill the gaps overlooked in many reentry and diversion programs within corrections. Our program, led primarily by formerly incarcerated people, provides a network of peers who have sustained their recovery. These inspirational professionals encourage returning citizens from the inside out both through their stories and direct interactions with students.
We are here to change the narrative for individuals with legal convictions. Light Line is here to help system-affected people channel their brilliance and creativity through positive outlets.
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission
A summer internship teaching in Osceola Jail while pursuing her B.S. inspired Leah Basaria to create Light Line in June 2023, bolstering the programs available for the population to achieve and maintain successful reentry before release. Light Line includes classes in the jail, a resource line, and long-term navigation upon release.
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A summer internship teaching in Osceola Jail while pursuing her B.S. inspired Leah Basaria to create Light Line in June 2023, bolstering the programs available for the population to achieve and maintain successful reentry before release. Light Line includes classes in the jail, a resource line, and long-term navigation upon release.
Light Line begins inside the jail with Resources & Life Skills (RLS), a cognitive-behavioral curriculum taught to help individuals shift into a growth mindset, make responsible decisions, unlock their potential, and promote holistic well-being. RLS follows returning citizens through reentry, providing continued support and healthy encouragement after release.
In January 2026, Light Line began collaborating with Steps Learning Center in Orlando, Florida, to expand and provide prevention services to families with neurodivergent children who need behavioral support.
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Team
At Light Line, we strive to improve the lives of returning citizens by providing them with education, skills, and resources to improve holistic well-being. We aim to break the cycle of recidivism and allow people to improve their outcomes and the community.
Leah Basaria teaches Resources & Life Skills (RLS) inside Osceola Jail. A small
At Light Line, we strive to improve the lives of returning citizens by providing them with education, skills, and resources to improve holistic well-being. We aim to break the cycle of recidivism and allow people to improve their outcomes and the community.
Leah Basaria teaches Resources & Life Skills (RLS) inside Osceola Jail. A small operation of volunteers assists in individualized research and provides resources to the individuals we serve.
Light Line is active in the Central Florida community and is excited to create partnerships with other passionate people and organizations dedicated to providing essential needs to underserved communities in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties.
We rise by lifting others: Student Spotlight
A.J.
One of Light Line's star students since June 2023, A.J. has been thriving since he was released from the DOC in 2024. Dedicated to his recovery, A.J. chose residential treatment as his next step. He is constantly receiving accolades for his above and beyond participation and contributions to his recovery community. A.J. enjoys helping around his residence with carpentry, HVAC, repairs, cooking, decorating, and being present for anyone who is struggling in their recovery. A.J. is dedicated to paying the kindness forward. His biggest motivation is being the best dad in the world to his children. A.J. finds the most strength through his faith and family.
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" If you had asked me two years ago, 'Where do you see yourself in two years?' I probably would have said, 'I don’t know.' I was in the county jail and facing five to ten years. I had made a wreck of my life, lost all I had ever owned, lost my kids and any kind of relationship with most of my family. I had chosen to turn to drugs to cope with emotions and grief I didn’t want to face. The day I was arrested I had prayed to God to save me from the lifestyle I was living no matter what it took. Ultimately I was sentenced to eighteen months in prison and twelve months house arrest. While I was incarcerated I took advantage of every resource available to me, after all I had asked for this. I completed parenting, employment, substance abuse, domestic violence and anger management classes. My favorite class was RLS for sure. Leah reminded us we were still human, had lives ahead of us and treated us as such. She went above and beyond to help us, teach us and provide us with resources and life skills to be successful moving forward. Getting sober wasn’t easy and didn’t happen overnight. I had to make a choice, put in the effort to work a program of recovery and had to be patient with myself. Getting sober was so worth it!!! I’ve been clean now for two years, one month and twenty five days. I have a good relationship with my mom again, getting to see my son and be a father. Next month I fly up to see my daughter that I haven't seen in seven years. I have gotten my drivers licence, my social security card, my birth certificate, my HVAC licence, my career and my health back. I could go on and on but at the end of the day I owe a huge 'THANK YOU' to people like Leah for not giving up on people a little lost like I had been."
- A.J.
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF RECIDIVISM
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Your support and contributions enable us to improve conditions for learning inside correctional facilities. Your generous donation will fund our mission by providing paper, pens, folders, and notebooks to enhance the education of our students on the inside and assist their reintegration back into society.