House of Grace has been working in the field of prisoners' rights for 30 years through its Prisoners Empowerment Project, but there is still a struggle to gain continued support from the authorities involved. Thus, Elias Sussan, the project coordinator, and Thomas Shehade, the supervisor of the hostel, have made it a priority this year to strengthen the existing relations between House of Grace and other official bodies that commonly provide services for Prisoners. One important step this year was to meet both with the Chief Rabbi in charge of prisons throughout Israel

This past year House of Grace has welcomed 13 released prisoners to live in its Prisoners Rehabilitation Hostel. This project, geared to reintegrate released prisoners into the community, continues to be successful largely because of the familial environment created by the staff. Salem (alias) is a released prisoner residing at the hostel who is no stranger to the penal system. He has been in and out of prison for well over half of his life (with the longest sentence being for over twenty years). He says, "The streets are a frightening place that took many years away from me. House of Grace made me feel like part of a family-to be a specific ‘family'-something that for me is the source of power and strength."