We meet people at the jail gate during the “Golden Hour.”
The hours immediately after release can be unstable and high-risk. Knott4Gotten provides gate-side support to help people reach a safer next step.
- Release without a plan can create immediate uncertainty
- Transportation delays can compound stress and instability
- Lack of communication can break continuity of care
- Trust and connection often have to be built quickly
Systems can move slowly. People’s needs don’t.
Many re-entry services begin days or weeks after release, leaving a gap during the first hours when someone may not have reliable transportation, a phone, or a safe place to go. Knott4Gotten focuses on that early window by providing rapid-response peer support at or near the point of release.
When someone exits a jail gate with only their belongings, they may face immediate decisions without access to basic resources. Our approach is designed to help stabilize that transition period and facilitate connection to appropriate community services as quickly as possible.
Our Mission
Knott4Gotten is founded and operated by four men — Jacob Atkin, Tyler Parker, Jeffrey Greene, and Shane Berry — who have collectively spent over 40 years inside the system they are now working to improve. We are peer navigators with lived experience, working alongside community services to support successful transitions.
Gate-Side Support
We don’t require an office appointment to start helping. We meet the individual at the jail gate.
Peer Navigation
Lived experience can help build trust quickly and support follow-through in the first critical hours.
A rapid-response support model designed for the first 120 minutes after release. The goal: help someone move from the gate to a safer next step, quickly and responsibly.
- Immediate and safe transport from jail gate
- Phone and communication access
- Logistics support and coordination
- Peer navigation and accountability
We are seeking a startup grant to fund our RAMP Rescue Initiative. This includes a dedicated peer-navigation vehicle and 100 “Gate Kits” to support a pilot launch.
We understand that supporting a new model takes trust. Our goal is to complement existing services, reduce immediate barriers after release, and improve continuity of support.
We welcome the opportunity to meet in person and share our approach and planned pilot structure.