The initial concept of the circle model was that a circle would be formed at least six months prior to someone's release back to the community. We don't always have that luxury in terms of knowing when people are coming back or where they're coming to, but there are some attempts at this moment to begin to look at how to move the model into the institution so people are in a circle a year or two years before they come out, so there is a situation of trust and there is outside community modelling and setting standards of community behaviour, but also building supports for that person.
On December 4th, 2006. See this statement in context.