RTI International, a nonprofit organization, announced a partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to test a prisoner re-entry study in a press release Wednesday.

The study will test the effectiveness and implementation of the Pokket app, which is designed to connect formerly incarcerated individuals with service agencies in an attempt to reduce recidivism.

Other measures being studied include criminal justice savings, client engagement and collaboration between staff and service providers.

The program builds on NC DPS’s current program, the Re-entry Strategic Transition Engagement Plan and is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.

“The results of this research will help corrections agencies around the country, many of whom are looking for technological solutions to assist with re-entry planning and facilitate information-sharing among corrections stakeholders, make informed decisions about which solutions to consider,” said Christine Lindquist, program director at RTI International and principal investigator of the study.

Pokket was created by Acivilate, Inc. to connect justice agencies with service providers to ease the transition following incarceration.

RTI International is a nonprofit research institute specializing in combining social endeavors with scientific measures such laboratory studies and engineering.