GriefTech
For a Safer More
Compassionate
Facility
Streaming Funeral Services To Inmates
About us
Compassionate Reprieve is the world’s first nonprofit to pioneer GriefTech for corrections. We provide secure, DOJ-compliant streaming funeral access for incarcerated individuals, ensuring families can remain emotionally connected during moments of grief, loss, and healing. Our mission is rooted in dignity, justice, and human connection, because even behind bars, love deserves a final goodbye. We are a registered nonprofit organization eligible for local, state, and federal partnerships.
D-U-N-S #:12-635-2591
Unique Entity ID: T3S2LAA461B9
CAGE/NCAGE: 9Y6B6
IRS 501(c)(3): Verified
Lic#: CH018201
Our Mission is Simple
To bridge the gap between incarceration and connection by restoring dignity, honoring grief, and fostering healing through secure virtual access to life’s most sacred moments.
Our Story
Compassionate Reprieve is the first 501(c)(3) nonprofit to pioneer GriefTech for correctional systems. Founded by Rolando Nooks after his own family experienced the pain of losing a loved one while a relative was incarcerated, our mission is rooted in compassion, justice, and dignity.
With over 20 years of experience in solution infrastructure architecture and digital innovation, Rolando set out to build a humane alternative to the silence that too often surrounds inmate grief. What started as a personal mission has grown into a national movement to bring secure, virtual funeral access to correctional facilities across the country.
Today, Compassionate Reprieve is leading the way in correctional grief equity delivering secure funeral streaming technology that helps foster connection, healing, and rehabilitation. Because no one should have to grieve alone especially behind bars.
Who We Serve
We serve incarcerated individuals and their families by providing access to funerals and memorials they would otherwise miss. Our custom, DOJ-compliant streaming platform integrates seamlessly with correctional facility infrastructure, delivering encrypted, content-filtered streams that uphold both compassion and control.
Reach and Partnerships
When incarcerated individuals are given the chance to grieve with their families, something powerful happens: stress is reduced, isolation lifts, and dignity is restored. Our service has the potential to reduce recidivism by up to 13%, while saving families the $3,500 average cost of traditional inmate furloughs. Most importantly, it provides closure, connection, and peace during life’s hardest goodbyes.
We partner with correctional leaders across the United States, the Caribbean, and other regions around the world, including state prisons, federal institutions, detention centers, and local jails, to ensure that no incarcerated person is left out of their family’s final moments. Our trusted funeral home network extends globally, enabling participation even in facilities without in-house streaming capabilities. Wherever there is grief, we help bring presence, compassion, and healing across walls, borders, and time zones.
Our Services
Compassionate Reprieve offers secure, seamless, and tailored streaming solutions, allowing government agencies to facilitate high-quality streams with utmost security and efficiency. Our service portfolio is designed to cater to the unique requirements of CJIS, providing both live and pre-recorded streaming options with unparalleled security measures, advanced customization, and user-friendly interfaces.
Testimonials
“Being able to attend my mother’s funeral virtually meant everything. I felt connected to my family in a way I never thought possible, and it gave me peace knowing I could say goodbye, even from here.”
“Inmate Macon State Prison”
“The virtual service allowed us to include my brother, even though he couldn’t physically be there. It helped us all feel more together during such a hard time.”
“Family Member”
“Compassionate Reprieve’s service made my job so much easier. They handled all the logistics, from setting up the stream to coordinating with funeral homes, allowing me to focus entirely on the spiritual care of the inmates.”
“Chaplain”
Featured Solutions
Our innovative platform with secure streaming solutions: Our custom-built platform is designed to facilitate secure and efficient streaming. These state-of-the-art units are equipped with advanced technology, ensuring an optimal streaming experience and utmost security. Each solution is tailored to suit the specific needs of the facility, ensuring seamless integration and operation within various environments.
How It Works:
Contact Us
Families reaches out to us with details of the funeral services
Approval & Coordination
Our team submits virtual furlough request, Coordinate and schedule funeral access.
Stream Delivery
The secure stream is facilitated through our custom-built platform, with our team providing real-time support as needed.
Feedback & Support:
Post-stream, our team remains available for any additional support or feedback discussions to continuously improve our services
Frequently Ask Questions
We employs advanced encryption and security protocols to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the streams, minimizing any risk of unauthorized access or data breaches.
Absolutely, we specializes in providing tailored solutions to meet the unique needs and specifications of each facility.
Yes, our dedicated team is available to provide real-time support during the live streams to address any issues promptly.
We specialize in providing secure streaming for a range of significant life events. Please contact us directly to discuss your specific needs, and we’ll tailor our service to meet them.
Our platform offers a customizable experience, and interaction capabilities can be enabled or disabled based on the preferences and requirements of the coordinating facility.
We have a dedicated support team available to address and resolve any technical issues promptly. We strive to ensure minimal disruption and maintain the quality of the service experience.
We recommend scheduling as far in advance as possible to ensure availability and allow adequate time for coordination and setup. However, we understand the importance of flexibility and will make every effort to accommodate last-minute requests when possible.
Yes, our streaming services are accessible on a variety of devices, including mobile phones, tablets, and computers, ensuring convenience and accessibility for anyone incarcerated.
Our process is transparent and straightforward. Once the service is scheduled and details are finalized, the families of the person incarcerated will incur a minimal service charge to cover expenses. Payments can be made through secure, convenient methods.
Depending on the service requested and the coordinating entity preferences, streams can be recorded and made available for later viewing. Our team will work with you to meet your specific needs and requirements in this regard.
Our platform offers a customizable user experience, and interaction capabilities can be enabled or disabled based on the preferences and requirements of the coordinating agency.
We have a dedicated support team available to address and resolve any technical issues promptly. We strive to ensure minimal disruption and maintain the quality of the service experience.
We recommend booking as far in advance as possible to ensure availability and allow adequate time for coordination and setup. However, we understand the importance of flexibility and will make every effort to accommodate last-minute requests when possible.
Yes, our streaming services are accessible on a variety of devices, including mobile phones, tablets, and computers, ensuring convenience and accessibility for all users.
Our billing process is transparent and straightforward. Once the service is booked and details are finalized, an invoice will be generated and sent to the provided contact details. Payments can be made through secure, convenient methods.
Depending on the service requested and the coordinating agency’s preferences, streams can be recorded and made available for later viewing. Our team will work with you to meet your specific needs and requirements in this regard.