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Five re-entry service providers and four re-entrants completed extensive interviews. Three levels of open, axial coding were completed with the transcripts. Two primary contexts were acknowledged between service providers and re-entrants:\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Barriers and Successful Reintegration<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Themes were identified:\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Appreciating Re-entrants\u2019 Narratives<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Person Centered Approach<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Networking and Relationships<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Process &amp; Transformation.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Service providers perceived re-entrants as focusing on stability in the re-entrants\u2019 lives. 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