Behind The Wire Ministries Transition 1 Men's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Behind The Wire Ministries Transition 1 is a men's recovery home in Loogootee, Indiana, in Martin County. It holds Level III certification through the Indiana Affiliation of Recovery Residences and is operated by Behind The Wire Ministries Inc., a nonprofit founded in 2019 by Scott and Dannielle Highberger to serve men reentering society after incarceration.

A Men's Recovery Home Built Around Reentry

This recovery home serves men only, specifically those coming out of incarceration who need transitional housing, mentorship and a structured path back into steady work. Behind The Wire Ministries grew directly out of prison ministry work, and the house reflects that origin: residents are expected to engage with mentorship and job placement support alongside the housing itself.

What Level III Certification Establishes

Level III certification through the Indiana Affiliation of Recovery Residences commits the house to on-site supervision, a published code of ethics, and written disclosure of fees and rules before a resident moves in. For men arriving directly from incarceration, often with little else established, that outside accountability gives families and referring agencies a record they can check before someone moves in.

Faith-Based Programming and Community Ties

Behind The Wire Ministries operates as a Christian nonprofit, and its headquarters campus in Loogootee holds a weekly chapel service open to the public on Thursday evenings. Residents of the Loogootee house are part of that same community, close to the organization's public-facing ministry work, which gives the program a visible presence in town beyond the house itself.

Recovery Housing in Martin County

Loogootee is a small city in Martin County in southwest Indiana, and structured reentry housing is limited across this part of the state. Behind The Wire Ministries built its headquarters and first transitional home here specifically to serve men from the surrounding rural counties who would otherwise have to leave the region entirely to find certified recovery housing.

Behind The Wire Ministries' Second Indiana Location

Loogootee is one of two Indiana communities where Behind The Wire Ministries operates, alongside a second facility in Jasper, in neighboring Dubois County. Both fall under the same nonprofit and the same faith-based reentry model, giving men leaving incarceration in southwest Indiana more than one address to choose from.