The first time Flavio Proietti Pantosti entered a prison, he was immediately struck by the sense of oppression: “Walking down the long, straight corridors, the intense feeling of confinement was overwhelming, matched only by the profound relief upon leaving.” This first encounter as a volunteer in an Italian correctional facility inspired Proietti Pantosti, founder of social enterprise Reoassunto, to help inmates regain control of their lives during imprisonment.
“Reoassunto provides dedicated support for reintegration,” Proietti Pantosti said. “Our goal is to significantly reduce the rate of reoffending among first-time convicts.” As processes for reintegration are complex and time consuming, he had the idea to set up an offline, server-based AI tool to help inmates with job applications as well as an AI agent to automate the complex tax paperwork for companies that offer jobs for inmates. But he and his organization didn’t have the skills or funds to create an AI prototype to realize his concept.
