“I have the highest hope for them,” Hodges said. “There’s nothing that indicates that they don’t have just as good a chance as anyone to be successful. And they’ve invested in their success already.”

After nine days of freedom, 11 of the 21 already have found employment, according to data compiled by Resonance. Two are pursuing education. The other eight are searching for jobs.

Hodges said the women have received assistance with housing, transportation, education, vocation and re-unification with children. She said therapy and substance-abuse treatment are available for them, too.

She said Resonance has been in touch with each of the women as recently as Thursday or Friday, an indication that they all have hit the ground running and are serious about succeeding.

“So everybody is doing what they’re supposed to be doing in this moment, and typically that’s not going to happen,” Hodges said. “So it’s a really exciting thing.”

‘I’m grateful, but I’m glad to be out’

For Davidson, that has meant applying for welding jobs with her certification, which she earned in the late 1990s and refreshed in 2016.