Door jamb reinforcer

A door jamb reinforcement system for an entry way door, the door jamb reinforcement system consisting of:

• a door frame having a door jamb sized for the entry way door, said door jamb including a door stop, and further including at least two openings on an inner portion of the door jamb adjacent the door stop, the at least two openings situated for receiving a latchbolt and a deadbolt;
• a single elongated plate, said single elongated plate having a flat rectangular shape with a length and a width and a thickness, and including a first opening, a second opening, and a plurality of fastener openings, said first opening and said second opening respectively spaced substantially equidistant from opposite ends of said elongated plate, and spaced a distance apart corresponding to approximately one-third of said length;
• said width sized to correspond to the inner portion of the door jamb so that the elongated plate abuts the door stop on one side, and said width further sized so that the elongated plate covers the width of the inner portion of the door jamb;
• said thickness of said single elongated plate sized to match space between the door jamb and an edge of a closed door;
• said first opening sufficiently sized for receiving the latchbolt;
• said second opening sufficiently sized for receiving the deadbolt;
• a plurality of fasteners having sufficient length for extending through the door jamb and into the door frame;
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• said plurality of fastener openings corresponding to said plurality of fasteners, each fastener opening sufficiently sized for receiving said respective fastener;
• said elongated plate affixed to said door jamb via said fasteners extending through said fastener openings, and further extending through the door jamb into the door frame, to provide added strength to the door jamb and prevent forced entry through the entry way door.