Homeward : life in the year after prison

"In the era of mass incarceration, over 600,000 people are released from federal or state prison each year, with many returning to chaotic living environments rife with violence. In these circumstances, how do former prisoners navigate reentering society? In Homeward, sociologist Bruce Western...

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Auteur principal : Western Bruce (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Homeward : life in the year after prison / Bruce Western
Publié : New York : Russell Sage Foundation , 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-216 p.)
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Résumé : "In the era of mass incarceration, over 600,000 people are released from federal or state prison each year, with many returning to chaotic living environments rife with violence. In these circumstances, how do former prisoners navigate reentering society? In Homeward, sociologist Bruce Western examines the tumultuous first year after release from prison. Drawing from in-depth interviews with over one hundred individuals, he describes the lives of the formerly incarcerated and demonstrates how poverty, racial inequality, and failures of social support trap many in a cycle of vulnerability despite their efforts to rejoin society. Western concludes that boosting the social integration of former prisoners is key to both ameliorating deep disadvantage and strengthening public safety. He advocates policies that increase assistance to those in their first year after prison, including guaranteed housing and health care, drug treatment, and transitional employment. By foregrounding the stories of people struggling against the odds to exit the criminal justice system, Homeward shows how overhauling the process of prisoner reentry and rethinking the foundations of justice policy could address the harms of mass incarceration." [source : 4ème de couv.]
Bibliographie : Bibliogr. p. [199]-210. Notes bibliogr. Index
ISBN : 978-0-87154-955-6
0-87154-955-7