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#131 Re-entry: The Real Experience (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes in September 2021. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared Feb 9, 2021.

Leaving incarceration, and returning to life outside of prison. It’s a difficult process, and many end up back behind bars. What does it take to make it work? What more can be done to support those coming home? We hear it directly from two men who have done it. Mr. F. and Mr. R. (identities withheld) describe their steps into the free world after each served decades in prison.

InterviewsDavid HarrisAugust 3, 2021re-entry, post-conviction, mass incarceration

#137: A Break in Belonging

When someone goes to prison, it can destroy the family left behind – and even more so when no one really knows what happened. But then, what does the family do years later, when that family member returns?

#133: Re-entry: What Research Shows

Returning to life outside of prison: It’s called re-entry. Getting people ready to go home just makes sense if you want them to succeed, and over 95 percent of all imprisoned people are eventually released. But we didn’t always do much to assure reentry success, and in many places and many ways, we still don’t. What does the evidence show about what works?

InterviewsDavid HarrisFebruary 23, 2021Christy Visher, re-entry, mass incarceration, prisons, 121-150

#132: Re-entry: The Real Experience

Leaving incarceration, and returning to life outside of prison. It’s a difficult process, and many end up back behind bars. What does it take to make it work? What more can be done to support those coming home? We hear it directly from two men who have done it. Mr. F. and Mr. R. (identities withheld) describe their steps into the free world after each served decades in prison.

InterviewsDavid HarrisFebruary 9, 2021re-entry, post-conviction, mass incarceration, Dave's Faves, 121-150

#79: Driver’s License Suspension As Collateral Damage

For people attempting to re-enter society from jail, a job is key to staying straight. And a driver’s license is a must for lots of jobs. So why does the law in so many states suspend drivers licenses for crimes having nothing to do with driving?