LibGuides: One Book 2020-2021: the US Carceral System & Injustice- Becoming Ms. Burton & Just Mercy: Post-Incarceration &amp; Reentry

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Post-Incarceration & Reentry

So I keep asking questions. Why are black Americans incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites? Why are prison sentences for African Americans disproportionately higher? Once released, why do people face a lifetime of discriminatory policies and practices that smother any chance of a better life?

--From Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to
Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women
(cited below)

Ending Mass Probation: Sentencing, Supervision, and Revocation
A 2018 article from The Future of Children (Princeton U.)
From prisons to communities: Confronting re-entry challenges and social inequality
A 2018 article from the SES Indicator, American Psychological Association
Jail Inmates in 2016
A PDF report from the US. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people
2018 article, from the Prison Policy Initiative
Offender Reentry/Transition
From the National Institute of Corrections
Out of Prison & Out of Work: Unemployment among Formerly Incarcerated People
A 2018 article from the Prison Policy Initiative
Prisoner Reentry
Find articles, reports, essays, statistics and more, regarding the topic of Prisoner Reentry, from the RAND corp.
The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment
A 2001 report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Recidivism among participants of a reentry program for prisoners released without supervision
From the journal "Social Work Research" 2012
Reentry into the Community
From the Washington State Department of Connections
The reentry process: how parolees adjust to release from prison
From the journal "Fathering", 2005
Revoked: How Probation and Parole Feed Mass Incarceration in the United States
A 2020 report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Shanesha Taylor sentenced to 18 years probation
Article from the Arizona Republic.
Voting Rights
An article about reentry and voting rights from Prison Fellowship

Source citation: Burton, Susan, and Cari Lynn. Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women. The New Press, 2019.

Organizations

Reentry Programs
From Jusice.gov, information about ongoing reentry efforts from the "western District of Washington"
Reentry Resources
Studies,from the Council of State Governments' Justice Center.
Ear Hustle Podcast
Podcast from San Quentin Prison: "The daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration"
American Probation and Parole Association The American Probation and Parole Association is an international association composed of members from the United States, Canada and other countries actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors.
National Reentry Resource Center

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Alternatives to Prison Industrial Complex
A clip from the 2012 film "visions of Abolition" - Streaming on Films on Demand
Capitalism and the Prison Industrial Complex
A clip from the 2012 film "visions of Abolition" - Streaming on Films on Demand
Parole: High Risks, High Stakes
Video. Examines "the changing face of parole in Massachusetts and Connecticut and look at a few of the countless lives touched by these gatekeepers of justice: one man’s controversial journey through the Massachusetts' department of corrections and another in Connecticut whose future will be decided with help from a new risk assessment tool."