Evidence-based reentry practices are often ineffective and unhelpful for formerly incarcerated women. This article provides a thorough...

The reentry industry, as an extension of the carceral state, is a well-functioning engine of structural and racialized inequity in U.S....

Black men with criminal records experience intersectional oppression. Utilizing a critical ethnography lens and interviews with nine...

Reentry programs will not be successful unless they also address institutional and structural inequities making it easier for women to...

People under parole supervision are more inclined to 'comply' with parole requirements when they can do so on their own terms. Based on...

Simply having all the right resources isn't enough to make a person want a different life. Indeed, decisions to participate in criminal...

Reentry agencies should be trying to work themselves out of a job if they want to call themselves successful. This article discusses the...

Providing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people to heal from their experiences through critical knowledge and thinking about...

The less education and income a formerly incarcerated woman has, the less social capital she is likely to have, which is defined here as...

Feelings of humiliation and rejection often impact a person's identity reconstruction while attempting to reintegrate into society after...

Reentry programs provide "the illusion of assistance" but in reality operate to extend the reach of the carceral state and maintain,...

The demands on women to be considered 'successful' in reentry are often competing with and exacerbated by the gendered inequities women...

Women on parole often resist the stigma associated with their criminal records, and instead redefine their identities in a way that...

The main purpose of parole is to monitor women rather than assist them with successfully reentering back into society. This article uses...

Parole is gendered and tailored to male 'risk factors', which often has a doubly negative impact on women's reentry experiences. Based on...

Reentry support should provide access and resources to higher education, including leadership and organizational skills, and should...

The carceral state is furthering its reach into poor, Black and Brown communities through community-based reentry programs, continuing a...

People returning to society after incarceration often experience a type of shock while they are forced to reorient themselves to a new...

Black women in reentry face unique challenges. Based on repeated in-depth interviews over 16 months with 43 women who have criminal...

Neighborhoods impact the reentry and desistance process, particularly for Black women. Based on multiple interviews with Black women...

Ignoring the social structures and inequities that impact the likelihood of 'success' when reentering society after incarceration is both...

Black men with a criminal record work hard to fulfill their roles as fathers, despite the stigma associated with both their Blackness and...

The broad sociological factors impacting people returning to society from incarceration have thus far been largely ignored in the reentry...

Black trans women are often severely discriminated against in the reentry field, including by reentry service providers. This study...

Cities in the U.S. and Canada should adopt 'Selective, Voluntary Disclosure' (SVD) practices, which treat sharing of criminal record...

Reentry and support programs should acknowledge and seek to remedy the interwoven connection between past traumatic experiences caused...