The Challenges Of Prisoner Re-Entry Into Society Summary

Grossman, Dana. “The Challenges of Prisoner Re-Entry Into Society.” Socialwork@Simmons, 12 July 2016 https://socialwork.simmons.edu/blog/Prisoner-Reentry/ Dana Grossman's “The Challenges of Prisoner Re-Entry Into Society”, talks about how ex inmates have a really tough time landing back on their feet when released. Within 3 years of being free 66% are reincarnated, and within 5 years 77% are reincarcerated. Many ex-inmates are not trusted because in a recent study it showed that 75% of men had a sort of substance abuse. Many prisoners also have poor or no education at all, so it is very hard for them to secure a steady job. This is especially true when an inmate was just released from a lengthy sentence and is not trained in using specialized

“Life After Prison: Ex-Offenders Face Many Challenges When Reentering Society.” WBHM 90.3, 22 June 2014, https://news.wbhm.org/feature/2014/life-after-prison-ex-offenders-face-many-challenges-when-reentering-society/ In Rachel Lindleys “Life After Prison: Ex-Offenders Face Many Challenges When Reentering Society” she goes over the struggles ex-inmates go through as soon as they are released. She uses a man named Haywood Spights as an example. He was convicted of stolen property. He purchased a stolen car and did not know it at the time. After his release Spight had trouble finding a stable job and ended up in jail, this time for burglary. After he was release for the second time he says he's stuck to the right side of the street for two and half years but it is extremely difficult to find a secure job. Spight helps his father, who is battling cancer, in any way he can. Either by washing his clothes, cooking him up meals, and driving him to his chemo sessions. Even though now he can not give his father rides because ex-inmates are not allowed to have license. He had a good job at a coca cola company and was even qualified to drive and use a forklift properly. He still hasn't heard a word from the places he was applied. Spight is just one example of how an ex-inmate struggles on a day to day

“Life after Prison: The 'Sentence Never Ends'.” Minnesota Public Radio News, 8 Mar. 2017, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/03/08/issues-facing-former-inmates Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff believe when an inmate is out of jail, it will always haunt them for the rest of their lives. Some of the most common problems facing former inmates are the difficulty of finding stable housing, no access to drug and alcohol treatment, and lack of job training. But there's another issues facing former inmates that is difficult to track. The difficulty of navigating a world that you've been incarcerated from for years, or even decades. For example, Senghor, an ex inmate, served 19 years for second degree murder, and then had to find a job in a world he didn't know anymore. Some try to invest in their education, but there is a box on 70 percent of college application forms asking about criminal records. So even when an ex-inmate tries to and has the drive to further themselves, they are stopped by a wall they can not get over. 25 states have some form of "Ban the Box" legislation. This prevents employers from asking about your criminal record in the initial application, but they can ask for a background check whenever they would like. Senghor said. "When people are sentenced, that sentence never ends — even when they step out of