But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry
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...Studies on reentry, or post-incarceration studies, provide the voices of formerly incarcerated persons and reveal the barriers – employment, housing, social networks – to coming back home and reintegrating society (Seiter & Kadela, 2003; Travis, 2005; Visher, 2004)....
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...Most people who were incarcerated for a drug related charge will eventually be released from prison and expected to resume law-abiding lives (Travis, 2005)....
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...Scholars have denounced the collateral consequences for drug related offenders, such as denying access to welfare, housing, and financial aid, thus exasperating their chances of leading law-abiding lives (Chesney-Lind & Mauer, 2011; Travis, 2005)....
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...However, many individuals face severe difficulty in reestablishing broken family ties when reentering the community (e.g., Liu & Visher, 2019; Travis, 2005)....
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...To understand this finding, we should consider the primary needs many released prisoners have: finding a home, acquiring a job, attending education programs, and honing job skills (Phillips & Lindsay, 2011; Travis, 2005; Visher et al., 2004, 2011)....
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