On the Outside: Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration

"A crucial analysis of how the truly disadvantaged people who enter prison fare in the three years after their release." —Paula England, NYU

America's high incarceration rates are a well-known facet of contemporary political conversations. Mentioned far less often is what happens to the nearly 700,000 former prisoners who rejoin society each year. On the Outside examines the lives of twenty-two people—varied in race and gender but united by their time in the criminal justice system—as they ...