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"Jesus Saved an Ex-Con" - Political Activism and Redemption after Incarceration (Paperback)
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"Jesus Saved an Ex-Con" - Political Activism and Redemption after Incarceration (Paperback)
Series: Religion and Social Transformation
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An examination of the efforts of faith-based organizations to
expand the rights of the formerly incarcerated The use of religion
to rehabilitate and redeem formerly incarcerated individuals has
been a cultural touchstone of the modern era. Yet religious
outreach to those with criminal records has typically been
associated with an emphasis on private spirituality, with efforts
focused on repentance, conversion, and restorative justice. This
book sheds light on how faith-based organizations utilize the
public arena, mobilizing to expand the social and political rights
of former inmates. In "Jesus Saved an Ex-Con," Edward Orozco Flores
profiles Community Renewal Society and LA Voice, two faith-based
organizations which have actively waged community organizing
campaigns to expand the rights of people with records. He
illuminates how these groups help the formerly incarcerated
re-enter broader communities through the expansion of citizenship
rights and participation in civic engagement. Most work on prisoner
reentry has focused on how the behavior of those with records may
be changed through interventions, rather than considering how those
with records may change the society that receives them. Flores
explores how the formerly incarcerated use redemption scripts to
participate in civic engagement, to remove the felony conviction
question from employment applications and to restrict the use of
criminal background checks in housing and employment. He shows that
people with records can redeem themselves while also challenging
and changing the way society receives them.
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