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Convicted and Condemned - The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry (Hardcover)
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Convicted and Condemned - The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry (Hardcover)
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Winner, W. E. B. DuBois Distinguished Book Award presented by the
National Conference of Black Political Scientists Examines the
lifelong consequences of a felony conviction through the compelling
words of former prisoners Felony convictions restrict social
interactions and hinder felons' efforts to reintegrate into
society. The educational and vocational training offered in many
prisons are typically not recognized by accredited educational
institutions as acceptable course work or by employers as valid
work experience, making it difficult for recently-released
prisoners to find jobs. Families often will not or cannot allow
their formerly incarcerated relatives to live with them. In many
states, those with felony convictions cannot receive financial aid
for further education, vote in elections, receive welfare benefits,
or live in public housing. In short, they are not treated as full
citizens, and every year, hundreds of thousands of people released
from prison are forced to live on the margins of society. Convicted
and Condemned explores the issue of prisoner reentry from the
felons' perspective. It features the voices of formerly
incarcerated felons as they attempt to reconnect with family, learn
how to acclimate to society, try to secure housing, find a job, and
complete a host of other important goals. By examining national
housing, education and employment policies implemented at the state
and local levels, Keesha Middlemass shows how the law challenges
and undermines prisoner reentry and creates second-class citizens.
Even if the criminal justice system never convicted another person
of a felony, millions of women and men would still have to figure
out how to reenter society, essentially on their own. A sobering
account of the after-effects of mass incarceration, Convicted and
Condemned is a powerful exploration of how individuals, and society
as a whole, suffer when a felony conviction exacts a punishment
that never ends.
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