TY  - BOOK
AU  - Townsand Price-Spratlen
AU  - William Goldsby
PY  - 2021
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1947-5985
TI  - Reconstructing Rage
T2  - Transformative Reentry in the Era of Mass Incarceration
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1143824
N2  - One in every 31 U.S. adults is in the penal system. This mass incarceration is by far the largest in the world. African Americans are disproportionately imprisoned and challenged by the consequences of incarceration in education, jobs, voting, and other aspects of life. Since 96 percent of those imprisoned are released, there is an urgent need for resources and research that can improve reentry outcomes. Reconstructing Rage analyzes how – and how well – one company, Reconstruction, Inc. of Philadelphia, has organized returning prisoners, their families, and communities for 24 years. It looks at Reconstruction’s programs, strategies, and patterns of change over time; holistic (i.e., mind-body-spirit) and principled transformations in the people and families it has touched; and at the company’s collaborations and contributions to criminal justice and public policy best practices. Reconstructing Rage explores challenges of improving community capacity and quality of life outcomes within and beyond reentry and reintegration, for former felons, their families, and a growing number of others interested in a broader social justice.
KW  - education, voting, change, community, social justice, mainstream, reentry, mass incarceration
LA  - English
ER  -