NCJ Number
235590
Journal
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Dated: July 2010 Pages: 233-246
Date Published
July 2011
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This study researched the resettlement of formerly-incarcerated individuals in the years, not months, after release from prison.
Abstract
There is literature which considers the challenges of prisoner release and reentry but little research which addresses the successful resettlement of formerly-incarcerated individuals in the years, not months, after release from prison. This article attempts to partially fill this void by focusing on the intersection of two temporal issues: duration of incarceration and the impact of this time on long-term resettlement. Using data from an ethnomethodological study of successful former long-term prisoners, this article discusses the post-carceral challenges encountered by ex-convicts, the strategies used to overcome these and concludes by considering these in relation to the prison expansionist agenda. (Published Abstract)