Two years, six lives, and the long journey home captures the stories of individuals released from prison, who face multiple challenges to reenter society.
Verkkopeople leaving prison face huge obstacles in rebuilding their lives.
Well over half are still unemployed one year after getting out.
Verkkoa new national initiative aims to help reduce those barriers over the next decade, and in doing so, make the process of leaving prison, called reentry,.
Verkkofor the more than 20 million people with a felony record, incarceration doesn’t end at the prison gate.
They enter what university of chicago.
Verkkoindividuals reentering the community after prison can face a host of complex challenges.
Social support appears to be an important factor in helping.
Verkkothe pandemic has proven especially deadly for prisons and jails, where overcrowding and resource constraints made it nearly impossible to protect.