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Abstract: 

When men and women are released from prison and attempt to establish themselves in community settings and abandon behaviors that led to their imprisonment, they are faced with a number of challenges that threaten to derail their efforts. Beyond learning to adapt to the conditions of their release and the restrictions of supervision, they must find ways to stabilize themselves in community settings and learn how to live in a condition of being slightly free. The usual means employed to further their community stabilization are finding adequate housing and employment. One particular issue that is not often discussed, however, is the continued existence of poverty, which is a serious hurdle for released offenders to overcome. The cost of housing and the barriers to employment caused by a criminal record and the conditions of supervision make it difficult for the newly released offender to succeed. In this short editorial note, Donald Evans draws attention to the issues of poverty and inequality as important factors that matter in the supervision of released offenders and in the successful effort to help released prisoners desist from crime.

Keywords: Barriers to Successful Reentry

Affiliations:  1: Editor.