Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 5-26-2019
Journal / Book Title
The Prison Journal
Abstract
Formerly incarcerated Black males face many barriers once they return to society after incarceration. Research has long established incarceration as a determinant of poor health and well-being. While research has shown that legally created barriers (e.g., employment, housing, and social services) are often a challenge post-incarceration, far less is known of Black male’s daily experiences of reentry. Utilizing critical ethnography and semi-structured interviews with formerly incarcerated Black males in a Northeastern community, this study examines the challenges Black males experience post-incarceration.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885519852088
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Williams, Jason M.; Wilson, Sean K.; and Bergeson, Carrie, "“It’s Hard Out Here if You’re a Black Felon”: A Critical Examination of Black Male Reentry" (2019). Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 175.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/justice-studies-facpubs/175
Published Citation
Williams, Jason M., Sean K. Wilson, and Carrie Bergeson. "'It’s hard out here if you’re a Black felon”: A critical examination of Black male reentry." The Prison Journal 99, no. 4 (2019): 437-458.
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