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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM U.S. PRISONS EACH YEAR WITHOUT ADEQUATE RESOURCES OR SUPPORT.

And yet (re)entry "success" is often framed as if it were a matter of individual determination and commitment. This framing fails to acknowledge the deeper social dynamics driving patterns of punishment and shaping reentry outcomes.

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ARTICLE

This article examines an approach to prison (re)entry grounded in the perspectives and lived experiences of women who have been imprisoned. It argues that a critical and holistic approach can be crucial to individual success, as well as social transformation.

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The Afterlives of Conviction Project is a research-based public education initiative exploring the human impact of criminal conviction.

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