"It's Hard Out Here if You're a Black Felon": A Critical Examination of Black Male Reentry. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Williams, Jason M.; Wilson, Sean K.; Bergeson, Carrie
• Other Names: Williams Jason M. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Prison journal. Volume 99:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 437
• Page End: 458
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: reentry -- employment -- familial support -- Black masculinity -- stigma; Prisons -- Periodicals; Prisons -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 365.6
• DOI: 10.1177/0032885519852088
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-8855

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.