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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 437-458 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Prison Journal |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2019 |
Keywords
- Black masculinity
- employment
- familial support
- reentry
- stigma