Back to Nothing: Prisoner Reentry and Neoliberal Neglect

The article discusses the social conditions of prisoners as they reenter society in Oakland, California within the context of U.S. neoliberalism, including in regard African American ex-convicts' experiences in Oakland. An overview of the minimal social services offered to ex-convicts in Oaklan...

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Main Author: De Giorgi, Alessandro (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Social justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-120
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Social History
Twenty-first century
Housing > United States
Social services > United States
Services for ex-convicts
Social conditions of ex-convicts
Neoliberalism
Deinstitutionalization of prisoners
African American social conditions
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Summary:The article discusses the social conditions of prisoners as they reenter society in Oakland, California within the context of U.S. neoliberalism, including in regard African American ex-convicts' experiences in Oakland. An overview of the minimal social services offered to ex-convicts in Oakland, including a community health clinic and the inability for ex-prisoners to attain subsidized housing, is provided.