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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Autor principal: De Giorgi, Alessandro (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Social justice
Año: 2017, Volumen: 44, Número: 1, Páginas: 83-120
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
African American social conditions
Deinstitutionalization of prisoners
Housing > United States
Neoliberalism
Services for ex-convicts
Social History
Social conditions of ex-convicts
Social services > United States
Twenty-first century
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Sumario: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.